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PMQs

Wednesday 11 January 2023 · 27 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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At a glance

Answered 9 Partly answered 14 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Prime Minister did not specify how long he waited for his last NHS dentist appointment, citing use of independent healthcare and support for the NHS.
  • Prime Minister emphasized the importance of social mobility and the role of universities, employers, and professions in achieving it.
  • Prime Minister stated that constructive dialogue with unions is sought, and highlighted government actions to address NHS waiting lists and funding issues.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Cat Smith Lab Lancaster and Wyre
NHS
Context

There are no NHS dentists taking on patients in Lancaster and Fleetwood, and those who have one face long waiting times.

Question

I am concerned about the lack of NHS dentists in my constituency, where there are no dentists taking on new patients and long waiting lists. How long did the Prime Minister wait for his last NHS dentist appointment?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

I am registered with an NHS GP. I have used independent healthcare in the past, and I am grateful to the Friarage Hospital for the fantastic care that it has given my family over the years. The truth is, I am proud to come from an NHS family, and that is why I am passionately committed to protecting the NHS with more funding, more doctors and nurses and a clear plan to cut the waiting lists.

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Not addressed: The Prime Minister did not directly answer how long he waited for his last NHS dentist appointment.

How: Did Not Address The Specific Question

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Q2 David Johnston
Education
Context

The probability of becoming a doctor or lawyer is significantly influenced by parental occupation, and fewer disadvantaged young people are admitted to degree-level apprenticeships.

Question

I welcome the right hon. Friend's focus on education and family but does he agree that universities, employers, and professions must also play their part in improving social mobility?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

Everyone should have the opportunity to succeed, and my hon. Friend is absolutely right that we all have a part to play. That is why I am pleased that the Social Mobility Commission is working to provide new information to young people about opportunities as well as a toolkit for employers so that they can also play their part in improving social mobility.

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Q3 Keir Starmer Lab Holborn and St Pancras
NHS
Context

Under the current Government, NHS workers are on strike, which has not happened in the past during Labour's tenure. The question is about the failure to negotiate with unions.

Question

In 13 years of the last Labour Government, there were no national NHS strikes. If the Prime Minister had negotiated with the nurses before Christmas, they would not be on strike now. Why is he choosing to prolong the misery rather than end these strikes?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

We have always been clear that we want to have constructive dialogue with the unions. That is also why, when it comes to pay, we accepted in full the independent recommendations of the pay review bodies. The right hon. and learned Gentleman simply does not have a policy on this question.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Prime Minister did not directly address why negotiations were not held with unions before Christmas to end the strikes.

How: Did Not Provide Specifics About Negotiation Efforts

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Q4 Keir Starmer Lab Holborn and St Pancras
NHS
Context

The Prime Minister's response to NHS strikes is viewed negatively, with the suggestion that he is threatening to sack nurses rather than negotiating.

Question

When I clapped for the nurses during the pandemic, I meant it. The Prime Minister's response to the greatest crisis in the history of the NHS is to threaten to sack our nurses. Why do patients always wait longer under the Tories?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

No one denies the unions' freedom to strike, but it is important to balance that with people's right to access life-saving healthcare at the same time. This should not be controversial as minimum service levels are present in other European countries and supported by the International Labour Organisation.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Prime Minister did not directly address why patients wait longer under his Government.

How: Changed Subject To Talk About International Practices

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Q5 Keir Starmer Lab Holborn and St Pancras
NHS
Context

The Prime Minister is accused of causing a crisis in NHS waiting times, with 7.2 million people now on the waiting list.

Question

They have gone from clapping nurses to sacking them. His Government commissioned a report saying that this is not a covid problem but a decade of managed decline. How much and when will you reduce waiting lists?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

We have eliminated two-year waitlists last year, are on track this spring to eliminate waits of 18 months and plan to eliminate waits of 52 weeks by next spring. We are doing that with record funding, more community diagnostic centres, more surgical hubs, and more patient choice.

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Q6 Keir Starmer Lab Holborn and St Pancras
NHS
Context

The number of people waiting more than four weeks for a GP appointment has risen to 1.4 million, which is concerning given the guaranteed two-day wait when Labour was in power.

Question

Last month, 1.4 million people waited over four weeks for a GP appointment. When Labour left office, you were guaranteed an appointment within two days. When does the Prime Minister expect to get back to that?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

We are on track this spring to eliminate waits of 18 months and plan to eliminate waits of 52 weeks by next spring. We are doing that with record funding, more community diagnostic centres, more surgical hubs, and more patient choice.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The Prime Minister did not provide a specific timeline for returning waiting times back to pre-covid levels.

How: Did Not Give A Specific Timeline

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Q7 Keir Starmer Lab Holborn and St Pancras
NHS
Context

Starmer referenced the Prime Minister's recent NHS experience and highlighted a Labour Government guarantee that people would be seen by a specialist within two weeks of being told they might have cancer. He noted 50,000 people are currently waiting longer than this.

Question

I heard the Prime Minister saying that he is now registered with an NHS doctor, so he will soon enjoy the experience of waiting on hold every morning at 8 am to get a GP appointment. I can tell him that those who are waiting now do not want another round of empty promises or boasting about what he has done; they just want to know when they will be able to see a doctor. This is not just about routine care. There can be nothing more terrifying than being told you might have cancer: that is why the last Labour Government brought in a guarantee that people would be seen by a specialist within two weeks. Today, 50,000 people are waiting longer than that. Everyone in this House will appreciate the anxiety that they are feeling. When will cancer patients once again get the certainty of quick care that they got under Labour?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

Why is there a challenge with cancer times right now? Again, the right hon. and learned Gentleman just has absolutely no understanding of the situation. What happened to cancer referrals during covid? They went down by almost two thirds. That was because of a pandemic. By the way, if we had listened to him, we would still be in lockdown and there would be even more waiting lists. Actually, right now there are record levels of cancer treatment as we catch up with those missed things.

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Not addressed: When will cancer patients once again get the certainty of quick care that they got under Labour?

How: Understanding, Pandemic

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Q8 Keir Starmer Lab Holborn and St Pancras
NHS
Context

Starmer criticised the current government's NHS policy, stating that they are not promising that people will get to see a doctor in a few days or receive urgent treatment for cancer as promised by Labour. He questioned why after 13 years of being in government this is the best they can offer.

Question

There is not a minimum level of service any day, because the Government have broken the NHS. The Prime Minister is not promising that people will get to see a doctor in a few days, like they did under Labour. He is not promising that cancer patients will get urgent treatment, as they did under Labour. He is not even promising an NHS that puts patients first, like it did under Labour. No, he is promising that one day, although he cannot say when, the Government's record high waiting lists will stop growing—and that's it. After 13 years in government, what does it say that the best they can offer is that at some point they might stop making things worse?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

When it comes to the NHS, it is crystal clear: the Conservatives are on the side of patients, Labour is on the side of its union paymasters. I have laid out my priorities for the country: waiting lists down, inflation down, debt down, growth up and the boats stopped. All the right hon. and learned Gentleman does is flip from one thing to another. That is the difference between him and me. He is focused on petty politics; I am delivering for Britain.

Not addressed: What are the current government's NHS promises compared to Labour's?

How: Petty Politics, Delivering For Britain

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Q9 Cherilyn Mackrory
NHS Social Care
Context

Mackrory thanked health and social care professionals in Cornwall for their hard work during the winter. She highlighted the extra challenges faced by Cornwall due to year-round demand and competition with hospitality, asking if the Prime Minister was aware of these issues.

Question

On behalf of my constituents in Truro and Falmouth, I would like to thank all the health and social care professionals in Cornwall for their hard work in a particularly difficult winter. Everybody comes to Cornwall for their summer holidays, which is brilliant, but it means that there is no respite in summer or winter for our health and social care professionals. In addition, when we try to recruit people into health and social care, which is a vocation, the sector is competing with hospitality. Is my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister aware of the extra challenges that places such as Cornwall face in recruitment and retention?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My hon. Friend is right to shine a spotlight on that issue. Like her, I am incredibly proud of all our social care workers and their commitment to their profession. That is why, this spring, many of them will benefit from an increase of nearly 10% in the national living wage, which will put an extra £1,600 on to their payslips. However, we also want to make sure that they feel valued through professional development training and career progression, and our half a billion pounds of investment in the social care workforce will do exactly that for the workers in my hon. Friend's constituency and for others.

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Q10 Stephen Flynn SNP Aberdeen South
Economy Climate Scotland
Context

Flynn questioned if the people of Scotland would come to the conclusion that the UK union does not add up given economic factors like a recession, Brexit, 13 years of Tory rule, energy price crisis, inflation, high interest rates.

Question

Given the longest and deepest recession in the entire G7, Brexit, 13 years of Tory rule, the energy price crisis, inflation and high interest rates, if the people of Scotland do the maths—as the Prime Minister so hopes—will they not come to the conclusion that this Union simply does not add up?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman brought up the subject of energy. He was right to do so. When it comes to the economy, energy is incredibly important to Scotland, and Scotland will play a fantastic part in helping us make the transition to net zero. We now know, however, that the Scottish Government do not want to support the Scottish energy industry and the 200,000 jobs that it produces. I am keen to work with the Scottish Government to support the North sea, because it is something of which we are all very proud in the United Kingdom.

Not addressed: Will the union continue to support Scotland given current economic challenges?

How: Energy, Jobs

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Q11 Stephen Flynn SNP Aberdeen South
NHS Economy Scotland
Context

Flynn referred to numbers regarding the Prime Minister's potential successor, stating that over four months for four speeches he had raked in more than £1 million. He asked if it is perverse for senior members of the Conservative party to feather their nests while seeking to deny working people fair pay.

Question

If the Prime Minister wants to talk about the fact that Scotland is energy rich but fuel poor on Westminster's watch, I am more than happy to do that. For today, however, let us reflect on numbers, and in particular the numbers on which Sam Coates of Sky News shone a light—notably those relating to the Prime Minister's favourite potential successor, which showed that over four months, for four speeches, he had raked in more than £1 million. Does the Prime Minister not find it utterly perverse that senior members of the Conservative party are feathering their nests in this way, while at the same time seeking to deny working people the opportunity to strike for fair pay?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

I do not think we need to talk about our predecessors, but I remember—[Interruption.] If I am not mistaken, it was one of the hon. Gentleman's predecessors who worked for Russia Today. The hon. Gentleman talks about priorities. Yesterday the SNP spent time talking yet more about independence at a time when we should be talking about delivering for people across the United Kingdom, focusing on their jobs and improving the NHS throughout the UK, in Scotland and, indeed, everywhere else. That is the kind of thing I want to talk to the Scottish Government about, and I hope the hon. Gentleman will work with me to do that.

Not addressed: Does the PM find it perverse that senior Conservatives are making money while denying workers strikes?

How: Predecessors, Jobs, Nhs

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Q12 Holly Mumby-Croft
Business & Trade
Context

The UK steel industry faces challenges, and the questioner thanks the government for past efforts while expressing concern about future security.

Question

Conservative Governments have a proud record of supporting the UK steel industry. He will know that steel is a vital strategic industry essential for everything from defence to growth. Will he do everything he can to ensure we always make steel in this country, and does he agree it's safest under a Conservative Government?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for the steel industry, and this Government remain committed to a thriving UK steel industry. That is why our support includes nearly £800 million in relief for electricity costs and steel companies are eligible to bid for up to £1.5 billion in capital grant.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not directly address maintaining domestic steel production or safety under Conservative governance, instead focusing on existing support measures.

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Q13 Liz Saville-Roberts PC Dwyfor Meirionnydd
NHS Wales Standards & Ethics
Context

The questioner criticises the UK government for its handling of health budgets, blaming mismanagement by Welsh Labour and a Westminster funding system that perpetuates poverty.

Question

Disruption from strikes is minor compared to chronic disruption caused daily by 13 years of butchering health budgets. Health services in Wales suffer from mismanagement by Labour and a Westminster funding system perpetuating poverty. What has the Government done, and what are they doing to tackle this?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

Let me join the hon. Lady in wishing Gareth Bale well as a Southampton fan. Funding Wales, it is due to Barnett that they receive significantly more than the NHS in England plus £1.2 billion extra from the autumn statement. This Government have introduced the Online Safety Bill for child protection and penalties on tech companies.

Not addressed: Did not address criticisms about mismanagement or funding issues, instead focusing on praise for Gareth Bale and highlighting NHS funding.

How: Changed Subject

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Q14 David Duguid Con
Climate Energy
Context

The Acorn project in St Fergus is part of a larger plan to expand carbon capture utilisation and storage capacity.

Question

Can the government confirm their ongoing commitment to expanding carbon capture and storage capacity, including the Acorn project? What updates are available on track 2 sequencing?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for the project. We will invest up to £1 billion to establish carbon capture and storage in four industrial clusters by 2030, recognising the benefits of Scottish cluster decarbonisation. Further details on track 2 will be set out in due course.

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Not addressed: null

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Q15 Alex Davies-Jones Lab Pontypridd
Crime & Law Enforcement Education Women & Equalities
Context

Andrew Tate's misogynistic messages are infiltrating classrooms, requiring teachers to develop resources to re-educate boys influenced by such messaging.

Question

What has the Prime Minister done and what is his Government doing to tackle misogyny, incel culture, and radicalisation of young men? Will he commit to giving teachers resources to address this problem?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

We announced £2 billion of extra funding for schools. The Government introduced the Online Safety Bill improving protections for children with strict obligations on tech companies enforcing them.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Did not provide specific actions regarding tackling misogyny and incel culture, only referenced funding and legislation.

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Q16 Kevin Foster Con
NHS
Context

The building a brighter future project for Torbay Hospital is the biggest single healthcare investment in south Devon since NHS founding.

Question

Can my right hon. Friend assure me that the Government's commitment to this project remains unchanged?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for his local hospital and constituents. The new hospital scheme is part of our plan to deliver dozens more hospitals by 2030, and we remain committed to delivering the new hospital at Torbay.

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Not addressed: null

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Q17 Alex Cunningham Lab
Parliamentary Procedure Environment
Context

Taxpayers are losing tens of millions to valuable public assets transferred without full recruitment process; a relative benefits from scrap worth millions. An environmental disaster is linked to the site.

Question

Will the Prime Minister launch an inquiry into these crony contracts? Will his Environment Secretary get serious about the Teesside estuary environmental disaster?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs carried out a comprehensive evidence-led investigation concluding natural causes were most likely responsible. An independent panel will be set up to report quickly on this issue.

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Not addressed: null

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Q18 Philip Davies Con
Local Government
Context

Labour-controlled Bradford Council neglects Bingley's needs; the levelling-up fund is crucial to put right these failings.

Question

Will the Prime Minister insist that the levelling-up fund bid submitted for Bingley, unlocking millions of pounds in private sector investment, will be successful?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

Unlike Labour council, my hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for his constituents in Bingley. I cannot comment on individual bids but wish him every success and will be following with close interest how it proceeds.

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Not addressed: Did not directly confirm or guarantee the bid's success, only expressed support and interest.

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Q19 Carolyn Harris Lab Neath and Swansea East
Business & Trade
Context

Over 40,000 interactions from the public regarding poor customer service and working conditions at Evri have been reported. The issue has raised concerns about whether government intervention is necessary.

Question

Does the Prime Minister believe that over 40,000 interactions with the delivery company Evri warrant an investigation by the relevant Government Department? Other Ministers in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy think not, but I am sure the Prime Minister would want to be seen as interested enough in this problem to take action.

Answer from Rishi Sunak

I am aware that other Government Ministers have looked into this issue and are currently considering it. I will be happy to write to the hon. Lady when we know more about the situation.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific commitment to investigate Evri complaints was not given

How: Ministers Are Already Looking Into This, No Direct Action Stated

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Q20 Fiona Bruce Con
Economy
Context

The Labour party has made £90 billion in unfunded spending commitments recently, raising concerns about economic stability. The questioner seeks to differentiate the Conservative approach from Labour's on this issue.

Question

Does the Prime Minister agree that securing a strong economy is key? Will he confirm that unlike the Labour party, his government will not make any unfunded spending commitments that would increase national debt?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We must be disciplined on spending and borrowing to safeguard public services for future generations, unlike Labour's £90 billion in unfunded spending commitments.

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Q21 Simon Lightwood Labour (Co-op)
NHS
Context

Less than half of Wakefield's children managed to see an NHS dentist last year. The questioner highlights a specific case where a child is suffering from severe tooth decay.

Question

My constituent Mr Faqirzai's six-year-old daughter has 10 teeth that are black with decay and often cries in pain. She cannot secure an appointment despite calling every dentist. With more than 25% of five-year-olds having visible tooth decay, when will the Prime Minister take action to address this national dental emergency?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

I am very sorry to hear about the case and will look into it closely. We have reformed the NHS dentistry contract with more funding and dentists, but I will write to him on this specific case.

Partly answered

Not addressed: No timeline or commitment for specific action beyond looking into the case

How: Will Look Into It, Reformed Contracts

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Q22 Douglas Ross Con
Scotland Energy
Context

The Scottish Government has published plans to shut down the oil and gas industry quickly, despite it supporting 90,000 jobs. The SNP leader previously called these plans 'crazy'.

Question

Will the Minister reaffirm his support for Scotland's oil and gas workers and the future of our industry given that it supports 90,000 Scottish jobs?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We will rely on hydrocarbons for decades as we transition to net zero. Producing here has a lower carbon footprint than importing, supporting tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland.

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Q23 Marsha de Cordova Lab Battersea
NHS
Context

The NHS has over 650,000 people waiting to see an eye care specialist. A Bill is proposed for a national eye health strategy.

Question

Will the Prime Minister back my Bill for a national eye health strategy given that there are more than 650,000 people waiting to see an eye care specialist?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

I thank the hon. Lady for her campaigning and confirm that we are taking action to improve ophthalmology services with investments of over £100 million, but I know there is more to do.

Partly answered

Not addressed: No clear commitment on backing the Bill

How: Taking Action, Investing In Eye Research

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Q24 Iain Duncan Smith Con Chingford and Woodford Green
Foreign Affairs
Context

The questioner highlights the case of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen imprisoned in Hong Kong under new national security laws. He seeks government action to warn China against such actions.

Question

Will my right hon. Friend direct his Government, particularly the Foreign Office, to warn the Chinese Government about imprisoning British citizens like Jimmy Lai?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My right hon. Friend speaks with authority and I assure him of robust engagement, having already provided refuge for hundreds of thousands from Hong Kong and being robust against Chinese aggression.

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Not addressed: No direct instruction to Foreign Office given

How: Robustly Engaged, Standing Up To China

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Q25 Wera Hobhouse Lib Dem Bath
Employment Women & Equalities
Context

Half of British women and a fifth of men have experienced sexual harassment at work or study. The questioner seeks cross-party support for her Bill to bring about a culture change in protecting workers.

Question

Will the Prime Minister join me in celebrating cross-party work on my private Member's Bill, which will protect workers from harassment by fellow employees and third parties?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

I thank the hon. Lady for her important work. We need to ensure legislation does not have unintended consequences, but I look forward to hearing about progress from my right hon. Friend the Minister for Women and Equalities.

Partly answered

Not addressed: No direct personal support stated

How: Important Work, Look Forward To Hearing

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Q26 Matthew Hancock Con
Community Security
Context

Condemnation of antisemitic, anti-vax conspiracy theories spread online.

Question

Does the Prime Minister agree that the disgusting antisemitic, anti-vax conspiracy theories promulgated online this morning are not only deeply offensive but anti-scientific and have no place in this House or in our wider society?

Answer from Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister)

I join my right hon. Friend in completely condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the types of comments we saw this morning. Obviously, it is utterly unacceptable to make such linkages and to use such language, and I am determined that the scourge of antisemitism be eradicated. It has absolutely no place in our society.

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Q27 Nadia Whittome Lab Nottingham East
NHS
Context

95-year-old constituent spent 41 hours in A&E; criticism of government's response to NHS crisis.

Question

My 95-year-old constituent spent 41 hours in A&E. When will the Prime Minister admit that the NHS is collapsing because of 13 years of underfunding and do something about it, instead of blaming the nurses who are striking to save it?

Answer from Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister)

First, I am very sorry to hear about the experience of the hon. Lady's elderly constituent. My sympathies go out to her, but this is not about blaming anybody. This is about recognising that the NHS, whether in Scotland, in Wales—where it is run by the Labour party—or here in England, is facing pressure as we recover from the pandemic. The right thing to do is to have a clear plan in place to work with doctors and nurses to ease that pressure.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Acknowledging long-term underfunding or committing to specific action to address it.

How: Blaming The Pandemic Recovery, Not Blaming Anybody

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