Jim Fitzpatrick MP says “Don’t fall for Cameron’s Con”

“You can’t trust the Tories on the NHS”

Poplar & Canning Town MP Jim Fitzpatrick today warned local people not to fall for David Cameron’s con on the NHS. Speaking ahead of a Parliamentary debate in Parliament on the NHS Jim said:

“David Cameron claims he cares about the NHS. But he must think the people of East London were born yesterday. David Cameron voted against extra funding for the NHS and just last year wrote the Tory manifesto which proposed a subsidy for private patients.

“Today, David Cameron’s spending plans would mean cuts to Labour’s investment in the NHS. In fact, on the day of his conference speech, Cameron dropped his pledge to “never” cut NHS spending - showing that behind the sound bites, the only words the Tories know when it comes to the NHS are cuts, cuts, cuts.
“It’s easy to say you want a better NHS, but the test isn’t what you say, it’s what you do. David Cameron voted against more funding for the NHS. David Cameron’s proceeds of growth rule mean he’d have to cut Labour’s investment in public services – including on the NHS, by £17 billion this year. That’s why I’m calling on local people not to fall for Cameron’s con.

“Thankfully, he hasn’t got his way – the NHS is treating more patients and treating them more quickly than under the Tories.

“Today thanks to the hard work of staff and Labour’s funding increases if you are diagnosed with cancer you have a one in seven better chance of surviving than you had under the Tories.

“Why? Because thanks to our investment 99 per cent of people with suspected cancer are seen by a specialist within two weeks of being referred by their GP – up from 63 per cent in 1997. David Cameron and the Tories opposed the funding which made this possible.

“The people of Poplar and Canning Town will remember well the Tory record on the NHS – endless waits and staff shortages. The Tories failed the NHS when in office, vote against extra funding while in opposition and would cut spending in the future. The Tories cannot be trusted with our NHS.”