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There was an official leave and an official remain campaign (as well as some unofficial ones). The £350m NHS promise was part of the official leave campaign hea
by k-mcgrady 10y ago
There was an official leave and an official remain campaign (as well as some unofficial ones). The £350m NHS promise was part of the official leave campaign headed by Boris and Gove.
"The pledge was central to the official Vote Leave campaign and was controversially emblazoned on the side of the bus which shuttled Boris Johnson and Michael Gove around the country. "[0][1]
[0] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/nigel-farage-350-million-pledge-to-fund-the-nhs-was-a-mistake/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/nigel-farage-350-...
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-vote-leave-wipes-nhs-350m-claim-and-rest-of-its-website-after-eu-referendum-a7105546.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-vote-...
- chrisseaton 10y agoThey weren't representing HM Government when they made those suggestions. I think the claim didn't make sense either, but it wasn't proposed by any group with the authority to enact it. It wasn't a general election and Vote Leave haven't formed a government or written a Queen's Speech.
- k-mcgrady 10y agoBoris Johnson is a senior member of the government and the reason the promise isn't being fulfilled isn't because the government don't want to do it - it's because it was utter nonsense and never possible as a result of the referendum.