Overview

• Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, was confronted by a former NHS worker during a visit to Winchester, who challenged him over the state of the NHS.
• The woman expressed her frustration over lengthy waiting times, with her daughter having to wait seven hours for treatment.
• Sunak defended his government's actions, stating that waiting lists had fallen in months without strikes.
• Opposition leaders, including Labour's Sir Keir Starmer and Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine, criticized Sunak's response, accusing him of being out of touch.
• Despite a slight decrease in waiting lists, the NHS is still failing to meet most of its key performance targets.