The biggest quango in the world is to be scrapped. That is how the government unveiled the move to bring NHS England, which runs much of the health service in the country, back under the control of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed a huge overhaul of healthcare in the United Kingdom after announcing that NHS England is set to be abolished in the near future. The PM made the revolutionary move this morning (13 March) in an announcement live on television with an audience surrounding him in Hull.

In a major shake-up of the health service, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced NHS England - which oversees the running of the NHS in England - is to be abolished