Tory petition comes out against extended GP opening hours - Johnson

Alan Johnson MP, Labour's Health Secretary, responding to David Cameron's speech today and the Conservatives' GP petition which would see all control over GP opening hours handed back to GP practices themselves, said:
 
"This is an astonishing admission by the Conservatives.  They are now supporting a free-for-all on opening hours, which would see an end to the evening and weekend opening which has just been secured.
 
"Far from diminishing primary care services we are enhancing them, but it seems that the Tories are more interested in ingratiating themselves with certain elements of the profession than they are in improving access for the public."