Minister defends Government’s NHS record after Tory MP’s defection to Labour
by Sophie Wingate
Apr 28, 2024
3 minutes
A Home Office minister has defended the Government’s record on the NHS, after the shock defection of a Tory MP to Labour in anger over the crisis in the health service.
Dr Dan Poulter, a former health minister and working medic, quit the Conservative Party on Saturday in a blow to Rishi Sunak ahead of what is already expected to be a tough week for the Prime Minister.
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