Article 74WRA Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says

Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says

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Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#74WRA)

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key elections battleground

Voters in May's local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought to make the health service a key battleground.

The founding principles of the NHS are at greater threat than at any time since the NHS was founded in 1948," the health secretary said.

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