The millionaire Prime Minister insisted it was 'not relevant' whether he and his family paid for healthcare despite NHS patients facing huge waiting times.
Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he and his family use private healthcare at a time the NHS struggles to meet demand.
Asked if the health service in the UK was "in crisis", he told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg show: "The NHS is undeniably under enormous pressure and I’ve spent today talking to NHS leaders, all day in fact." But he refused to be drawn on whether his own family relied on the NHS. He added: "As a general policy I wouldn’t ever talk about me or my family’s healthcare situation.Cullen, who leads the nurses' union, said: "I think as a public servant, you ought to be clear with the public whether or not you are using private health cover.
The Labour leader told Sky News: "We’re not talking about privatising the NHS. The NHS has always used elements from the private sector, GPs are an example of that."
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