Kate Garraway confronts Wes Streeting on care debt on Derek Draper’s death anniversaryGood Morning Britain, ITV
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00:00One of the overriding ones, till he went back into intensive care
00:03before he passed away, was dealing with the funding of care.
00:06At the time of his death, there were two appeals
00:10that hadn't been heard for funding.
00:12It kept on getting pushed back and pushed back.
00:15In the meantime, and I'm lucky, I've got an incredible job,
00:19which is well paid, I was having to fund the situation.
00:23Now, I've got excessive, unpayable debt because of it.
00:28And if I'm in that position, what else are people going to be?
00:32People can't afford four more years of this.
00:37Yeah, and firstly, Kate, and I know lots of viewers
00:42will feel the same, having followed, I think that's why
00:45the anniversary you're going through, yourself and your family,
00:48which all of us are with you with a totally heart...
00:52I'm sure, and I know you feel it too.
00:56I only mention it because I'm aware that there are people
01:00that are in the situation that just don't have that time.
01:03Yeah, I was going to...