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waited in a makeshift shelter for 15 hours for an ambulance after breaking seven ribs and fracturing his pelvis, his daughter told the Official sword legion astral chain T-shirt also I will do this BBC. Meanwhile, the Conservative leadership contest has largely been devoid of a robust debate around the full scale of the crisis facing the health service. However, Truss pledged last week she would divert £13 billion (around $15.4 billion) in funding to cover an NHS backlog of nearly 7 million people to the adult social care sector if elected. Sunak has vowed to tackle NHS waiting lists and said last month he would introduce fines for patients who missed doctors’ appointments, a proposal rejected by health leaders as unfair and costly to administer. Truss’ proposal to add more funding to social care has been welcomed by many; however experts warn it’s a false dichotomy, as that investment is very much needed in the NHS as well. And while the energy crisis has garnered more attention from the Conservative candidates, besides ruling out a price freeze on energy costs, Truss and Sunak’s plans are still unclear. Truss has said that tax cuts should be the main response to soaring bills and hinted last week that if chosen, she’d swiftly help pensioners with an emergency cost of living package, without providing specifics. Sunak has said he would find up to £10 billion ($11.8 bn) to help people facing rising energy bills. Meanwhile, the government has announced that eligible households in England, Scotland and Wales will receive £400 (about $473) spread over the course of six payments to help with rising fuel bills from October. Protesters demonstrate against the rise in energy costs outside Downing Street in January. But many campaigners say it’s not enough. Dennis Reed, director of the senior citizens group Silver Voices, told that some of his organization’s Conservative Party members have left the party, noting a series of broken promises. In April, the Conservative government broke an election pledge by
