'Sir Rod speaks for us all with nurses support - the Tories should be worried'

23 April 2023 , 23:01

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Rod Stewart speaks for Britain, the Mirror argues (Image: PA)

The fact lifelong Tory supporter Sir Rod Stewart is calling for Labour to be put back into Government will come as a blow to Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives and a bonus for Keir Starmer.

Because the rocker’s forthright comments reflect the mood of a nation sick of what the Tories are doing to our precious health service.

Record waiting lists and ambulance waits plus strikes by nurses and doctors are symptoms of terrible mistreatment of arguably the most cherished, vital key service of them all.

Former Commons Speaker and Tory MP John Bercow expressing support for the strikers is also evidence of a wider sea change because he admits the industrial action of 1979’s so-called Winter of Discontent made him a Conservative in the first place.

Striking nurses and doctors enjoy huge public support because voters know the Conservatives are responsible for the state of the NHS. Sir Rod speaks for us all.

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Rishi Sunak should worry about the strength of support for striking nurses (PA)

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