Labour Party Conference: Alan Johnson speech

Labour Party Conference: Alan Johnson speech; ENGLAND: Dorset: Bournemouth: INT Alan Johnson MP (Secretary of State for Health) sitting next Gordon Brown MP (Prime Minister) Alan Johnson MP (Health Secretary) mounting rostrum then speech SOT - Can I start off by paying tribute to my Ministerial team who are going to join me on the platform later / Ben Bradshaw, Dawn Primarolo, Ivan Lewis, Ann Keen and Ara Darzi / Apart from Ivan we are all new to this department / Indeed Dawn Primarolo came to health after being incarcerated in the Treasury for ten years / which is why we say that this is the era of a new Dawn / It sounded good in the bathroom mirror this morning / Professor Ara Darzi, who will be making a presentation in a short while, is one of the world's leading surgeons / the man who pioneered keyhole surgery / the man who pioneered robotic surgery / He will continue to see patients free of charge for two days a week / For the rest of his time we're really fortunate to have him, a labour party member, as a Labour Government Minister / As Mary was saying, whilst the Conservatives always had Ministers who could stitch you up, we've got one who can cut you open as well / Nothing better encapsulates the values of our party than the National Health Service as Gordon was saying yesterday / It emerged from a sense of national solidarity / It developed as a testament to what can be achieved when radical thinking is combined with political courage / No single institution has done more to promote social justice in the past or possesses greater potential to transform our society in the future / In 1997 the NHS required intensive care / The ten years since has seen greater investment, more staff, reduced waiting times, new hospitals and radically improved survival rates, particularly in cancer and cardio-vascular disease / It's a proud record but I want to talk about the decade to come rather than the one that's gone / The public doesn't view history in neatly divi...
Labour Party Conference: Alan Johnson speech; ENGLAND: Dorset: Bournemouth: INT Alan Johnson MP (Secretary of State for Health) sitting next Gordon Brown MP (Prime Minister) Alan Johnson MP (Health Secretary) mounting rostrum then speech SOT - Can I start off by paying tribute to my Ministerial team who are going to join me on the platform later / Ben Bradshaw, Dawn Primarolo, Ivan Lewis, Ann Keen and Ara Darzi / Apart from Ivan we are all new to this department / Indeed Dawn Primarolo came to health after being incarcerated in the Treasury for ten years / which is why we say that this is the era of a new Dawn / It sounded good in the bathroom mirror this morning / Professor Ara Darzi, who will be making a presentation in a short while, is one of the world's leading surgeons / the man who pioneered keyhole surgery / the man who pioneered robotic surgery / He will continue to see patients free of charge for two days a week / For the rest of his time we're really fortunate to have him, a labour party member, as a Labour Government Minister / As Mary was saying, whilst the Conservatives always had Ministers who could stitch you up, we've got one who can cut you open as well / Nothing better encapsulates the values of our party than the National Health Service as Gordon was saying yesterday / It emerged from a sense of national solidarity / It developed as a testament to what can be achieved when radical thinking is combined with political courage / No single institution has done more to promote social justice in the past or possesses greater potential to transform our society in the future / In 1997 the NHS required intensive care / The ten years since has seen greater investment, more staff, reduced waiting times, new hospitals and radically improved survival rates, particularly in cancer and cardio-vascular disease / It's a proud record but I want to talk about the decade to come rather than the one that's gone / The public doesn't view history in neatly divi...
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