Sarah Owen MP  said that yesterday, the ONS revealed shocking statistics showing that some members of the BAME community are up to four times more likely to die as a result of Covid 19.

This pandemic has shone a light on health inequalities which have existed for far too long and need to be tackled not just for now, but in the long term.

This week, I asked a direct question at the Health and Social Care Select Committee about how government advisors are going to address the disproportionate deaths from our BAME communities during this pandemic. I will continue to push the government on this and also stakeholders during private meetings.