Sir Rod Stewart reinforces dedication to free MRI scans and helps junior medical doctors’ strike

Sir Rod Stewart has strengthened his dedication to serving to present extra free MRI scans for NHS sufferers and says he helps the junior medical doctors’ strike as it’s a “chance to get them even”.

In an interview with Sky News, the musician mentioned he “wants to pay for scans” and has requested individuals to return ahead, however admitted that he “hasn’t gotten very far”.

Sir Rod, 78, paid for members of the public to have scans in a cell unit on the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex in February.

He pledged to assist throughout a Sky News phone-in in regards to the state of the NHS in January, having simply returned from a scan himself.

On Thursday, he mentioned: “We haven’t got very far unfortunately, I thought there would have been a lot of people calling me up. We just did one at Harlow and I’ve got another one somewhere near Glasgow coming up. I want to pay for a scan so just get in touch.”

Asked whether or not he helps the 72-hour junior doctors’ strike in England, which is presently below approach, Sir Rod mentioned: “Of course I do, I’m a working-class guy… this is a chance to get them even. Where’s all the money gone? I know I pay millions in taxes, so where’s it all gone?”

The walkout, which lasts till 7am on Saturday, comes amid the specter of additional strikes all through the summer time if the federal government would not budge on its pay provide.

Sir Rod is ‘a little bit of a fan’ of Boris Johnson

Sir Rod additionally mentioned he’s nonetheless “a bit of a fan” of Boris Johnson however added that he is “not surprised he’s in big trouble now”, after a parliamentary inquiry mentioned the previous prime minister deliberately misled MPs with his partygate denials throughout the COVID pandemic.

He mentioned: “I was and still am a bit of a fan of Boris because I think he has wonderful charisma but you knew what you were getting yourself into with Boris so it’s not unusual. He’s told a few porkies over the years and so I’m not surprised he’s in big trouble now – how’s he going to make a comeback? I don’t know.”

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The privileges committee of MPs discovered Mr Johnson’s breaches severe sufficient to suggest a suspension of 90 days if he had been nonetheless an MP – far exceeding the interval wanted to set off a recall petition and doable by-election.

Sir Rod additionally spoke about his upcoming UK summer time tour which he described as his final rock ‘n’ roll tour. When requested whether or not it was an “end of an era”, he replied: “you could put it that way”.

The musician mentioned: “It’s just I’ve been singing Hot Kegs and Maggie May for 50-odd years, it’s time for a change, all things must end and I want to sing jazz… so we’re going to do that.”

When requested about the place he stands on experimenting with AI in music, Sir Rod mentioned “as far as music goes I don’t really care”, including: “no one sounds like me”.

He informed Sky News: “It’s scary, it could be the destruction of mankind as we know it, apparently, so we have to protect ourselves. As far as music goes I don’t really care, no one sounds like me.”