Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

The NHS Covid backlog is now the most serious for two decades. As @HSJEditor says we are seeing thousands of people waiting TWO YEARS for surgery for the first time in two decades. That is going to require a big short term increase in capacity: https://t.co/CX8WaR33aI — PolitiTweet.org

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Then there is a new levy, perhaps set at around 1% of income. This could raise £6 bn+ immediately, actually more than the social care system needs or could cope with right away. But there is somewhere that does need that funding right away... — PolitiTweet.org

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Another option is to remove exemption for pensioners to pay NI. Logical as they’re the biggest winners from more ££ - but only raises £0.5 bn a year, & also breaches a manifesto promise. After Philip Hammond's attempted changes to NI this would be 'brave', in Sir Humphrey’s words — PolitiTweet.org

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One option is uncapping the council tax social care precept. Currently capped at 2% annual rise, it’s been less unpopular than feared (I hardly recall any constituency letters & colleagues generally agree). But soaring council tax bills to pay for soc care would change that. — PolitiTweet.org

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As Chx, Philip Hammond managed to fund the £20 bn rise in the NHS annual budget, which I negotiated with him in 2018, without raising taxes. But given post-pandemic public finances £7+ bn is is likely to be too much for any Chancellor to find down the back of a Treasury sofa. — PolitiTweet.org

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Let's take as starting point the HSC report which said the sector needs min £7 bn annual raise in its budget over 4-5 years. This covers a cap, demographic changes and increases in the national living wage but not a big expansion of quality or eligibility https://t.co/isSxcdtBCK — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s progress that the soc care debate has moved on from 'whether' to 'how.' This isn’t just because it wld breach the PM's words on the steps of Downing Street, but a growing realisation that with the Covid backlog we’ll never get the NHS back on its feet without soc care reform — PolitiTweet.org

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Lots of noise on social care and a possible new tax to pay for it...my thoughts in this thread. — PolitiTweet.org

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Fantastic to open @hasleworks in Haslemere. As we finally look at coming out of this awful pandemic, many people want greater flexibility when it comes to working/meeting away from their old offices. Hasleworks fits the bill with first class facilities. Good luck to all the team! https://t.co/i5vGBahibX — PolitiTweet.org

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Stillbirths down 25% and neonatal deaths 30% over last decade and midwife training places up 25% - details in @CommonsHealth report published week before last — PolitiTweet.org

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What not to like out and about in this weather in Trinity Fields and Grasmere Road in Farnham? https://t.co/BYlDIaPai4 — PolitiTweet.org

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When patients are harmed the most important thing is to make sure lessons are learned for the future - but all too often that doesn't happen: my speech in the First Do No Harm debate https://t.co/ocmR9CH8A6 — PolitiTweet.org

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My weekly round up for residents of SW Surrey https://t.co/uZOUWJJHzt — PolitiTweet.org

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The new health bill contains important reforms but says nothing about the biggest crisis facing the NHS today - my speech to the Commons https://t.co/z83jBdqu1s — PolitiTweet.org

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Very important intervention — PolitiTweet.org

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.@ShaunLintern is entirely correct here. Of all the things this Bill could do, this single measure would make the biggest difference. Let’s see… — PolitiTweet.org

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Thank you ⁦@sajidjavid⁩ for saying social care is one of your top 3 priorities. https://t.co/sDuErSZItO — PolitiTweet.org

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Rings a bell... Olympics chief mixes up Japanese and Chinese at Tokyo Games presser https://t.co/EURCm3lFmK — PolitiTweet.org

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No reform of the NHS will succeed without tackling the crisis in social care - my question to ⁦@sajidjavid⁩ today. https://t.co/YUe9stdC9R — PolitiTweet.org

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My question about the Royal Surrey's ambition for a Cancer Institute to NHS National Cancer Director Dame Cally Palmer: is it just the Royal Surrey or do other places also struggle to get permission to spend capital they already have? https://t.co/uWQekF4hQg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BaronessHollins: Ian- Your and other evidence was very powerful and rightly convinced the select committee that urgent change is needed… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ianbirrell: We tried to stop the detention of people with autism and learning disabilities though a voluntary approach but that failed… — PolitiTweet.org

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V important report out today - a massive human rights issue for 2000 people — PolitiTweet.org

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The test of a govt in a pandemic is not whether it gets things right first time (no one can)but how quickly it changes direction when the data changes.Currently that data is hard to read so how willing is the govt to change direction if things don't go to plan?My q to @sajidjavid https://t.co/yPSA2O6isW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tortoise: The tools to make global vaccination a reality are already available. What is needed is the political will and international… — PolitiTweet.org

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Truly proud of our 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 heroes…despite the agony of tonight we come away with incredible hope for the future — PolitiTweet.org

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Of course John, we are just opening an inquiry into cancer services and I had many discussions with the late and amazing Tessa Jowell on this issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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My week in Parliament https://t.co/ZRrygdzQW5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Thank you rain for holding off whilst I knocked on doors in Witley with Phoebe Sullivan today. Great there was such absolute certainty about tomorrow night’s result… https://t.co/0zLtSRJVce — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MeshCampaign: Jeremy Hunt - None of us knew what a huge task this would be. There has been the most terrible oversight of women's medic… — PolitiTweet.org