Sir Keir Starmer committed to building new hospitals in Cambridgeshire

It'll include new hospitals at Addenbrooke's and in Hinchingbrooke.

Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Author: Luke ReeveyPublished 12th Sep 2024

Sir Keir Starmer says he's still committed to building 40 new hospitals across the UK, despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves saying they would not be completed by 2030.

It'll include a new cancer hospital at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, and a full rebuild of Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

The Prime Minister confirmed two weeks ago, for the first time, that 40 hospitals will be built as part of a package worth ÂŁ3.7 billion.

Ms Reeves said the previous government had made the commitment "without anywhere close to the funding required".

Asked whether Labour was still committed to delivering all 40 new hospitals, the Prime Minister said: "Yes, we are."

He said the last government's "programme was undeliverable" and "this is exactly what's wrong with politics".

He added: "We reviewed it, we will deliver against it, but I want a realistic timetable of delivery so I can look people in the eye and tell them we are going to do it, and this is how we're going to do it, not just make a promise which is unbelievable in the true sense of the word."

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