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BRAZEN Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was scolded by left MP Dennis Skinner yesterday for repeatedly blaming NHS woes on the last Labour government.
The Bolsover MP reached boiling point after suffering an hour-long Question Time session marked by a host of blame-game excuses from Health Secretary Mr Hunt.
Amid Labour cheers, Mr Skinner complained that “in the last hour I’ve heard him and his ministers complain about problems with A&E departments, and I heard them talk about problems with GPs.
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