Sir Rod Stewart says Government should 'stand down to give Labour a go'

Sir Rod Stewart today rang in to a TV phone-in show to claim the Government should 'stand down' and give Labour 'a go' at running the country.

The rock and pop icon made a surprise call to Sky News to condemn the 'heartbreaking' current state of the NHS.

The 78-year-old even offered to pay for 10 or 20 hospital scans for NHS patients after the TV news channel had earlier heard from those experiencing long waits for treatment.

Sir Rod revealed he was prompted to call in to the Sky News debate about the NHS crisis after attending a private clinic yesterday that was basically 'empty'.

He claimed the situation in the health service was 'ridiculous' and suggested it had persuaded him to change his political support.

'I personally have been a Tory for a long time but I think this Government should stand down now and give the Labour Party a go at it,' Sir Rod said.

'Because this is heartbreaking for the nurses, it really is heartbreaking. In all my years of living in this country, I've never seen it so bad.

'Go on the nurses, I'm on your side!'

Responding on Sir Rod's comments, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: 'I agree with Sir Rod Stewart.'

Sir Rod had previously hinted at his political leanings on the morning after the 2019 general election when he posted on Twitter: 'Well done Boris.'

Prior to that year's election, Sir Rod had predicted that Boris Johnson would 'sort it out' amid the 'muddle' over Brexit, although he revealed he was 'still a Remainer'.