Rishi Sunak has admitted that he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists, despite having promised to do so.

He made the confession in an interview with oily TV presenter Piers Morgan, but there’s a sting in the tail:

Did you spot the excuse? “Industrial action has had an impact.” Pathetic.

He also said nurses had received a pay rise – which was actually a real-terms pay cut.

Peter Stefanovic put these lies to rest in the first few seconds of the following clip (and the rest is well worth watching too):

And Left Foot Forward has also had a few things to say:

Sunak wants you to believe that record-high waiting lists are the result of factors beyond the government’s control, such as the pandemic and subsequent strikes among NHS workers over low pay and poor conditions.

Except, as many have pointed out, the total number of people waiting for treatment was at a record level even before the pandemic, and had been rising every year since 2013.

In fact, the waiting list for treatment has been growing for much of the last decade, passing three million in 2014, four million in 2017, five million in 2021 and seven million in 2022.

In February 2020, the last full month before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the waiting list stood at 4.57 million.

The Royal College of Nursing has also previously hit back at Sunak’s claim that strike action has resulted in soaring waiting lists.

The RCN said last year: “Waiting lists were growing long before the pandemic and strike action – and the prime minister should take responsibility for the knife-edge position of the NHS and not point the finger.”

Do I have to point out how vital it is that you bear all this in mind when you consider where to put your ‘X’ on the ballot paper at the general election?

Source: Why Rishi Sunak’s excuse for failing to cut NHS waiting lists doesn’t add up – Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK’s progressive debate

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