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. >> of next british deputy prime minister oliver dowd and takes questions from members of the house of commons stepping in for prime minister rishi sunak who was in washington dc meeting with president biden, topics this week included the covid-19 inquiry, rail and transportation concerns and mental health care investment, this is 35 minutes. s 35 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> right. >> can i just make an announcement, i want to tell the house about the success last night with the house of commons teams. night -- with the house of commons in the tug-of-wars. the house of lords let us now start with questions the deputy prime minister david johnson. >> question number one, prime minister, thank you mr. speaker i have been asked to reply my right honorable friends the prime minister is in washington at the invitation of president biden. invitation of president biden. they'll be discussing cooperation on a range of issues including a.i. and global trade and, of course, continuing our leadership in galvanizing international support for the people of ukraine. mr. speaker, this we