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Siân Berry (Green) says the government should be supporting disabled people, not cutting their benefits.
Starmer says the principles behind the government’s approach are clear.
Those that need support and protection should have that support and protection. Those that can be supported and helped into work should be helped and supported into work. … And those who can work should [be protected].
Roz Savage (Lib Dem) says the UK is now the ninth most unequal of developed countries. Will the government introduce measures to cut inequality?
Starmer says Savage is right to raise this. Breakfast clubs will help, he says, the minimum wage has gone up, and the government’s child poverty taskforce is looking at all measures that might cut inequality.
Meg Hillier (Lab) says the borough of Hackney spends £54m on temporary housing. Will the government spend more on social housing?
Starmer says the government is investing in social housing, as well as tackling the root causes of homelessness.
Tessa Munt (Lib Dem) thanks the government for its recognition of the work of the RAF’s photographic reconnaisance squadron. They had a near death rate of 50%, and only a two and a half month life expectancy.
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Starmer says he thinks MPs would support a memorial to the bravery of the people in the photographic reconnaisance unit.
Stephen Flynn, the SNP leader at Westminster, asks about job losses in Aberdeen. He asks why the government is bothered about job losses in Scunthorpe but not in Scotland.
Starmer says Flynn will do almost anything to distract attention from the SNP’s “appalling” record in Scotland.
Davey condemns Trump's proposed tariffs on non-US films, saying if he 'picks fight with James Bond, Bridget Jones and Paddington, he will lose'
Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, says Starmer should reverse the winter fuel payments cut.
And he asks Starmer to speed up social care reform.
Starmer says Davey comes to the Commons every week asking for things without saying how they might be paid for.
Davey criticises President Trump for proposing tariffs on UK films. Will Stamer tell Trump that if he “picks a fight with James Bond, Bridget Jones and Paddington Bear, he will lose”.
Starmer says Davey should listen to industry. They want the government to agree a trade deal with the US.
Starmer says criticism of UK-India trade deal over tax exemptions are 'incoherent nonsense'
Starmer says the India trade deal is good for British jobs.
And he says the criticism on double taxation is “incoherent nonsense”.
He says trade deal with 50 other countries have clauses like this. If the Tories are going to tear up these agreements, they should say sy.
Badenoch says the government’s energy policy is a disaster.
Starmer says Badenoch is talking down the country. She should be celebrating the trade deal with India, he says.
Badenoch quotes Blair, claiming he said the net zero policy was irrational.
She asks why the government is stoppoing oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.
Starmer says he does not think Badenoch is a climate denier. But she is a climate defeatist.
Badenoch claims the government cannot cut energy bills because of its net zero policies.
Starmer says energy bills have fluctated because of changes to global gas prices.
He says Badenoch has abandoned the policy she used to support.
He quotes Mel Stride, the chancellor, and Badenoch herself in the past backing this argument.
Badenoch says the Tories would not balance the budget on the back of pensions.
Why has Labour broken its promise to cut energy bills by £300?
Starmer says the way to bring energy bills down is by promoting cheap, green energy.
Badenoch’s policies won’t bring bills down. She is opposed to green energy, and Tories block infrastracture planning applications, she says.
Badenoch says the only black hole is the one that Starmer is digging.
Will he listen to Labour colleagues saying he must change his mind on this?
Starmer says no other party is saying how they would fix the government’s finances.
Kemi Badenoch echoes the PM’s comments about VE Day.
Does the PM now admit he was wrong to cut the winter fuel payment?
Starmer says the government had to fix the black hole in the economy. The government is committed to the triple lock. Because of the work done to the economy, countries like India want to do deals with the UK.
Matt Bishop (Lab) asks about support for brain cancer patients.
Starmer sends his best wishes to the brain cancer patient mentioned by Bishop, and he says the Plan for Change is already speeding up diagnosis. The government is investing in more scanners and mobile hubs, he says.
