‘Conveyer belt of crisis’: Angela Rayner confronts Oliver Dowden on NHS waiting lists

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Oliver Dowden took part in his first PMQs as deputy prime minister on Wednesday, facing questions from Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, across the despatch box. Rayner confronted Dowden on the government’s failure to get NHS waiting lists down, describing the era of Tory rule as a ‘conveyer belt of crisis’. Dowden responded by calling on Labour to support the government’s attempt to introduce minimum service levels to reduce the impact of strikes on public services

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