Labour forced into embarrassing vote over 40 'new' hospitals scheme

Labour forced into embarrassing vote over 40 'new' hospitals scheme

Labour MPs will be forced into a vote on the Government’s delays to Boris Johnson‘s “40 new hospitals” scheme, The i Paper can reveal.A parliamentary debate on whether it is right to push back the timing of the programme, which has struggled to meet its promised targets, could put Labour into a politically embarrassing position.Sir Keir Starmer is likely to tell his MPs to abstain from the non-binding vote, but that may open them up to claims th…

The Lib Dems will aim to force a vote on delays to the redevelopment of St Helier Hospital in Parliament today.

Today is “Opposition Day.” These days are allocated in the House of Commons for the discussion of subjects chosen by the opposition parties. The Labour government announced in January that plans to rebuild 40 new hospitals have been delayed. Work on repairs and new facilities in Sutton borough are not scheduled to begin until 2033 at the earliest. The Liberal Democrat motion to be voted on in Parliament will call on the government to reverse the…