He was going to change his line at some point. Finally, at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Rishi Sunak dropped his refusal to discuss his family’s healthcare arrangements and admitted he has gone private.
He used the first question of the session, from Labour’s Cat Smith, to ‘answer the lady directly’ and say: ‘I am registered with an NHS GP. I have used independent healthcare in the past and I am also grateful to the Friarage Hospital for the fantastic care they’ve given my family over the years.’
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The admission shows that Sunak and his team had seen the way his line that healthcare was a private matter had landed, and had accepted that it would be better to just get the details out there and move on. Keir Starmer did bring it up towards the end of his six questions, saying the Prime Minister would now ‘enjoy the experience of waiting on hold at 8 a.m.’
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