Streeting warns: 'There may be no NHS' if Farage leads UK

Health secretary Wes Streeting has challenged Nigel Farage to outline his health policies before May’s local elections, warning that a Reform UK government could mean there will be no NHS. He urged the Reform leader to come clean on the party’s plans for the future of the NHS amid concerns it could be considering an insurance-based system. Streeting argued that the very question of whether this country should have a National Health Service is a brewing fight, pointing to Farage’s past remarks on NHS funding.

Farage has previously floated re-examining the NHS’s funding model and suggested moving to an insurance-based system, while later stating he supports healthcare remaining free at the point of use. Streeting noted these contradictions and pressed Farage to clarify what he would actually do should he become prime minister.

The health secretary condemned Reform UK for not being clearer about their health policies ahead of polling day, insisting the British public deserves straight answers about the NHS’s future. With local elections approaching, NHS funding and the model for healthcare remain a central fault line in UK politics, as opponents warn that any shift away from general taxation could reshape access to care for millions.

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