Norwich councillor and Labour’s candidate for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, Peter Prinsley, has made a lot of his working for the NHS in the campaign so far. An “NHS doctor” working as a surgeon at two Norfolk hospitals, his promotional material says: “I am an NHS doctor with a sense of social responsibility and fairness. My father was an NHS doctor and my son is an NHS doctor. We are an NHS Labour family.” He’s certainly made the point – one in every ten words there is “NHS”…
What hasn’t made it onto Prinsley’s campaign material is his extensive private work at a third location – Spire Norwich Hospital. Every Friday Prinsley runs a clinic for private patients with cash to spend on treatment. What would Starmer say?
Spire Healthcare made a tidy £1.4 billion in revenue last year. Interestingly Prinsley complained some years ago to The Times that private providers “pick away at those aspects of elective care likely to generate a profit” and damage the NHS. Presumably he will change position again once his payroll is covered fully by the taxpayer in the Commons…
Reform MP Danny Kruger welcomed adult film star Bonnie Blue’s support for the party, adding:
“I’m not going to be judgemental about people who want to vote Reform. We want all the support we can get – quite like Bonnie Blue.”