29 October 2024, 09:09 | Updated: 29 October 2024, 09:45
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Wes Streeting has confirmed he now has the funds to “start turning the NHS around” as he defended Labour’s spending plans ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Budget.
Speaking with Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, the Health Secretary confirmed that the forthcoming Budget will see Rachel Reeves “prioritise” the NHS.
Speaking with Nick, Streeting confirmed he now had the money to double the number of NHS scanners in a move that will help with “improving the productivity of the system”.
“The chancellor has prioritised the NHS to root out waste and inefficiency,” he confirmed.
“All of our manifesto commitments, despite the challenges we’ve got, stand today,” he said, adding: “I owe it to taxpayers that their money is well spent.”
It comes as the Chancellor is set to hand out billions of pounds to the …