On Tuesday, the Cabinet will discuss the NHS and how it is coping with the winter crisis. But, as I say in the Sun today, the Tories need more than update on what’s going on, they need a proper plan for the NHS. It is one of the issues that could cost them the next election.
When David Cameron became Tory leader, his main focus was on the NHS. He used to say that you could sum up his priorities in three letters, N H S. He reckoned that until voters trusted the Tories with the health service, they wouldn’t win an election.
But right now, the Tories aren’t talking about the NHS more than they absolutely have to. Gavin Barwell, Theresa May’s chief of staff, is clear that when they aren’t focusing on the overarching themes of the economy and delivering a good Brexit deal they should be emphasising housing, school standards and the environment.
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