Cancer Targets: Govt just rehashing old pledges

The Liberal Democrats have slammed Boris Johnson for having "nothing new to offer" as it emerges several of the cancer treatment targets announced today are simply re-announcements of existing policies. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

"Cancer treatment is a matter of life and death for thousands of people yet Boris Johnson clearly has nothing new to offer.

"This pathetic rehashing of old pledges for the unprecedented challenge we face is an insult to the millions of frightened cancer patients and their families.

"Johnson needs to understand that there are lives on the line right now - and that's bigger than saving his job.

"The Government won't solve this issue without a serious plan to increase hospital beds and fill the 100,000 staffing vacancies that are crippling our NHS."

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