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Rishi Sunak has promised to fix the economy, reduce NHS waiting lists and stop migrant boats crossing the English Channel ahead of the general election due in 2024.
In a speech setting out five 'people's priorities' to tackle the biggest problems facing Britain, the Prime Minister said he would halve inflation l next year, while making the public safer, wealthier and better cared for.
As a central point, he said "something has to change" in the health service and promised more choice for patients, while focusing on reducing waiting lists.
Mr. Sunak also used the speech, the first major address of his premiership, to launch a major new policy: making math education compulsory for everyone up to age 18.
The Prime Minister, educated at Winchester College, said: "It's personal to me. All the opportunities I've had in life started with the education I was blessed to receive."< /p>

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Rishi Sunak has promised to fix the economy, reduce NHS waiting lists and stop migrant boats crossing the English Channel ahead of the general election due in 2024.

In a speech setting out five 'people's priorities' to tackle the biggest problems facing Britain, the Prime Minister said he would halve inflation l next year, while making the public safer, wealthier and better cared for.

As a central point, he said "something has to change" in the health service and promised more choice for patients, while focusing on reducing waiting lists.

Mr. Sunak also used the speech, the first major address of his premiership, to launch a major new policy: making math education compulsory for everyone up to age 18.

The Prime Minister, educated at Winchester College, said: "It's personal to me. All the opportunities I've had in life started with the education I was blessed to receive."< /p>