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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosts a reception at Downing Street to thank NHS staff for the extraordinary work they do every day to care for patients and support the health of the nation. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00It's really fantastic to have you here in the garden. I know it's very hot but it is really brilliant
00:06to have you.
00:06We've got a few battles going on. We've got the band over the wall that are rehearsing for a concert
00:12I think this Thursday.
00:13So we'll see what tune they spark up next.
00:16And the other challenge is a lot of us didn't get any sleep last night because I decided to stay
00:22up for the game which was a brilliant match.
00:25One of the best but I'm feeling a bit sleepy now as a result but I really wanted to invite
00:32you here to celebrate the 78th birthday but also just to thank you and through you everybody works in the
00:41NHS for everything you do day in day out.
00:45And the NHS is very much part of the political story of this government.
00:51We are so proud that it was a Labour government that set up the NHS in the first place.
00:56I'm really proud that it's a Labour government now that's investing in the NHS again.
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