May’s NHS claims ‘so dodgy they belong on side of bus’, says Corbyn

THERESA MAY’S figures on extra NHS spending are “so dodgy they belong on the side of a bus”, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed as he urged the Prime Minister to be straight with voters on tax rises to fund the plans.

The Labour leader asked why Mrs May was pushing her own “Mickey Mouse” figures, following the Government’s announcement of a £20.5bn-a-year boost to the NHS budget.

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Corbyn claimed Mrs May had said there would be £600m a week more being spent on the NHS through a “Brexit dividend”.

He said: “Our net contribution to the European Union is about £8.5bn a year - £600m a week is over £30bn a year.”

Referencing the Vote Leave bus which was emblazoned with the slogan ‘We send the EU £350m a week - let’s fund our NHS instead’, Mr Corbyn said: “Her figures are so dodgy they belong on the side of a bus.

“We do expect that from the Foreign Secretary but why is the Prime Minister pushing her own Mickey Mouse figures?”

Mrs May suggested Mr Corbyn spend more time listening to what she says.

“There will indeed be around £600 million more being spent on the NHS every week in cash terms as a result of a decision taken by this Conservative Government to secure the future of the NHS.

“That will partly be funded by the money we no longer spend on the European Union and as a country we will be contributing a bit more, we will listen to views on that, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer will bring forward that package before the spending review.”