Ameet Jogia, a Councillor from Harrow, won the hearts over of thousands at this year’s Conservative Party Conference, as he urged the Conservative Party to do more to support nurses during his heartfelt tribute to them.
Ameet spoke of his own experiences with the NHS over the past year after his father was suddenly taken and diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Speaking at Conservative Party Conference, Ameet said, “Whilst I will always be grateful to the doctors and consultants for the role they played in treating my Dad – it was the nurses who were absolutely essential in keeping him alive.”
Ameet encouraged the Government to do more to support public sector workers such as nurses, “as a Party of hope and aspiration where hard work is central to our ethos, I believe it is our duty to support these most valued public sector workers.”
“Only by investing and empowering our public sector workers can we truly deliver a high-quality public sector for all.”
Ameet used the opportunity to highlight the many challenges that the NHS currently faces, including long waiting times, overworked staff and increasing demand for multiple services.
Speaking exclusively to Asian Voice after, Ameet said, “as Conservatives, we have always been knocked by the Labour Party over the NHS. The Labour Party act like they have a monopoly on the NHS – but that is simply not true.”
“As a proud Conservative, I am sure that all Conservatives agree with me that the current pressures on our NHS are simply not acceptable. Despite what the Labour Party say - these conditions are not a reflection of what we Conservatives stand for. But to make change we need a credible plan which can only work with a strong economy backed by the Conservatives.”
During his speech, Ameet also paid tribute to the Conservative Government for their announcement earlier this year on the NHS’s 70th anniversary to provide an extra £20.5 billion to enable the NHS to meet increasing demands.
The theme for this year’s Conservative Party Conference was ‘opportunity’ and was seen as a bounce back for Prime Minister Theresa May to overcome Party critics and infighting to present a clear case for the country after Brexit.
