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Theresa May has broken a promise to act over a scandal-hit private mental health hospital, a Labour MP claimed today.

Cygnet Hospital, in Louise Haigh’s Sheffield Heeley constituency, was slammed by the Care Quality Commission over “inadequate” safety.

The site, which cares for 11 to 18-year-olds, is run by private healthcare firm Cygnet and NHS patients are still being referred.

Mrs May vowed action in July after Ms Haigh raised the issue in Prime Minister’s Questions.

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But there has been no contact from her or Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt since.

Ms Haigh said: “It is simply unacceptable for vulnerable patients to be treated in a facility not rated as safe.”

A hospital spokesman said it has been “working to improve practice”.