Labour challenges Hunt over dropping NHS waiting times target

Jon Ashworth tells health secretary the government is acting unlawfully by accepting 18-week target will be missedLabour has challenged the health secretary over the legal basis for dropping a commitment on NHS waiting times.The shadow health secretary, Jon Ashworth, wrote to Jeremy Hunt claiming the government and NHS England were acting unlawfully by accepting that the 18-week target would be missed.Related: Simon Stevens' NHS gamble is probably the right choice - but price could be high | Ric