🇺🇦 Why Rochdale is "standing shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine | The dentistry crisis in the North

Leaders across the North of England have issued the united message of support for Ukraine, and offered a welcoming hand to those displaced by the invasion from Russian forces.In Rochdale, the Greater Manchester town twinned with Lviv, members of the Ukrainian community joined councillors in the town centre for a show of solidarity.One of those people who attended the vigil was Neil Emmott, the Rochdale council leader. He tells the Northern Agenda's Westminster editor Dan O'Donohue why the town is "standing shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine, and whether Rochdale would welcome those who have escaped from the war.And Kristian Johnson, investigative reporter at Yorkshire Live, speaks to York Central MP Rachael Maskell about the dentistry crisis hitting the North.The Labour politician explains how some of her constituents are using their life savings, travelling abroad, or even pulling out their own teeth, because it is "virtually impossible" to see an NHS dentist, due to years-long waiting lists and medical professionals leaving the health service.The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/Image: Rochdale Borough Council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices