Labour Will Get Long-Term Sick Into Work, Says Health Secretary

The health secretary indicated that Labour will focus on getting the long-term sick into work as part of the government’s plan to drive down the welfare bill. Wes Streeting told the Labour party conference on its final morning in Liverpool that teams of “top” doctors would be deployed to the areas with the highest number of people signed off work on the sick. Addressing the final day of the conference in Liverpool, Streeting said that nearly three million people are currently not in work due to sickness, adding: “But as well as getting staff back to work, we need to get them working at the top of their game....