One of the things I really like about Labour Party policy on the NHS is the focus on the social determinants of poor health and actually recognising that tackling poverty, poor housing, all those issues, particularly giving children from poorer backgrounds better chances and focusing on child health, he told The Observer. That is something Labour understands that the Conservatives really don't, he added.
He said he was inspired to enter politics in 2006 after meeting David Cameron and hearing him talk about fixing broken Britain and supporting the victims of state failure. But the ex-health minister has previously criticised the Conservatives, accusing the party under Lord Cameron in 2016 of prioritising middle class tax cuts over helping the working poor, and the social
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