The city's new Labour MPs have been called out by a former MP over concerns the expansion of Milton Keynes Hospital is at risk.
Ben Everitt, former MP for Milton Keynes North, is urging Chris Curtis and Emily Darlington MP to finish his work “and see diggers in the ground” building the new Women’s and Children Hospital.
Posting to Facebook, Mr Everitt said: “Not even 100 days into this new Labour Government and we are already seeing the reality of Keir Starmer’s Labour. Scandal, u-turns and concerted efforts to talk our economy down and chase investment away.
“A betrayal of pensioners, pay rises to their union paymasters and haplessly inexperienced ministers on the world stage. “It is vital that our new MPs do all they can to ensure people in MK are supported, have the services they need, and their views are heard and represented.
“Over the four and a half years as your MP I worked tirelessly with Iain Stewart to see the development of a new hospital in MK. It’s a personal regret I was not able to see the building of the hospital, with a pandemic, global events and an early election, timing was not on my side to see this completed. And completion is now so close.
“I am urging our new MPs to not drop the ball on this. We secured and ring fenced the funding, developed the business case with the Treasury, secured the site for the hospital. Everything but the diggers on site. It’s almost impossible to not see this delivered.
“If you agree with me, show your support by signing this petition on the MK Conservatives website.”
Residents are urged to sign this petition ahead of the Government’s Autumn Budget, which could see the hospital plans put at risk.
Leader of MK Conservatives, Shazna Muzammil said: “Labour promised change for the country. But this change is just taking us back to 2008.
“The only change we’ve seen is a return to the Blair/Brown years, pensioners money raided by the Government, disorder on the streets, and bank busting pay rises for their union paymasters.
“With all of the ground work on the hospital already completed, I hope our new Labour MPs have the conviction to ensure that we press go on the much needed new hospital. It’s an oven ready plan, and I hope to see diggers on site as soon as possible.”
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