Labour Party 2024 manifesto's pledge

Cut NHS waiting times with 40,000 more appointments each week, during evenings and weekends, paid for by cracking down on tax avoidance and non-dom loopholes.

Made in Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, before the election that formed the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government.

Made 2024-06-13 · Where it was made · archived copy · Speaker's own words, quoted

What the official figures show

Extra elective care appointments compared with the same period a year earlier, as reported by the Prime Minister's Office, July to November 2024 (latest)

2.2million

2026-10-23 · Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street (citing NHS England data) · receipt

Patients waiting to start NHS elective treatment in England (pathways), end of August 2026 (latest)

7.4million

2026-10-23 · NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times · receipt

Patients waiting to start NHS elective treatment in England (pathways), end of June 2024 (baseline)

7.6million

2026-10-23 · NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times · receipt

Share of patients on the NHS elective waiting list in England waiting up to 18 weeks, August 2026 (latest)

65.2%

2026-10-23 · NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times · receipt

Share of patients on the NHS elective waiting list in England waiting up to 18 weeks, June 2024 (baseline)

58.9%

2026-10-23 · NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times · receipt

These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.