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Is measles really on the rise?

2026-03-16 05:30:00 UTC

A new narrative began at the start of the year, pushed by senior government figures including the Prime Minister, linking the populist right, especially Reform UK, to ‘vaccine scepticism’. Starmer’s remarks followed an outbreak of measles at the start of the year, described as a ‘surge’. It was a striking intervention by Starmer. Public health

Measles is being reported in at least seven London boroughs

2026-03-16 05:30:00 UTC

Enfield in north London continues to be the worst impacted borough in the capital

Households issued symptoms warning after virus ‘resurgence’

2026-03-16 05:30:00 UTC