UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England will be dissolved, bringing the National Health Service (NHS) back under direct government control. He stated that politicians, not an independent body,

NHS Engand, the administrative body which runs the national health service, will be abolished in a bid to slash red tape, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.The prime minister said he was axing the "arms-length body" to bring management of the NHS "back into democratic control" .

The government has announced NHS England will be abolished to "cut bureaucracy" and reform how the National Health Service is run. The changes will not impact anyone's access to the NHS - but Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it would bring management of the health service in England "back into democratic control" and free up money for front-line services.