The British prime minister said he would scrap an agency that was created in 2013 to help run the health service. He said the move would save money by avoiding duplication.

NHS England is to be scrapped as part of a government drive to slash red tape and improve public service, Keir Starmer has announced. He said the move would bring the health service “back into democratic control” to help bring down waiting times.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the abolition of NHS England, an arms-length government body, bringing the NHS under democratic control to cut bureaucracy and redirect funds to frontline services.