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Exclusive: One of the Prime Minister’s closest political allies has called for a major shake-up of hospice funding, The i Paper can reveal. Lord Blunkett, the PM’s mentor and former Blair-era cabinet minister, revealed that two of his oldest friends - a husband and wife - became the first couple in the hospice’s 55-year history to spend their final days together at Sheffield St Luke’s, before being buried together in April. He said their care there was “as comfortable, supported and dignified as possible.” Blunkett is now urging the Government to guarantee hospices 50% of their funding, saying it would bring “fairness and much-needed stability” to services providing vital end-of-life care. He made the comments to the Every Hospice Matters campaign, which has won the support of more than 300 MPs and peers and more than 59,000 people. It comes as Andy Burnham faces growing pressure to address palliative care before Parliament proceeds with legislation to legalise assisted dying. Sign the petition here: change.org/EveryHospiceMatte… Story 👇 inews.co.uk/news/politics/el…

Exclusive: Hampshire Police review crime reports from ex-pupils at a school where 80 students died after receiving contaminated blood products. The children were experimented on without their - or their parent’s consent - and yet there is still no national police investigation into the alleged crimes. This is the stuff on nightmares. #bloodydisgrace Story👇