Hospital waiting times in England fall to lowest level in five months - UK politics live

The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has fallen to 7.57mJim McMahon, the local government minister, has posted this on social media making a similar point to the one that Matthew Pennycook was making in the Commons. (See 11.16am.)Kemi was of course local government minister when council tax limits were set at 5%.
The budget which followed planned the same for every year to 2028.
They now want the investment but not the tax they planned for.
The same approach which left taxpayers with a £22bn blackhole. Continue reading...