Helen Morgan responds to national maternity inquiry announcement

Commenting on Wes Streeting’s announcement, Helen Morgan said, “I am glad the Government has finally listened and is launching a national investigation into maternity services.

“Local families like Kayleigh and Colin Griffiths, Rhiannon Davies and Richard Stanton have long been calling for this and deserve credit for their brave and tenacious campaigning.

“The failures in Shrewsbury and Telford were shocking but unfortunately they were not unique and improvements cannot come soon enough.

“Regardless of the inquiry, the Government must now ensure that the ‘immediate and essential actions’ listed by Donna Ockenden after her Shropshire investigation are urgently implemented at every hospital in the country.

“Change has been far too slow and I will be holding the Government to account on its promise to deliver better.”