north staffordshire by election is, north shropshire, should the election is a looming next week. therefore tension a little more interesting thanit tension a little more interesting than it might otherwise be notches to pundits like you but ordinary punters as well. t to pundits like you but ordinary punters as well.— to pundits like you but ordinary punters as well. i said that labour were leading _ punters as well. i said that labour were leading it _ punters as well. i said that labour were leading it and _ punters as well. i said that labour were leading it and it's _ punters as well. i said that labour were leading it and it's obviously | were leading it and it's obviously the dems— were leading it and it's obviously the dems are leading in north shropshire. as katie pointed out. she's— shropshire. as katie pointed out. she's more — shropshire. as katie pointed out. she's more alert than and me. | shropshire. as katie pointed out. she's more alert than and me. i got a model with _ she's more alert than and me. i got a model with this _ she's more alert than and me. i got a m

so suddenly if north staffordshire went against the party, which on paper it shouldn't and most peopleeat like this, is he still be winner in marginal seats that he was at the end of 2019? i that he was at the end of 2019? i think if north structure goes, interesting one of the things that could _ interesting one of the things that could have the cherries here is talking — could have the cherries here is talking about labour, lots... the vo could _ talking about labour, lots... the vo could split — talking about labour, lots... the vo could split. there no expectations for the _ could split. there no expectations for the jury— could split. there no expectations for the jury anyway. he wasn't over 20.000 _ for the jury anyway. he wasn't over 20,000 majority, reduced to 2,000, they still— 20,000 majority, reduced to 2,000, they still retain it. you described that as _ they still retain it. you described that as a — they still retain it. you described that as a tryout. i think it's important _ that as a tryout. i think it's important because it you can see boris _ important because it you

we're joined by dr paul scott, chair of the north staffordshire gp federation. exceptional. i think what is more worrying on a day—to—day basis is almost the verbal anger and comments and innuendo and demands, and we are in a system where really, the demand from the public is that it is outstripping the supply we have of our current workforce in primary care. ~ i i, our current workforce in primary care. ~ i, i, our current workforce in primary care. i, i, our current workforce in primary care. ~ i, i, i, care. we will come onto some of those pressures _ care. we will come onto some of those pressures in _ care. we will come onto some of those pressures in a _ care. we will come onto some of those pressures in a moment, i care. we will come onto some of i those pressures in a moment, paul. in connection with how, in practice, people faced with angry patients or people faced with angry patients or people who come into the surgery, in practical terms, what can be done to try to safeguard those people? in w; try to safeguard those people? in my experience. — try to