Labour have delayed the build of a new state-of-the-art Royal Berkshire Hospital until 2035 at the earliest. There are reports that this will mean building work will not start until 2037 and costs will escalate to £2bn.
Pauline Jorgensen, Conservative Group Leader at Wokingham Borough Council, and candidate in Earley and Woodley in the 2024 General election, said, “Labour have delayed the build of a new state-of-the-art Royal Berkshire Hospital until 2035 at the earliest. This is despite Yuan Yang’s promises and assurances to residents during the general election campaign that the new hospital would be built during the next parliament after Labour took office. We now have confirmation that the new hospital will be delayed by a decade.
It is clear this is not just another Labour broken promise. This is a complete betrayal of residents, the Hospital Trust, and our local communities.
She added, “Now I know why our Labour MP wouldn’t answer my recent questions about their hospital programme review. She insisted that the Royal Berkshire Hospital rebuild wasn’t cancelled. But this decision to defer it to at least three governments in the future was clearly something that she didn’t want to own up to.”
Conservatives will continue to support the NHS Trust and Building Berkshire Better. We will continue to campaign in the interests of residents for a new state-of-the-art Royal Berkshire Hospital.
