Boris Johnson has told his cabinet that yesterday’s confidence vote was “very important” because it meant the government could now “draw a line” under Partygate. (See 11.16am.) But William Hague, the former Tory leader, used his column in the Times to say that that Johnson’s position is now untenable and that he should quit. (See 9.23am.) Rebel Conservatives have given Johnson until the party conference to change direction, saying rules could be altered to allow another challenge. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has declared himself “very happy” at Johnson’s confidence vote win. Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, has said the NHS cannot be “complacent” about funding and that it must show it is spending money efficiently. Speaking at an Institute for Government event, he said: What I would say to the NHS is that we should not be complacent about the fact that healthcare spending now accounts for a huge proportion of departmental expenditure, a significant proportion of the country’s GDP. And I think the public feel a sense of real jeopardy and anxiety about the future of the NHS, and there are siren voices on the right that have always been there who say this system is simply not sustainable and shouldn’t we look at an insurance-based model or shouldn’t we look at people paying for certain types of healthcare in addition to the ones they already pay for. I don’t think we should be complacent about that.” As well as making the case to the Treasury for greater investment in health and social care, the thing I would say to the NHS and social care leaders is you can’t be complacent about demonstrating that you are spending that money well, and I won’t be able to be complacent about demonstrating that we’re spending that money well if I’m the secretary of state for health and social care. Scotland’s minimum alcohol pricing policy has not encouraged problem drinkers to consume less but has prompted some to cut back on food or heating in order to afford rising costs, according to the first evaluation of its impact on those who drink alcohol at harmful levels.