Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, declined to say whether he uses private healthcare
In an interview, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was asked three times if he has private health insurance. As UK people struggle to access the National Health Service, Sunak’s attempt to avoid answering the issue caused quite a stir.
According to Mirror, he claimed that inquiries into whether he is a patient of a private general practitioner (GP) who charges 250 euros for a 30-minute consultation were a “distraction” and “not really important.”
Given the health staff’s pay strike, Sunak was asked about employing a private general practitioner. This was considered as being extremely important.
Public employees “need to be transparent with the public whether or not you are using private health protection,” according to Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing. She explained that it was all about being truthful, open, and transparent.
Wes Streeting, the UK’s shadow secretary of state for health and social care, claimed that the PM’s response to the question regarding his healthcare demonstrated that he was ignorant of the largest NHS crisis in history.
A cost-of-living controversy broke out in the UK last year as the nation struggled to recover from an economic downturn after the government spent roughly 1.3 million pounds of taxpayer money to purchase a bronze sculpture for the garden of 10 Downing Street, the official residence of millionaire UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Speaking about his own predicament was “a distraction from what the real issue is, and the real issue is are we making sure there is high-quality healthcare for the country,” he added, adding that healthcare was a “private” affair.
But we should use the independent sector when it comes to the private sector generally, he continued. That is not at all problematic for me.
The Labour MP told the BBC, “I thought the prime minister in that interview gave the image of someone who, in addition to not using the NHS, doesn’t comprehend the enormity of the challenges or have a plan to deal with the core problems.
The Labour MP told the BBC, “I thought the prime minister in that interview gave the image of someone who, in addition to not using the NHS, doesn’t comprehend the enormity of the challenges or have a plan to deal with the core problems.
“Because, sure, you can arrange for a picture op at No. 10’s table, and yes, you may apply more sticking plasters to get through this winter,” To address the largest crisis in the NHS’s history, however, fundamental change is required.