Corbyn and Ashworth set for mass rally tomorrow over Tory NHS failings

Jeremy Corbyn and Jon Ashworth will try to tap into public anger over Tory failings in the NHS tomorrow when they stage a major rally.

The leader and shadow health secretary are putting on the care for the NHS demonstration in central London tomorrow as Labour steps up its campaign over NHS cuts.

Corbyn today pressed Theresa May on the failings in social care which have grown over the last six years and fuelled a crisis.

It follows the day of action last month when Corbyn joined activists to take part in what was billed as Labour’s largest ever campaign day outside of a general election. The Tories have cut Tory social care and healthcare budgets, and in the chancellor’s autumn statement the NHS wasn’t even mentioned.

Ashworth wrote for LabourList last week on the rising waiting times, showing the full scale of the Tories’ NHS crisis. The NHS is always at the back of the queue for the Tories, Ashworth and Corbyn have said previously.

The health service is due to face cuts to numerous areas, with sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) being used to plan secret budget cuts, with many near £1bn shortfalls expected for local trusts by 2020.

Momentum this week sent a message to supporters urging them to attend the rally, saying: “join the rally on Thursday to stand up for a high-quality, universal health service that is publicly funded, administered and owned.”

You can join the rally by registering here.