Nigel Farage’s defence man vows British war heroes will be priority for the NHS

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Reform defence spokesman Angus MacIntyre vows wounded veterans will get NHS priority for life and more help with housing for them and their families.

Britain's wounded war heroes will be put at the front of the queue for NHS treatment and housing under a Reform UK government.

The party's new defence man, Angus MacIntyre, vowed to this paper that he'd deliver a better deal for veterans "from day one".

That would include priority on medical care for the rest of their lives, and much greater support on housing for them and their families.

In an exclusive interview with the Express, the 40-year military veteran laid bare the shameful treatment of injured troops who are left languishing on waiting lists.

He told how one soldier, left in agony after being blown up in Afghanistan, now faces a five-year wait for a new hip.

Mr MacIntyre said: "They saved his legs and arms, but they were smashed to pieces and he’s been rebuilt slowly, in constant pain."

That British hero had "one hip replacement [...] and a shoulder joint replacement" but had been left "on a five-year waiting list for a hip with no priority.”

He fumed: “Somebody like that should be at the front of the queue for the rest of their lives, period, done.

“I’m not going to pick on certain groups, but there will be people less worthy of a place at the front of the queue than an individual like that. So something is wrong.”

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