Labour's Jess Phillips has launched a scathing broadside against Nigel Farage, branding the Reform UK leader's newfound passion for the National Health Service as utterly "disingenuous".
The fiery exchange erupted after Mr. Farage, on the campaign trail in Clacton-on-Sea, declared the state of the NHS as a primary motivator for his return to frontline politics. The Brexiteer's pledge to focus on healthcare has been met with deep scepticism from his political opponents.
In a characteristically forthright response, the Birmingham Yardley MP did not mince her words. She eviscerated Mr. Farage's record, pointing to his longstanding advocacy for an insurance-based healthcare system and his support for politicians who have championed privatisation within the NHS.
"The man has spent his entire political life supporting the selling off of our National Health Service," Phillips stated, accusing him of a blatant and opportunistic "rewriting of history."
She further sharpened her attack, highlighting Farage's past comments dismissing the NHS as a "second-rate, third-rate system." For Phillips and her allies, his current electioneering rhetoric represents a staggering U-turn designed to win votes.
The political spat underscores the fierce battle over the future of Britain's most cherished public institution, ensuring that healthcare will be a central and contentious battleground in the upcoming general election.
