Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt went on Radio 4′s Today programme to reject the claim made by the Red Cross on Friday that the NHS was experiencing a “humanitarian crisis”.
He also said hospitals were actually performing “slightly better” than this time last year and that only “one or two” have been under severe pressure.
But people on Twitter are having none of it.
Me listening to Jeremy Hunt talking absolute nonsense this morning. pic.twitter.com/XgeOUaAZiw
— Courtney Miles. (@TheCourtous) January 9, 2017
Jeremy Hunt looking for the NHS crisis like… pic.twitter.com/COsLbJ2tHD
— The Vanilla Gorilla (@MrFredGuest) January 9, 2017
#Jeremyhunt #NHScrisis #BBCR4today biggest load of post-truth nonsense ever….God help us all!!!!!
— Sally Johnston (@DrSallyJohnston) January 9, 2017
They’re wondering where he’s actually been during the winter ‘crisis’ – so they’ve been producing some wanted posters. How sensible.
Please look under stones or at the bottom of murky ponds. #JeremyHunt still missing. pic.twitter.com/KhuIA08roL
— Stuart Davis (@yyydelilah41) January 8, 2017
Has anyone seen or heard from @Jeremy_Hunt? Help us find our missing SoS at this time of humanitarian crisis in the #NHS pic.twitter.com/LJnsdlSsNx
— Michael Knight (@nightynouse) January 7, 2017
And some fake news reports.
BREAKING NEWS: Search continues for the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, who has disappeared while the NHS endures a major crisis.#NHScrisis pic.twitter.com/52fMgVktAy
— The Pileus (@thepileus) January 7, 2017
There’s very little sympathy for him out there.
Saw #JeremyHunt trending. What a beautiful irony it'd be if he'd been missing so long due to waiting in A&E at a struggling #NHS hospital.
— Tumblrine Queen (@oozaliabee) January 9, 2017
