Can Labour fix the broken NHS? – Politics Weekly UK

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With A&E departments at breaking point and the NHS on its knees, what is the government doing to repair the health service? Will it be enough? John Harris hears from an emergency medicine doctor about the dire situation on the ground, and speaks to our political correspondent Kiran Stacey about Labour’s plans to put things right. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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