The Prime Minister was asked by the Banbury Guardian if a Conservative government – after Thursday’s General Election – would give Banbury any hope of restoring acute services, and in particular full maternity unit, to the town. He was on a packed visit to the marginal constituency – now Banbury with Chipping Norton, Charlbury and villages. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Banbury Guardian, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Mr Sunak said: “I understand what it's like to be reliant on a small hospital in a rural area because I have one of the smallest in the country (the Friarage, Northallerton) in one of the most rural parts of the country in North Yorkshire. "Victoria (Prentis) and I have spent our entire parliamentary career talking about the Horton and the Friarage and I've seen what Victoria has done. Not only is there now more investment going into the Horton, services are expanding.
We compare notes and that's what we are doing at the Friarage,” said Mr Sunak. "The Conservatives understand rural communities in a way Labour never will. We understand the role smaller rural hospitals play,and we've found a way to make sure they could provide more services to people, and that will always be the case under the Conservatives.
” Mrs Prentis elaborated on greater diagnostics, chemotherapy and opthalmic services at the Horton and reinforced her commitment to a return of obstetrics. However she d.
