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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:51 pm on 5 January 2022.

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Photo of Mike Kane Mike Kane Shadow Minister (Transport) 3:51, 5 January 2022

Disraeli gave his one nation speech in Manchester in 1872; I doubt he would recognise the party political knockabout that the Prime Minister is engaging in over a national crisis. What I will say about the situation is that tonight, with case rates rising in Greater Manchester, there are 600 patients across GM who cannot get out of hospital due to social care staff shortages. About half of care homes are not currently accepting anyone. That is not just to do with the pandemic; it is historical under-investment in our social care sector. Surely the Prime Minister sees that.