Is free healthcare impossible? Labour has made turning Britain's NHS around its most important mission. Some think its “kill or cure” approach might deal the service a mortal blow.
PM: NHS faces worst crisis in history
Under pressure: British leader Sir Keir Starmer (above) says that he will not break manifesto promises to keep income tax levels as they are, even though he is set to reveal new plans for billions of pounds of investment in the health service. Glossary
Pious - Deeply religious, following all the codes of the religion.
National Health Service - The publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948.
GP - Short for General Practitioner. In the UK, GPs are doctors who provide general health care for people living in certain areas.
Great Depression - A severe worldwide economic depression that started in the US in 1929. When Roosevelt was elected, the US unemployment rate stood at over 20%.
Nye Bevan - Aneurin "Nye" Bevan was a Welsh Labour Party politician. He is known for his time as Minister for Health and being chief architect of Britain's National Health Service.
Margaret Thatcher - Britain’s first female prime minister and the longest-serving prime minister of the modern era.
Internal market - In the NHS, the split between those who provide services, such as hospitals, and those who purchase services from them.
Tony Blair - Tony Blair was the leader of the Labour party. He was British prime minister from 1997 to 2007.