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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

Government ditches pledge to rebuild St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington by 2030

The Government has shelved its pledge to fully rebuild or refurbish three London hospitals by 2030.

Health Secretary Steven Barclay told MPs on Thursday ministers would meet a 2019 manifesto commitment to build 40 “new hospitals” by 2030 - but that some needed to be delayed, so that hospitals with more pressing issues can be built first.

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