Backlog in NHS and courts will take 10 years to clear, says thinktank

Next government will inherit most challenging situation in public services since second world war, IPPR says

Public services will not recover until the 2030s even under a Labour government, and it will take a decade to clear the backlog in the NHS and the courts, a report says.

The study from the Institute for Public Policy Research, a progressive thinktank, outlines the challenges an incoming Labour government would face, with voters impatient for change within a first term.