A senior Sefton Labour councillor slammed austerity policies for increasing health inequalities, claiming Tory policies “are killing our people.”
Cllr John Fairclough made the comments during a debate over the disparity in health for people in different parts of the borough, after a motion was submitted by Liberal democrat leader Cllr John Pugh at a meeting of Sefton Council’s full council last night.
Earlier in the meeting, a written question from Labour councillor Greg Myers was discussed – which asked whether the scale of health inequalities in Sefton could be considered “exceptional."
