Starmer accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ as A&E waits up 400-fold in a decade

The Labour government has been accused of negligence as data reveals a record 518,000 waits of 12 hours or longer in A&E last year, a significant increase from previous years. The Liberal Democrats highlighted the alarming rise in long wait times, with research suggesting 14,000 deaths were linked to prolonged A&E waits in 2023. This comes shortly after the prime minister emphasized the importance of rebuilding the NHS in a speech on healthcare reform.

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