Brexiters must honour extra cash pledge for NHS, says health chief

Simon Stevens to cite leave campaign’s claim of £350m more a week for health service in conference speech

The Brexit campaign’s pledge that leaving the European Union would mean more money for the health service must be honoured or voters will lose trust in politics, the head of NHS England will warn.

Simon Stevens will cite the leave campaign’s controversial claim that Brexit will bring £350m back under British control to spend on the NHS to argue for more funding for the health service.

Related: MPs urge chancellor to honour leave campaign's £350m NHS promise

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