'Mitts off my NHS': Labour supporter makes passionate speech

A Second World War veteran in his nineties brought the audience at the Labour Party conference to tears yesterday as he delivered a moving and inspirational speech about the NHS.

Harry Smith,91, said that the health system had radically changed in the UK since his birth and that his sister, Marion, died of tuberculosis because his parents could not afford the high costs associated with healthcare.

Mr Smith said he was a Labour supporter because he believes the party would keep the NHS well-funded.

“We must never ever let the NHS free from our grasp, because if we do your future will be my past,” he said.

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