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Cameron uses PMQs to smear Welsh NHS

SLIPPERY David Cameron spearheaded another “politically motivated” assault on the Welsh NHS yesterday — but refused to answer five questions about England’s health crisis. 

Mr Cameron was accused by Labour of “smearing rather than saving the NHS” after using prime minister’s questions to rehash claims made by the Daily Mail about Welsh health services.

He said thousands of Welsh patients were flocking across the border for cancer treatment because of long waiting lists caused by funding cuts. 

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