Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer discusses Sussex traffic and health concerns

During his visit to Crawley, Sir Keir Starmer outlined his plans for the A27 and health issues to Sussexworld reporter Sam Morton. VIdeo SR staff

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00:00 Hi Keir, so can I ask what would be done to help ease congestion on busy roads such as the A27

00:05 which has been causing grief for motorists in Sussex for years?

00:08 Yeah, have a proper plan for roads and infrastructure.

00:12 That A27, I've driven on that road.

00:16 What people are fed up with is a government that chops and changes all the time.

00:21 So it'll say one year they're going to do something about it, then it drops off,

00:26 and then they say we'll do it next year. We've had projects that have been announced and re-announced.

00:30 I don't know how many times over. We can't go on like that.

00:33 So what you'll get with an incoming Labour government is a proper strategy for our roads,

00:37 including the A27, so that what we say will happen gets done and gets done on time.

00:43 And I think that will be a massive relief for everybody who knows this problem only too well.

00:48 Finally, can I just ask about GP and hospital wait times?

00:51 We've seen Piers Morgan speak on TV recently about how bad the situation is at one Sussex hospital.

00:56 It's obviously a problem nationally. So can I ask what you would do to solve that problem?

01:00 Liz, do you want to lead on that?

01:02 We will create two million more hospital and other appointments paid for by scrapping the non-dominant tax status.

01:10 That will make a huge difference. I have to say I really do know about the problems getting particularly GP appointments.

01:18 I hear this regularly from my parents, just what a struggle it is to get through the 8am wait.

01:25 That's not right. It's not right for people who are desperate to get their health problems sorted.

01:30 But you know what? It ends up building up problems for the long run.

01:34 Because if you're not seen quickly and you end up in A&E, that's bad for you.

01:39 And it costs the taxpayer more because that's much more expensive.

01:42 That's why our big plan to shift the focus of healthcare out of hospitals into the community more towards prevention

01:50 will make a big difference to people living here, as I know only too well.