Lib Dem leader Ed Davey refuses six times to say whether coalition-era austerity was a mistake

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The Liberal Democrat leader denies the austerity policies his party implemented alongside the Conservatives were to blame for the current crisis facing the NHS.

Sir Ed Davey has refused six times to say whether austerity was a mistake in an interview with Sky News. The Liberal Democrat leader also specifically denied that the austerity policies his party implemented alongside the Conservatives were to blame for the current crisis facing the NHS - which he is promising to 'save' if his party wins power on 4 July.

' Manifesto to 'save' the NHS Sir Ed has put the pledge to 'save' the NHS and fix social care at the heart of his election manifesto, which was published today. The party leader said the Liberal Democrats would spend £9bn fixing the health and social care system, including plans to recruit 8,000 more GPs, the right to see a GP within seven days, and a boost cancer survival rates. He said it was 'a manifesto to save the NHS'.

 

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