Rishi Sunak has revealed he is registered with an NHS GP but has used private healthcare “in the past”.
The prime minister has repeatedly refused over the past week to answer whether he uses the NHS or pays for private healthcare.
But during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday he chose to disclose he is, in fact, registered with an NHS GP.
Unprompted, Mr Sunak told MPs: “I am registered with an NHS GP, I have used independent healthcare in the past and I’m also grateful to the Friarage Hospital for the fantastic care they’ve given my family over the years.
“The truth is I am proud to come from an NHS family and that’s why I’m passionately committed to protecting it with more funding, more doctors and nurses, and a clear plan to cut the waiting lists.”
He did not say how long he has been registered with an NHS GP.
The Friarage Hospital is an NHS hospital in Northallerton, close to Mr Sunak’s home in North Yorkshire.
Mr Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer battled over the NHS during PMQs on a day when ambulance workers are striking.
