Wednesday, June 3, 2015

House of Commons is NHS waiting room from hell for Labour rivals

Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall do anything to avoid eye contact as they prepare to respond to Jeremy Hunt’s health proposals

It’s not just the waiting times in A&E that are getting longer. The waiting times to debate the NHS are also getting far too long for Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, and Liz Kendall, the shadow minister for care and older people. With an hour of health questions followed by a six-hour debate on the health and social care proposals in the Queen’s speech, two of the leading contenders for the Labour leadership were forced to sit side by side for much of the day.

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