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MP accused of diverting UK ventilators from Ukraine to Cuba

4/30/2026

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Retired policeman Steve Eccleshall alleges Labour MP Steve Witherden stole his plan to send British ventilators to Ukraine and redirected it to Cuba.
Steve Witherden asked Wrexham Maelor Hospital to donate 40 ventilators to Cuba, and the health board is reviewing the request.
Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board said the ventilators are stored, incompatible with its systems, valued as assets, and that it is assessing implications before contacting the Welsh government.

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Retired policeman Steve Eccleshall alleges Labour MP Steve Witherden stole his plan to send British ventilators to Ukraine and redirected it to Cuba.
Steve Witherden asked Wrexham Maelor Hospital to donate 40 ventilators to Cuba, and the health board is reviewing the request.
Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board said the ventilators are stored, incompatible with its systems, valued as assets, and that it is assessing implications before contacting the Welsh government.