Corbyn writes to May about man's £54,000 NHS cancer bill

Labour leader tells PM patient could die because of difficulties in proving his immigration status

Jeremy Corbyn has written to Theresa May about Londoner Albert Thompson’s £54,000 bill for cancer treatment, saying the government risks allowing a patient to die because of difficulties proving immigration status.

Thompson, 63, who has lived continuously in the UK for 44 years since arriving from Jamaica as a teenager in 1973, is currently not receiving the radiotherapy he needs for prostate cancer, because the London hospital where he was due to start treatment last November told him he needed to provide proof of residency or pay upfront for his care.

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Continue reading... March 18, 2018 at 11:22PM