Rishi Sunak admits 'unacceptable delays' but refuses to say NHS is in crisis

The Prime Minister refused to name the spiralling NHS as a crisis during a heated interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg this morning .

Asked again if he thought the health service issues were ‘a crisis’, Mr Sunak said: “Well, as I said, the NHS is under pressure.” He also emphasised his plans for reducing waiting lists over the long term, and said he was "confident" that within a few months, patients wouldn't have to wait longer than 18 months for treatment.

The Prime Minister's comments come as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has warned the NHS “is on its face”. He told Sky News’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme: “We’ve got to acknowledge that the health service is not just on its knees, it’s on its face… there are 7.2 million people on the waiting list.

The Prime Minister told the programme: “As a general policy I wouldn’t ever talk about me or my family’s healthcare situation. But it’s not really relevant, what’s relevant is the difference I can make to the country.”

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