Labour borrows a play from Bill Shorten's handbook to fight election | bevanshields
On a park bench outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London, Sam Colton has health on her mind.
With just five days until polling, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are locked in a battle with profound consequences for the economic and social design of Britain. Labour has gained ground since the start of the campaign but polls show the Conservatives are on track to be returned with a small majority of perhaps 20 to 30 seats.
David Hare, the chief executive of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network which represents major private sector firms, says the privatisation argument is "as old as the hills". The Tory manifesto says drug prices "will not be on the table" and having earlier said pharmaceuticals would be part of negotiations, Trump this week promised the US had no interest in the NHS even if it was "handed to us on a silver platter".
Tactically, Corbyn is using the uncertain shape of a trade deal to his advantage. And it seems to be working. New opinion polls suggest health has overtaken Brexit as the most important issue for many voters, and the focus on health goes some way to countering Corbyn's dismal personal approval ratings. A recent Ipsos Mori poll found 50 per cent of respondents thought Johnson would make the most capable prime minster compared with just three in 10 for Corbyn.
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