Labour hit back at 'desperate attack' over Starmer's potential working hours | Election 2024

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Published 2024-07-02
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has accused the Conservatives of a "desperate attack" over their criticism of Sir Keir Starmer's potential working hours.

Speaking to Sky News, he said the comments are "the latest example of why the circus needs to be brought to an end."

The candidates standing in Lewes:

Bernard Brown, Reform

Maria Caulfield, Conservative

Rowena Easton, Social Democratic Party

Paul Keene, Green

James MacCleary, Lib Dem

Danny Sweeney, Labour

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All Comments (21)
  • The point the interviewer was desperate to make about waiting times for ambulances, it would help if he looked at the map, large areas of Wales are rural, mountainous and a long way from the nearest hospital so ambulance wait times are going to be longer simply because of the geography. In addition, whilst the management of the NHS may be devolved it's funding isn't with funds being apportioned by Westminster which obviously impacts service provision giving the cutbacks to the Tories as their claims about increased funding are mainly additional funds to pay for increased costs as a result of inflation,
  • @TheDandonian
    Surely, Labour just baited the Tories into this, so that they can say "We take no lectures from those who partied every night through COVID, even whilst the late Queen sat on her own next to a coffin."
  • @Silver-st2zq
    To be fair BoJo did turn up at times in the week and especially if there was cake to blame during Covid.
  • @Jase29
    Didn't Wes say NHS doctors should be paid less for overtime?.. 🤔 A comment made in a recent interview.
  • Vote for That Party led by Starmer in haste. Regret at leisure, when Britain is not Britain anymore.
  • It's a pity that Sunak and the Tory party didn't put their "working hours" to better use! Let us hope that Starmer and the Labour party do a much better job - there's plenty of time in the day before 6.00PM!! [They certainly can't do a worse job than the Tories have in the past 14 years].
  • Yet another foolish mistake from the Tories. A good work life balance is where the country is. Where the Tories are is anyone's guess...........they don't know if they are up their ** or on their elbows. That said it may well have been a bit of bait which Labour put on the hook.
  • @eugdee7293
    Starmer is one of the hardest working Israeli lobbyists we have ever seen. To question his work eithic is absurd. Just take his time a DPP when he worked hard to ensure those state sponsored domestic terrorists who murdered 14 Uk citizens on a peaceful civil rights march in Derry would never face prosecution. In more recent times he has worked hard to give cover and support to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Starmer is a very hard working Tory, and deserves credit for it.
  • @Dahabmermaid
    What is with those evil eyes of Streeting?? Be afraid, be very afraid!
  • @donna25871
    Pathetic. Friday cannot come soon enough.
  • Hang on, how many ‘ holidays’ has Sunak had in the name of ‘work’.
  • @jcanyiam8309
    It makes sense to use Private companies to ease the waiting list- WHY NOT!!!