While UK politicians scrap for votes to help them gain power in the election, new data published by NHS England show that British people are struggling to survive as emergency hospital waiting times reach shocking levels.

The wellbeing of the NHS - a treasured British institution - is a major concern for people, coming second only to Brexit on their list of priorities. So, with the UK in the middle of a general election campaign, such woeful figures may have a damaging impact on the Tory government.

Perhaps sensing that this could have catastrophic consequences for the Tories, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth leapt on the new NHS figures, tweeting: "It's official - the Tories have pushed our NHS into crisis."

The Tories' Health Secretary Matt Hancock attempted to downplay his government's role in the poor statistics, insisting that his party was pledging the "biggest cash boost to the NHS but Corbyn's chaotic policies will put that at risk." The Tories have been in power since 2010.

No UK political party can claim to be completely innocent in the defunding and overall destruction of the NHS, although the Tories certainly have given it their best shot.

Knowing that the NHS will be such a pivotal issue in December's snap poll, both the Conservatives and Labour have promised to spend big on it. Labour has announced that an extra £26 billion ($33.4 billion) will be allocated in real terms - around £6 billion ($7.7 billion) more than the Tories.

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Around 7:30 a.m., deputies responded to a report of shots fired on the campus, located at 21900 Centurion Way, the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station said in a series of tweets.

At least five victims have been hospitalized, including two in critical condition, according to Henry Mayo Hospital.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department indicated there were six to seven victims, but officials were not sure if all of them had been shot.

The shooter is described as an Asian male wearing black clothing, according to the Sheriff's Department.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva told KTLA that the department has identified the suspect, who appears to be a student. He did not release the student's name.

Authorities are set to serve a search warrant at a home in the area, the sheriff added.

Residents who live anywhere near Saugus High are being told to lock their doors, stay inside and call 911 if they see the suspect. Everyone else is being asked to avoid the area.

Parents will be able to pick up their students at Central Park at 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road.

KTLA's Nidia Becerra, Anthony Kurzweil and Kristina Bravo contributed to this story.

Police responded to a shooting at Saugus High School, around 40 miles north of Los Angeles, early Thursday morning. Local media reports three casualties, but police have not yet confirmed this number.

Video footage from the scene showed lines of students being evacuated with their hands over their heads, and paramedics wheeling what appeared to be wounded students out on gurneys.

Around 2,440 students are enrolled at Saugus High School, which serves the city of Santa Clarita.