Party Leader resigns as Minister of Health and Social Care
Today, Party Leader Lawrie Hooper MHK has formally resigned from his role as Minister of Health and Social Care for the Isle of Man Government
It is of extreme concern that the Chief Minister is not willing to listen to the views of others, and is set on a potentially destructive course of action that can only lead the Isle of Man into crisis.
It has become increasingly clear that the Chief Minister is set on destabilising our National Health Service and Liberal Vannin have become convinced his ultimate aim is to privatise healthcare on the Isle of Man.
This is not a position that Liberal Vannin are willing to support. We believe in a comprehensive free at the point of use health and care system, not in charging people for core healthcare services.
Liberal Vannin is proud of the work that we have managed to achieve in government over the last three years both within healthcare and with broader government and it is with regret that we must leave so much of this work unfinished. Liberal Vannin took up a role in government as we believe that only by working together can we effect real and lasting change and whilst we were effecting this change we were willing to continue to work with the Chief Minister and his government.
However, nothing can outweigh our commitment to our core principles which we are not willing to compromise.