Deputy PM Oliver Dowden and Labour's Angela Rayner have been arguing about government action on rising rents and mortgages at Prime Minister's Questions.
The pair stepped in for PM Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, who are at an event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the NHS
They began by thanking NHS staff on its 75th anniversary and then went head-to-head on home ownership and interest rate rises.
Dowden was challenged over NHS waiting lists and staffing - and hailed the government's recently published workforce plan for the NHS, which he called a "treasured institution"
It was the fourth time Sunak has missed PMQs since taking over as PM - he will also miss next week because of a Nato summit.
Asked about his absences at a committee hearing yesterday, Sunak said he had no control over the timings of events.
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