I AM absolutely disgusted at what I read in the papers. After starving the NHS of funds for the last four and a half years, the con men have just paid the best part of £800 million to private health companies, supposedly to enable them to get rid of waiting lists for tests and operations in the system.

Am I alone in thinking that if this money was paid to the NHS, they could do the job themselves.

Why can’t the con men be honest about privatising the NHS? Cameron lied about the NHS being safe in their hands. No wonder people are disgusted with politics and lying politicians. Exercise your vote in May to save our NHS before it’s too late.

Ann Poyser, Stockton Road, Newport