‘Judge PM on his NHS actions’

RISHI Sunak should be judged by his actions in supporting the NHS, a Cabinet colleague said following reports the Prime Minister is registered with a private GP practice.

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said Mr Sunak’s medical arrangements were a private matter.

Mr Stride told Sky News: “Judge him by his actions, and the Health Secretary’s actions, on the NHS ... In that very difficult autumn statement which had a lot of very hard choices that had to be made, two things really stood out.

“One was an increased commitment to funding education but the other was the health service and social care, which actually got quite a lot of money.

“So, the commitment that we have to the NHS is absolutely central to this Government. That is something that’s very much driven from the top by the Prime Minister.”