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“You will understand that as a Liverpool MP and trade unionist, I share the deep concerns about this legislation from across the labour movement, human rights organisations, and so many who have suffered the abuse of state power, from blacklisted workers to the Hillsborough families and survivors.”

“Opening line from Govt: ‘We either do tier 3 with you or impose it'. And then absolutely nothing is offered to bring us on side because ‘there is no money’.”

“In a single week this Government is paying these senior consultants more than they pay an experienced nurse in a year."

“I can’t see how this fits with the rules everyone else is expected to follow, so the Palace needs to come up with a rules-compliant explanation.”

"BBC making a drama about Jimmy Savile is to sanitise the role of the Corporation in not only enabling the abuse but covering it up, too."

“For too long this conversation has been delayed. Child food poverty in the UK is not a result of Covid-19. We must act with urgency to stabilise the households of our vulnerable children."

That is despite the system still being unable to effectively track or trace.

Labour MP for Rhondda, Chris Bryant also said: "Last week was the worst result ever. I do not understand why Baroness Harding is still in a job."

"I do not understand why Baroness Harding is still in a job. The is an absolute mystery to me."