Having listened carefully to both sides of the debate, I believe our NHS & research will be safer if Britain remains in the EU
— Sarah Wollaston MP (@sarahwollaston) June 8, 2016
Responding to the defection of Sarah Wollaston MP to the Remain camp over claims the NHS would benefit financially if the UK voted to leave Europe, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said:
“When the chair of the health select committee, a qualified GP and someone who knows the NHS inside out, decides she can no longer bear to be associated with the untruths about the health service being bandied about by the leave camp, everyone should take notice.
“Staying in Europe is the best way to protect the NHS and the services it delivers to patients. A remain vote on 23 June is a vote to support the NHS, our most cherished institution.”
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