Sunak Faces Public Frustration Over NHS Waits During Hospital Visit
• Woman challenges Sunak over long NHS waits during hospital visit, cites daughter waiting 7 hours • Sunak defends government's NHS record, blames strikes for preventing progress on waits • Voter pleads with Sunak not to close local A&E department as part of hospital restructuring • Labour leader Starmer criticizes Sunak for being out of touch and not understanding people's NHS struggles • Sunak said cutting NHS waits was a top priority for 2023, but November waits still 400k higher than early 2022