The debate around hospital structure continues to rage and create discord. Now the entire Vestvågøy Labor Party is resigning from the party in protest after the proposal to remove the emergency services at Gravdal came to light. – We have had a membership meeting where it has been decided that we will end our membership in the Labor Party. It is based on the fact that we are very dissatisfied, says manager Elisabeth Holdal to news. In total, the local team has one hundred members. More than 20 people are said to have already opted out. Unacceptable In a press release, they write that during a member meeting on Saturday there was unanimous agreement on the decision. – We believe that the management and the Minister of Health have dealt with the hospital structure case in a very untrustworthy and unacceptable way, says Holdal to news. Elisabeth Holdal is not satisfied with the way her former party has handled the hospital structure debate. Photo: John Inge Johansen / news – How does it feel to take this step? – It really hurts. But for us, having a local hospital with the important emergency functions means more. Consideration of the population is fixed. We also signaled that earlier this year, Holdal replies and adds: – We have not been confronted about it. Photo: Vilde Bratland Erikstad / news There may be up to 100 less Labor politicians Holdal emphasizes that they do not feel that they have been taken seriously. – We now stand together as an independent group. In the press release, they also write that they now demand that the Labor Party, in line with other parties, must signal that the emergency and maternity services at Lofoten Hospital must remain as they are today. During the members’ meeting, there were a total of 20 people in place. There, everyone agreed on the decision to opt out. Holdal states that there are around 100 members in total in the local team. – Will everyone opt out? – We are constantly informed that more people are opting out, she replies.
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