Rishi Sunak also makes pledges on the economy and small boat crossings in his first major speech of 2023.
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He also sought to reassure the public he would tackle the key challenges of the soaring cost-of-living and the severe pressure on the NHS.Grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity across the countryNHS waiting lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly The speech came after senior doctors warned the NHS was on a knife edge, with some accident and emergency units in a "complete state of crisis".
On his pledge to ensure NHS waiting lists fall, Mr Sunak said: "I believe in just a few months we will have practically eliminated waiting times for those waiting a year and a half.
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