Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams said she is "overwhelmed" by the response to a documentary she made highlighting the inequalities of Covid.

The Unequal Pandemic, a short documentary film, was launched in Parliament's Attlee Suite two weeks ago and was attended by many MPs, charities, journalists and producers, along with people working in public health and think tanks.

The film, made in conjunction with Good Guys Productions, looks at how inequalities before the Pandemic shaped the experience of families during the Covid pandemic.

People who were poor, from an ethnic minority or disabled were more likely to get infected with Covid.

Before becoming an Oldham MP in January 2011, Debbie served as a Public Health consultant and Chair of an NHS Trust and entered Parliament in order to fight for national change on tackling inequalities. 

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The documentary heard from a range of experts and people who lost family members and loved ones during the pandemic.

The Unequal Pandemic will be submitted to the ongoing National Covid Inquiry.

Reflecting on the film, Ms Abrahams said: "I am absolutely overwhelmed by the response that we’ve had to The Unequal Pandemic film - it is a testament to the importance of the issues that it raises. 

"That we can’t go back to the status quo, that action must be taken to address the structural inequalities that Covid exposed and amplified.

"I do hope that it will help to shape the recommendations of the Covid Inquiry so that we are better placed when – not if – the next pandemic hits.

"As your MP, I will continue my efforts to demand greater action on the inequalities that persist between Oldham and across the country, particularly in the North."