1.0Politics.co.ukhttps://www.politics.co.ukJosh Selfhttps://www.politics.co.uk/author/joshself/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VZ7Q5kORUR"><a href="https://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-former/press-release/2025/11/25/mdu-warns-chancellor-clinical-negligence-system-not-fit-for-purpose/">MDU warns Chancellor clinical negligence system ‘not fit for purpose’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-former/press-release/2025/11/25/mdu-warns-chancellor-clinical-negligence-system-not-fit-for-purpose/embed/#?secret=VZ7Q5kORUR" width="600" height="338" title="“MDU warns Chancellor clinical negligence system ‘not fit for purpose’” — Politics.co.uk" data-secret="VZ7Q5kORUR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14124256_1200-2.png1200593Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has issued an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging her to take decisive action to tackle the soaring legal costs of clinical negligence claims. In the last year alone, the NHS spent more than £800 million on legal fees relating to clinical negligence... Read more »