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Mark Coles profiles Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP.

Mark Coles profiles Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Shadow Minister for Mental Health and A&E doctor.

The coronavirus crisis presents a difficult challenge for opposition MPs seeking to win national support without being accused of opportunistic point scoring. One shadow minister has managed to get the nation’s attention. Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Shadow Minister for Mental Health, is both an MP and an A&E doctor. During lockdown she has been working shifts at her local hospital and her first-hand experience there led her to accuse the Health Secretary Matt Hancock of manipulating testing figures last week. Their exchange in the commons has been viewed over 5 million times on social media.

Producer: Anna Meisel
Researcher: Vivien Jones

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