One important story which has been rather obscured by all the expenses revalations today is Andy Burnham’s claim that the health Budget would never be cut under a Labour government. It’s a position that he stated last week, but quickly retracted after realising that it impled, yep, 10 percent cuts for other departments. Anyway, he’s hinted at it again, in interview with the Mirror:
“[Burnham] said seeing the dedication of NHS staff will guide him in his new role as Health Secretary.
And he backed up his claim by boldly announcing there will NEVER be any cuts to the NHS as long as Labour is in power.
Mr Burnham said: ‘The NHS is our priority. We are absolutely not talking about cuts. That is not part of our lexicon. We do not think in that way.
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