40 new hospitals: Sunak already lying like Johnson

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Responding to Rishi Sunak’s interview with BBC Breakfast in which he claimed that all 40 new hospitals from the 2019 manifesto will be ready by 2030, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

“It's day one of this campaign and already Rishi Sunak is lying like Boris Johnson.

“People will see right through this swindle. The Conservatives promised 40 new hospitals 5 years ago and instead we’ve seen them left to crumble. It is an insult to voters that some of these supposed new hospitals don't even have planning permission yet, let alone spades in the ground.

“The Liberal Democrats would stand up for our NHS, including making sure hospitals get the repairs they need.”

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