Green MEP Keith Taylor has accused Jeremy Hunt of 'incompetence' and labelled the 7-day NHS a 'cynical ploy' to open up the health service to privatisation after it was revealed that plans for significant health service cuts are being planned.
Taylor, who sits on the European Parliament's Public Health Committee, said:
"The Tories prove time and time again that they are the biggest threat to Britain's beloved NHS. The government of Brexiteers Liam Fox, Boris Johnson, and David Davis, who were promising an extra £350m a week for our health services should we vote to leave the EU, are now overseeing this latest round of crippling cuts.
"With a demoralised, woefully under-resourced workforce, a '7 day plan' exposed as a cynical ploy to open up services to further privatisation, and an incompetent Health Secretary in charge of defunding one of our proudest public services; it is clearer than ever that this government cannot be trusted with the NHS.
"To have any hope of rolling back the tide of privatisation and restoring a well-funded and truly public health service, politicians must come together to support the cross-party NHS Reinstatement Bill."