![]() Responding to Sir Rod's comments this afternoon, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: 'I agree with Sir Rod Stewart.' He called for the NHS to be 'rebuilt' with 'billions and billions' of pounds amid the current pressures on hospitals, adding: 'That's the only way we're going to get round it.' Sir Rod, who has previously battled prostate cancer, told the programme he has private healthcare because he has 'a few shillings'. The rock legend called for the NHS to be 'rebuilt', saying he 'can't stand' to see the country 'in this way' Sir Rod said he was 'so proud to be British' and 'can't stand it being in this way'. The rock legend said he called in to the Sky News programme as he often has the TV playing in the background while he works on his model railway. He added: 'This is a bad time for us in Great Britain, it really is - change the bloody government!' In all my years of living in this country, I've never seen it so bad. 'Because this is heartbreaking for the nurses, it really is heartbreaking. Sir Rod suggested the current crisis in the NHS had persuaded him to change his political support.Īsked about recent strikes by NHS workers over a pay dispute, Sir Rod said: 'I personally have been a Tory for a long time but I think this Government should stand down now and give the Labour Party a go at it. And if other people follow me, I would love it.' 'I don't need the publicity, I just want to do some good things and this, I think is a good thing. 'Because it seems ridiculous that this particular scanning clinic was empty and there are people dying because they can't get scans. 'This is ridiculous, I would like to pay for 10 or 20 scans - I don't know how we're going to work this out - and hopefully some other people will follow,' the 'Maggie May' singer said. Sir Rod revealed he was prompted to call in to the programme after attending a private clinic himself yesterday that was 'empty'.
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