In a parliamentary debate on cancer care I spoke about the grim reality that, under the Tories, cancer patients are having to wait longer at every stage of the diagnosis and treatment process.

The fundamental reason for that is a shortage of staff. The NHS is estimated to be short of 189 clinical oncologists, 390 consultant pathologists and 1,939 radiologists, and will be short of 3,371 specialist cancer nurses by 2030.

The impact of these shortages is clear, with the Government repeatedly missing its targets for cancer care. When Labour last left Government, over 95% of cancer patients were seen within two weeks of referral. As of October this year, only 77.8% of patients were seen within two weeks. That means 53,128 patients waited longer than they should.

Labour have brought down cancer waiting times before and with our plan for the NHS workforce, we will do it again.

You can read my speech on this issue here.