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Jess Phillips claimed she was given preferential treatment when visiting A&E because of her stance on Gaza
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Home Office Minister Jess Phillips appeared to make a stunning confession about being given preferential treatment during a recent A&E visit due to her support for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Labour MP discussed an incident where her lips had "gone blue" and she could not breathe.
The 42-year-old revealed that when she got to the hospital, she believes that she received preferential treatment and was seen quicker.
She told attendees of the An Evening With Jess Phillips event at Kiln Theatre: "I got through because of who I am.
POLL OF THE DAY: Does Britain have a two-tier NHS? - YOUR VERDICT
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"Also the doctor who saw me was Palestinian, as it turns out. Almost all the doctors in Birmingham seemed to be."
Phillips, who resigned from Keir Starmer's frontbench after voting for a ceasefire, added: "He was sort of like, "I like you. You voted for a ceasefire". [Because of that] I got through quicker."
This admission caused a lot of anger, with some slamming the NHS for having two-tier standards.
Matt Goodwin said: "Labour MP Jess Phillips says she got preferential treatment on the NHS because of her Gaza views Two-tier NHS now?"
Jess Phillips claimed she was given preferential treatment when visiting A&E because of her stance on GazaPAThe Adam Smith Institute's Sam Bidwell added: "By Jess Phillips' own admission, a Palestinian NHS doctor gave her preferential treatment because of her vote on the Gaza issue.
"It's not just two-tier policing - Britain is becoming a country with public services infected by corrupt sectarian patronage. Third world behaviour!"
A whopping 89 per cent of GB News members who voted in the poll believe Britain does have a two-tier NHS.
Meanwhile seven per cent don't believe Britain has a two-tier NHS, while four per cent are unsure.
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