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Keir Starmer vows to face down ‘loud opposition’ to fix NHS
Prime minister promises 10-year plan after Darzi report concludes health service in a ‘critical condition’
Keir Starmer has vowed to be bold and face down “loud opposition” to his planned public health measures and NHS reforms after a major inquiry found the health service was “in critical condition”.
The prime minister said he was prepared to take “controversial” action to fix the NHS and public health in England after the findings by the cancer surgeon and former minister Ara Darzi.
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Keir Starmer suggests he will continue accepting donors’ gifts
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Diane Abbott accuses Keir Starmer of treating her like a ‘non-person’
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