PM to make major NHS announcement in pivotal conference speech

Sir Keir Starmer volition contiguous denote a large overhaul of the NHS, promising an “online hospital” that volition present millions of other appointments and assistance chopped agelong waiting times, arsenic helium outlines his imaginativeness for a "fairer" Britain.

In his keynote code to the Labour Party conference, the premier minister volition acceptable retired plans for the integer work - NHS Online - to motorboat successful 2027.

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The level volition let patients to entree prescriptions, publication scans and tests, person objective advice, and negociate appointments done the NHS app.

Labour claim the inaugural volition supply up to 8.5 cardinal other NHS appointments successful its archetypal 3 years. It volition besides fto patients docket in-person procedures astatine section hospitals, surgical hubs oregon diagnostic centres, reducing delays.

Describing the determination arsenic "a caller section successful the communicative of our NHS", Sir Keir volition accidental it marks the opening of a technological gyration successful healthcare.

Speaking up of the premier minister's address, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the NHS faces an "existential threat" if it fails to modernise, and vowed Labour would clasp caller technologies to unafraid its future.

"Our wellness work and our societal attraction services request to alteration with the times," helium said.

Country lasting astatine a 'fork successful the road'

Sir Keir's announcement comes astatine a pivotal infinitesimal for the premier minister, arsenic helium volition usage his code astatine 2pm to rally a divided enactment and acceptable retired his imaginativeness for nationalist renewal.

He volition impulse voters to cull what helium calls the "politics of grievance" promoted by Nigel Farage's Reform UK, and alternatively unite astir a shared consciousness of "dignity and respect".

The premier curate volition reason that the state stands astatine a "fork successful the road", facing a prime betwixt "renewal oregon decline".

"Britain stands astatine a fork successful the road. We tin take decency. Or we tin take division," helium volition say.

Sir Keir volition formed the situation up arsenic comparable to the challenges faced by the post-war authorities of erstwhile Labour premier curate Clement Attlee, calling it a combat for "the psyche of our country".

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Mounting challenges for Labour

The code besides comes amid mounting governmental headwinds, with polls showing Reform continuing to pull enactment from disillusioned voters.

At the aforesaid time, Labour faces increasing unit to present connected its promises astir tax, immigration, and nationalist spending - and expectations of a hard fund successful November.

Sir Keir is expected to admit that the way to nationalist renewal won't beryllium easy, informing of "decisions that volition not ever beryllium comfy for our party".

Despite caller speculation implicit his leadership, sparked successful portion by disapproval from Greater Manchester politician Andy Burnham, Sir Keir appears determined to reassert his authority.

But the Conservatives person already dismissed his code earlier delivery, with enactment president Kevin Hollinrake claiming: "Keir Starmer calls this a fork successful the road, but he's already driven Britain into a cul-de-sac of chaos."

Ahead of Sir Keir's speech, furniture members volition besides code the league successful Liverpool.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, and Mr Streeting volition each speak.

On Monday, 10 furniture ministers addressed the league from the main stage, including Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who argued Reform contiguous a menace to the economy.