Most of the Prime Minister’s five priorities had still not been achieved by the end of last year.
Cutting NHS waiting lists was one of Rishi Sunak’s priorities for last year, and figures released on Thursday show he is still some way from achieving this target.
Nevertheless progress has not been linear, with inflation rising slightly from November to December before falling again at the start of 2024, reaching 3.4% in February.Growth over 2023 was weak, with the UK falling into a recession in the second half of the year. Figures for December 2023 suggest the total national debt stood at 97.7% – higher than it was a year earlier when it stood at 95.8%.
The waiting list for NHS treatment reached an estimated 7.54 million in February, up from 7.21 million in January 2023 when Mr Sunak made his pledge to cut waiting lists. However, some 36,000 people waiting for community treatment, which included some of the people waiting the longest, were not included in the figures.The Prime Minister was forced to admit in December that there is no “firm date” for “stopping the boats”, despite making it one of his priorities for 2023.
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