PRIME MINISTER Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to take action to tackle the “root causes” of poor mental health rather than the symptoms in an open letter by a coalition of health organisations.

The letter — which has 37 signatures from the likes of Rethink Mental Illness, Mind, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and the Centre for Mental Health — warns that “cuts to disability benefits do not address the causes of the problem and may exacerbate them.”

It claims poor mental health is “having a substantial impact on society and the economy.”