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Is Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike law a trap for Labour?

The first PMQs of the year was dominated by the NHS.

After the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition met across the despatch box for the first time in 2023, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Statesman’s Political Editor Andrew Marr and Freddie Hayward to analyse whether Rishi Sunak can start turning his polling figures around.

They discuss Sunak’s answers about his use of private healthcare and Labour’s potentially costly plans for the NHS.

Then in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question on how Labour is responding to the government’s anti-strike legislation.

If you have a question, go to newstatesman.com/youaskus

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