Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to fix foundations'

The budget will revive a broken but not beaten" NHS, Labour ministers have said, with billions of pounds of funding to be announced in an effort to cut record waiting lists.

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said measures to be announced on Wednesday would end the neglect" of the health service, delivering more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines in a drive to lay on an extra 40,000 appointments a week.