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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has penned a piece in today’s Sunday Telegraph saying the NHS must “reform” or “die” while outlining his plans if Labour were to get into power.

He writes that the situation for patients is "intolerable and dangerous" and that he wants a new system that “allows GPs to focus on caring for patients rather than the admin that comes with effectively running a small business“.

It’s the first time Starmer has publicly backed reforms suggested by shadow health secretary Wes Streeting.

Starmer says he would be “ruthless” in getting rid of the “bureaucratic nonsense you encounter every day in the health service”.

His NHS vision includes allowing patients to make self-referrals, asking "Why can't people with persistent back problems self-refer to physio?"

The Labour leader also says his party would double the number of graduating doctors and district nurses, increase training placements for nurses and midwives, and gradually turn family doctors into direct employees of the health service.

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As well as the main guests, as ever Laura Kuenssberg will be joined by a panel of three key players - this week they are Scottish actor Brian Cox, Natwest chair Howard Davies and Tory MP for Romsey and Southampton North Caroline Nokes.

Brian Cox is the star of hit series Succession. The 76-year-old has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, gaining recognition for his portrayal of King Lear.

Howard Davies is a former director of the London School of Economics who was highly critical of then-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget that sparked market turmoil last year. Davies was the first chairman of the Financial Services Authority and has served as deputy governor of the Bank of England.

Caroline Nokes is the chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, who in December wrote to the editor of The Sun condemning Jeremy Clarkson’s controversial opinion piece on Meghan Markle.

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Transport Secretary Mark Harper are the main guests on this morning’s show.

Expect Starmer to be quizzed on a wide-range of topics from the NHS, to tuition fees and why young people should vote for Labour.

Harper will be facing questions on the rail strikes that have caused chaos across the UK in recent months.

This week train drivers’ union leader Mick Whelan told MPs he believed they were "further away than we started" to getting a deal.

When asked by MPs how close a resolution was on a scale of one to 10, Whelan said: "I think you can include zero."

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