HARSH BENEFIT RULES HIT PEOPLE NHS privatisation is ALREADY rampant, shock study reveals

Boris? He is not a keeper

TORY activists are rebelling against party

HQ for trying to bully them into making donations to the campaign. Some are threatening to stop canvassing unless co-chairman Ben Elliot’s email asking for £10 is withdrawn.

A senior Tory said: “We rely on elderly people to come out in bad weather to canvass for us, or students with no money. It is disgusting to bully them in this way.” Mr Elliot praised activists’ “fantastic work”

in a second email.

NHS services worth £15billion have been privatised in the past five years, despite Tory denials that they are selling off the country’s health service.

Research has revealed that contracts awarded to private firms almost doubled from £1.9billion two years ago to £3.6billion last year.

The study, commissioned by health workers’ union the GMB, was carried out by independent data analysts Tussell.

Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: “This is blatant profiteering and flies in the face of Boris Johnson’s claim that there would be no privatisation

BALL’S UP BoJo takes one or two for the team on his watch. This galloping privatisation is breaking up integrated care, costing the taxpayers and leaving a poor-quality service for patients.”

The research shows that since 2015, most of the contracts have been awarded to Care UK. It got 17, while Virgin Care Services was offered 13.

Virgin Care was criticised after it sued the NHS to secure an £82million contract for children’s health services in Surrey.

Rahana Azam, GMB National Secretary, said: “These figures expose the extent to which our NHS is increasingly falling into private hands. Outsourcing is bad for patients and NHS staff.”

BUMBLING Boris Johnson proves he’s anything but a safe pair of hands in goal.

The PM, who had a kickabout in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, yesterday, has pledged an extra £180million for grassroots football in a bid to help the 2030 World Cup bid.

Jeremy Corbyn also wants Premier League sides to give five per cent of their TV income to grass roots footie.