![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/furious-nhs-staff-blast-rishi-sunaks-lies-after-he-blamed-them-for-waiting-lists/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_SOCIAL-sunak.jpg&description=The shameless PM tried to blame dedicated staff for going on strike as they try to save the service from collapse after years of austerity As NHS waiting lists continue to soar under Tory rule, Rishi Sunak yesterday still refused to accept any responsibility for the crisis. Instead, the shameless PM tried to blame dedicated staff for going on strike as they try to save the service from collapse after years of austerity. And furious medics accused him of lying over waiting lists, pointing out they have been going up since the Tories got into No10 in 2010, with 7.5 million now on them. Mr Sunak said of junior doctor and consultants strikes during an LBC radio phone-in: 'That is the reason the waiting lists are going up. It's as simple as that." A casualty registrar in Newcastle called Olivia, who was part of the conversation, told him: 'It is amazing we are blaming waiting list increases on doctors going on strike. You're the Prime Minister, your staff aren't happy. That's your fault.' Dr Kiara Vincent, a 36-year-old accident and emergency medic in the East Midlands, said of the PM's claim last night: 'It's lies, isn't it Well before strikes and Covid, this has been a problem for a long time.' Dr Vincent told how morale had crashed because of a staff exodus, real-terms pay cuts and the inability to deliver decent patient care. She added: 'I find it really difficult to go to work a lot of the time because I know I'm not going to be able to do the job I've been trained for. It's really hard knowing you're going to do a rubbish job through no fault of your own. The strikes are there because we want something better for our patients. We can't carry on like this. 'The work's hard, everyone is burnt out, the pay is not good enough, loads of my colleagues have left to work in Australia or New Zealand or even quit being doctors. The impact of strikes is nothing compared to the impact from the lack of staff and sickness and burnout.' Unison's Sara Gorton added: 'The Prime Mi){kind=link}
The shameless PM tried to blame dedicated staff for going on strike as they try to save the service from collapse after years of austerity
As NHS waiting lists continue to soar under Tory rule, Rishi Sunak yesterday still refused to accept any responsibility for the crisis.
Instead, the shameless PM tried to blame dedicated staff for going on strike as they try to save the service from collapse after years of austerity. And furious medics accused him of lying over waiting lists, pointing out they have been going up since the Tories got into No10 in 2010, with 7.5 million now on them.
Mr Sunak said of junior doctor and consultants strikes during an LBC radio phone-in: “That is the reason the waiting lists are going up. It’s as simple as that.” A casualty registrar in Newcastle called Olivia, who was part of the conversation, told him: “It is amazing we are blaming waiting list increases on doctors going on strike. You’re the Prime Minister, your staff aren’t happy. That’s your fault.”
Dr Kiara Vincent, a 36-year-old Âaccident and emergency medic in the East Midlands, said of the PM’s claim last night: “It’s lies, isn’t it Well before strikes and Covid, this has been a problem for a long time.” Dr Vincent told how morale had crashed because of a staff exodus, real-terms pay cuts and the inability to deliver decent patient care.