'Nobody will talk about it!' Farage reveals why NHS funding MUST increase for THIS reason
NIGEL FARAGE hailed Theresa May’s announcement of a ’Brexit dividend’ for the NHS, but reminded listeners the money was only necessary because of rapid population growth fuelled by mass immigration.
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced on Sunday morning that the UK will be able to spend “around £600 million a week” more on the NHS by 2024, after announcing that a “Brexit dividend” will help cover the cost of a major cash boost to health services.
Nigel Farage praised the move as a necessary response to funding issues in the NHS, but reminded listeners that the underlying cause was immigration.
He also hinted that the 'Brexit dividend" could boost Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's leadership ambitions.
Speaking on his LBC show, Mr Farage said: "Spending on the National Health Service has to go up every single year significantly, not just because of administrative waste, not just of because of health tourism.
"The British population is rising by half a million people every single year, and 75% of that is because of people coming into this country and those that have come having children.
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The British population is rising by half a million people every single year, and 75% of that is because of people coming into this country
"Is it any wonder we need to increase spending?
"And of course part of the argument around Brexit was that by leaving we can take back control of our borders and significantly reduce the numbers coming into Britain.
"But there's little prospect of that, and as I say it is the elephant in the room and nobody wants to talk about it because immigration has disappeared completely off the political radar in this country."
The announcement will be a major personal boost to Boris Johnson, Mr Farage added.
Mr Johnson notoriously posed with a bus promising to deliver £350 million pounds a week for the NHS by leaving the EU during the referendum campaign.
Mr Farage said: "Maybe she's supporting him as her successor but he will certainly be enjoying his eggs and bacon this morning thinking 'Wow, I've been fully legitimised'."
Increased NHS funding will come partly from raising taxes and increasing borrowing by £11bn, the Prime Minister revealed in a pre-recorded interview for LBC.
She said: “By the end of five years, in 2023/24, the NHS will be getting £20 billion ($26.6 billion) more in real terms that year, than it is today.”
“We take the advantage that we've got of the money we're no longer sending to the European Union, but also in putting the amount of money we want to put into the NHS for the future, I think we do have to look at contributing more."