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Keir Starmer defends his comments on private healthcare

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Keir Starmer defends his comments on private healthcare

Keir Starmer defends his comments on private healthcare

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his comments on private healthcare.

The Labour leader caused a stir during the first TV debate of the election on Tuesday night when he insisted he would never use private healthcare - even if he had a relative on a waiting list - because the NHS "is in his DNA." Report by Kennedyl.

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