Overview

• Davey proposes a dedicated fellowship route with discounted visas to recruit US cancer researchers he says are fleeing policies under President Trump.
• He alleges the Trump administration has cancelled hundreds of cancer research grants and is cutting billions from the National Cancer Institute’s budget.
• His platform includes rebuilding a National Cancer Research Institute, a Cancer Survival Research Act, and a guarantee that every UK patient starts treatment within two months.
• Davey criticises Reform UK for cheering cuts to mRNA vaccine research and highlights reports of a White House push tying prenatal acetaminophen to autism, a claim scientists dispute.
• He declines to rule out a post‑election arrangement with Labour, saying the priority is preventing Reform UK from gaining power.