26 January 2023 , 22:11
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Sir Rod Stewart is not the only lifelong Conservative to turn against the party.
Polls show the Tories are haemorrhaging support from those of all ages and backgrounds.
Like Sir Rod, they despair at how 13 years of rule have turned a once prosperous land with excellent public services into a broken state.
High on the list of this government’s failures is the damage caused to the NHS.
When Labour left in 2010 public satisfaction with the service was at a record high.
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The only records achieved by the Tories are the highest waiting list in history and the slowest ambulance response times.
It is hardly a surprise that nearly 150,000 NHS staff members, one in 10 of the workforce, left their jobs in the year to September.
They know better than anyone else what it is like to work for a health service that cannot provide the care patients need and deserve.
Sir Rod Stewart has turned his back on the Tories - and he's not the only one