‘I Stood Up To Putin And Will Lead The Free World’ – Liz Truss Units Out Her Stall

Liz Truss has welcomed the backing of former well being secretary Sajid Javid – simply hours after criticising the “appalling” size of time individuals are having to attend for ambulances.

Javid – who was answerable for the NHS till he quit Boris Johnson’s cabinet a month in the past – tonight grew to become the most recent big-name Tory to again Truss’s management bid.

Writing in The Instances, he took a swipe at Sunak’s dealing with of the economic system as chancellor, claiming the UK was “sleepwalking right into a big-state, high-tax, low-growth” economic system.

A spokeswoman for the Truss marketing campaign stated: “Having labored intently with him for years in cupboard, Liz is delighted to have Sajid on her crew.

“We want the most effective gamers on the pitch and his expertise gives one more enhance to our marketing campaign.

“His help indicators that Liz is bringing the occasion collectively and so they’re uniting behind her daring plan to chop taxes, develop the economic system and ship for the nation.”

However simply hours earlier than Javid’s announcement, Truss instructed Mail+ that it was unacceptable that so many individuals have “to attend for ages” for emergency remedy.

She stated: “I hear comparable tales from my constituents in Norfolk about how lengthy it’s taking for calls to be responded to and ready on the hospital.

“To begin with, we have to do extra to help main care in order that extra points are handled in GP surgical procedures to liberate house in hospital in addition to investing in social care, once more, to liberate house in hospital.

“However one of many issues that considerations me about ambulance ready instances is they’re primarily based on the common, not the worst-case situation and a few individuals have to attend for ages.

“So what I need to have a look at is ensuring that we’re making certain individuals don’t have to attend very lengthy instances. And that’s about specializing in supply, chopping out paperwork, chopping out central diktat to permit individuals to do the actually necessary frontline work. That’s what the general public need.”

Asserting his backing for Truss, who has pledged to chop taxes instantly if she turns into prime minister, Javid stated: “Some declare that tax cuts can solely come as soon as we’ve development.

“I consider the precise reverse – tax cuts are a prerequisite for development. Tax cuts now are important. There aren’t any risk-free choices in authorities. Nevertheless, in my opinion, not chopping taxes carries a fair better threat.”