Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the changes will ‘give more freedom and more flexibility’ to independent care boards.

Former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt has urged the Government to reconsider cuts to allocated funding for maternity services, after warnings they will be a “wrecking ball” to women’s safety.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the changes will ‘give more freedom and more flexibility’ to independent care boards. Conservative former minister Jeremy Hunt (Jacob King/PA) Former health ...