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PM: I disagree with Poulter's comments about NHS

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PM: I disagree with Poulter's comments about NHS

PM: I disagree with Poulter's comments about NHS

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he doesn't agree with comments made by Tory defector Dan Poulter, arguing it was the 'common sense majority position' of the country to reform the welfare system.

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