Watch as Sir Keir Starmer unveiled Labour’s plan to cut NHS waiting times in a major speech on Monday (6 January). The prime minister promised millions of extra NHS appointments in a bid to slash waiting times for treatment to 18 weeks by the next general election.

The government has pledged to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year.

The government pledged to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year.

Keir Starmer used a speech about the NHS to promise a comprehensive reform of the NHS to bring down waiting lists to pre-covid levels.