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Responding to reports that a union has described the Border Force “catastrophically under-staffed”, Labour has claimed travellers are facing “travel chaos” because of the government’s ineptitude. Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, said:
Brits are facing travel chaos, and the government is missing in action.
Instead of casting around for someone else to blame, Conservative ministers should look in the mirror.
They were warned about staffing shortages, and yet the Tories have comprehensively failed to take action to tackle the security backlog hampering recruitment.
While we continue to expand and transform our mental health services under the NHS long-term plan to meet rising demand, we know we need to go further.
Too many people, particularly our children and young people, do not have the tools and support they need to look after their wellbeing or prevent mental health problems from escalating.
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