Commenting on reports that NHS patients are facing delays for operations, Baroness Judith Jolly, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, said:

“The Conservatives have run the NHS into the ground so much that it can no longer deal with the pressures of an average winter.

“The NHS needs a commitment of money, resources and staffing but this government won’t deliver it.

“The Tories knew winter was coming but have been so distracted by their own internal problems that they have failed both the NHS and the Care services.”