Mike Penning exposes Labour’s lies about hospital closures.

During Business Questions in the House of Commons last week, Hemel MP Mike Penning confronted Labour Deputy Leader Harriet Harman over her comments that “there are no cuts in the national health service”.

Calling on Ms Harman to retract her statement, Mike said:
“Will the Leader of the House apologise to my constituents for saying a moment ago that there had been no cuts in the NHS under Labour? My acute hospital has been decimated: the accident and emergency unit has been closed, as have the maternity unit, the intensive care unit and the high-dependency unit. All the beds have been closed. The diagnostic unit has stayed open, along with the out-patients and minor injuries units. Is that really what the Leader of the House meant by “no cuts” in the NHS under Labour?”

Speaking afterwards Mike said:
“I couldn’t believe my ears when Harriet Harman said that there have been no cuts to the NHS under Labour. She should come and see our boarded up hospital. If that’s not cuts what is?

“Hemel is living proof – sadly – of Labour’s lies on the NHS.”