Streeting reportedly warns that Labour's NHS funding plan is ‘not enough’
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Health Secretary Wes Streeting speak with members of the staff during a visit to St George's Hospital, Tooting, London, October 28, 2024
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HEALTH SECRETARY Wes Streeting is said to have privately warned that Labour’s plan for NHS funding, expected to increase by 4 per cent — about £8 billion — in the upcoming Budget is “not enough.”
A party source told the Times: “He told [Chancellor Rachel Reeves] that Labour couldn’t sell this as a Budget to save the NHS because it’s not enough money to make a transformative difference.
“The amount of money you need just to stand still means that the health service will still struggle to see significant improvements in patient care and waiting times.”
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