Why is the UK going through its third election in four years? In a word: Brexit.
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Health care is a major factor in British elections
In the waning days of an otherwise sluggish election race, many British voters are having the dawning realization that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s vow to exit the E.U. could threaten the cherished British health system.
The National Health Service has already deteriorated under the watch of Mr. Johnson’s Conservative Party, with beds overflowing, waiting times swelling and nurse and doctor vacancies mounting.
The system’s precarious state has created a potent obstacle to Mr. Johnson’s campaign. Some polls show the health service is neck and neck with Brexit as most important issue to voters.
Misinformation: A photograph of a sick 4-year-old lying on the floor of an overcrowded hospital — an implicit criticism of the Conservatives’ N.H.S. funding — was subject to false claims that the episode was staged. (The hospital said it was true and issued an apology.)
In fact, false or misleading information is rampant ahead of Thursday’s election.
On the ground: Our reporters spoke with people across the country, including a farmer in Northern Ireland and a tech executive whose payroll relies on E.U. workers, about economic uncertainty and Brexit limbo.
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Britons’ Concerns Over Health Service Trip Up Boris Johnson
The Brexit campaign promised that leaving the E.U. would be a boon to the cherished national health service. To many, it now looks more like a threat.
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