Steve Barclay has been accused of being “part man, part ostrich” for burying his head in the sand on addressing a surge in excess deaths.
Shadow Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne accused the Government of "denial and buck-passing" as he blasted the Health Secretary for not taking action.
He told the Commons: "There were 50,000 more deaths than we would have otherwise expected in 2022. Excluding the pandemic, that is the worst figure since 1951.
