A short time ago, we also heard SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn press the government on migration, saying “those of us on these benches, we aren’t afraid to say that we think migration is positive”. He asked how the new migration policy, which increases the minimum, income that would allow dependent visas to be granted, …
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Dark Lord Mandelson casts shadow on PMQs that had worse jokes than Bernard Manning
As I was leaving the Palace of Westminster, I felt a cold chill pass across me. Winter finally here and making her presence felt? I looked up. No, it was just Peter Mandelson. Labour’s dark Lord was scuttling out of Parliament just as PMQs ended. Mandelson’s possession of the corpse of the man who was …
Marbles roll badly for Sunak as Starmer outplays him in PMQs | PMQs
The politics sketch An unprepared PM, fresh from snubbing his Greek counterpart, cut a sorry figure against Labour’s on-form leader This felt existential. As bad as it gets. The moment someone humane would call for a lethal injection. Not just the point when the Conservative party realised there was no coming back – but the …
PMQs: Rishi Sunak accuses Greek PM of grandstanding over Elgin Marbles
By Brian Wheeler & Nick Beake BBC News 29 November 2023, 12:57 GMT Updated 29 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer claims Rishi Sunak has “lost his marbles” by cancelling a meeting with the Greek PM Rishi Sunak has accused …
Autumn statement live: Rishi Sunak faces PMQs before Jeremy Hunt unveils plans for UK economy | Politics
12.07 GMT Starmer asks who workers can grow the economy if they have to wait a year for an operation. Sunak says he hopes the Welsh NHS is listening. Updated at 12.07 GMT 12.07 GMT Keir Starmer welcomes the pause announced in the Middle East. He says he wants both sides to make progress to a full cessation …
PMQs: Sunak and Starmer clash over no-fault evictions and mortgages
PMQs: Sunak and Starmer clash over no-fault evictions and mortgages – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Rishi Sunak has been quizzed by Labour leader Keir Starmer and other MPs during Prime Minister’s Questions, on his first anniversary as Tory leader and PM The Labour leader attacks the government for delaying a ban …
Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to triple lock on pensions beyond election | PMQs
PMQs PM is pressed three times in Commons about hallmark policy, as Keir Starmer accuses ‘inaction man’ of putting UK’s security at risk Rishi Sunak refused three times to commit to maintaining the pensions triple lock beyond the next election, as Keir Starmer mocked him as “inaction man” over national security. In his final Commons …