Government ‘burying head in sand’ over health inequality, says bishop of London

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The most senior female bishop in the country has launched a scathing attack on the government, accusing it of burying its head in the sand" over shocking" and rampant" health inequalities.

Dame Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, spoke out after the Guardian reported that Therese Coffey was dropping the government's long-promised white paper on health disparities.