LIFE OR DEATH
Theresa May says NHS WILL get Brexit bus money of £390m a week – and her life depends on it
THERESA May today promised the NHS would get MORE than the £350million a week promised on the bus during the referendum campaign.
The under-fire Prime Minister told LBC listeners this morning she would go above and beyond the campaign vows made in 2016, and she "personally" understands fears that Britain could run out of medical supplies if there was a No Deal Brexit.
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The Prime Minister vowed that she would fund the health service no matter what happened with our EU exit, at a total of £394million a week.
Vote Leave's iconic red bus, promising to spend the money we send to the EU on the NHS instead, became central to the Brexit campaign's historic victory in 2016.
Today Mrs May also revealed that the insulin she relies upon to manage her type one diabetes was actually made in Denmark.
Officials have feared that not securing a deal with the EU after Brexit could mean that goods get caught up at borders, and many companies have begun stockpiling for fears of shortages.
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In a recent cabinet meeting it was reported that Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he couldn't guarantee people wouldn't die as a result of not getting an agreement passed.
But an under-fire Mrs May told listeners that it was "an issue actually that actually, I feel personally".
As she took to the radio to sell her deal to voters this morning, she said: "I am a type one diabetic, I depend on insulin every day. My insulin is produced by a country elsewhere in the European Union, Denmark."
Mrs May wears a diabetes monitoring patch daily to help manage the condition. The monitoring system introduced back in 2016 was a breakthrough for people with the autoimmune disease.
It means they will no longer have to frequently conduct finger prick tests to know what their sugar levels are.
The PM added today: "I know this is an issue that is a matter of importance to people" and stressed "the Department of Health is ensuring it it is making all the steps, if we go to No Deal."
Boris Johnson greets crowd as he exits the Leave campaign bus
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But she continued to insist that her deal was a good one, and she would put it to Parliament to vote on in the coming days.
The embattled PM, who is facing a fight to hold onto her job today, she was also told to quit by callers, who said she should hand over the reigns to someone who fought for Brexit.
And another member of the public compared her to pre-WW2 PM Neville Chamberlain because she's "appeased a foreign power".
He said she should resign and make way for Jacob Rees-Mogg - who is leading the rebellion against her.
The PM vowed to stay in her job, saying: "I am bringing back what I think is the best deal for Britain."
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The PM is clinging to No10 by her fingertips after two Cabinet ministers were among five to quit over her Brexit deal.
Dominic Raab and Esther McVey accused Mrs May of selling out voters by signing up to an agreement which could keep Britain closely tied to the EU for good.
As Westminster braced for another day of high drama:
- Ministers including Mr Gove threatened to launch a second wave of damaging resignations
- Rebel Tories continued to send in letters calling for the PM to be forced out
- Government whips were summoned to Westminster - prompting rumours a vote in her leadership could be imminent
- Mrs May prepared to reshuffle her Cabinet to replace ministers who've already quit
- She insisted the Brexit deal is personal - revealing her life depends on insulin imported from the EU
Theresa May asked if she should step aside and let Jacob Rees-Mogg be PM and deal with Brexit
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