A plea has been issued for politicians to unite around west Norfolk in its hour of need - to heap further pressure on the government over the fate of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
The roof of the hospital is being held up by some 3,000 props to stop it from falling down, but the government has yet to commit to a £862m rebuild.
It has been waiting several months to find out whether it will be selected in a government programme to build eight new hospitals in Britain, in addition to the 40 already promised in the Conservatives’ 2019 election manifesto.
There has been speculation that an announcement is imminent.
And Alexandra Kemp, independent county councillor for Clenchwarton and King's Lynn South has tabled a motion for Tuesday's (December 13) full county council meeting calling for County Hall to unite to call for action in west Norfolk's "hour of need".
She said: "It was deeply disappointing that last week's expected announcement of the rebuild funding did not materialise.
"The QEH rebuild is the most important infrastructure West Norfolk needs, for the health of the local community, for the safety of staff and patients, for skills, jobs, innovation and the sustainability of the local economy."
The motion she has tabled for the full council meeting asks the council to call for the government to place the QEH on the rebuild list.
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