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Ashworth urges winter bailout fund

Shadow health minister has called on the government to provide a £500m winter bailout

It is day 2 of Labour's conference in Brighton and shadow health minster Jon Ashworth has taken to the main stage to call on the government to provide £500m in a winter bailout fund to increase capacity in struggling hospitals.

Mr Ashworth told Mishal Husain that the £500m figure comes after reviewing last season which was one of the "worst winters in the NHS for some time".

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