Vince Cable: Growing NHS crisis shows need for penny on income tax
October 18, 2017 4:46 PM
Originally published by UK Liberal Democrats
Originally published by UK Liberal Democrats
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Nationally England, Wales and Northern Ireland have not hit one of their three key targets for 18 months.
Liberal Democrat Leader Vince Cable commented:
"Growing demand has stretched the NHS beyond its limits.
"Even our extraordinarily hard-working doctors and nurses can only do so much when the Conservatives are unwilling to address chronic funding shortages.
"This is why we're renewing our call for a penny on income tax for the NHS today - it's the best, most realistic way to tackle this crisis."