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HANSARDEngagementsThe only mess is the one that the Prime Minister made with his Budget. They had an emergency Budget last week that fixed nothing. He says that he is bringing stability, but all we…02 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister talks about inflation. We left it at 2%. It is now twice what the OBR forecast when we were in government. The fact is that his decisions have made our economy…02 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsIn 30 minutes, we will hear the Chancellor’s emergency Budget—even the Home Secretary’s husband calls it an emergency Budget—as she scrambles to fix the mess she made last…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe can look at the content, but if the ban is unnecessary, why have the Government started a review? Just last week, the Education Secretary described a ban as “a gimmick”, yet…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister did not answer the question about compensating schools for the jobs tax, which is costing schools a lot of money. The CEO of the United Learning group says that…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe whole House will have heard that the Prime Minister could not guarantee that teachers’ jobs are safe. Not only is he taxing schools, but he is lowering standards. He talks…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is not answering the question about discipline in schools, because he does not care about discipline in schools. Everything he does is ideological, and his…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am surprised that the Prime Minister would say that. His own Government’s evidence says that phones disrupt nearly half of GCSE classes every single day. Discipline is the No. 1…26 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsWinter fuel payments have been snatched. The jobs tax is hammering everyone from business to charities. The Chancellor promised a once-in-a-Parliament Budget; that she would not…19 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsI remember when the Prime Minister made— [ Interruption. ] If Labour Members want me to answer questions, we can swap sides. I remember when the Prime Minister made that…19 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has not made these provisions. He keeps talking about Budget benefits. Unemployment is not a benefit; businesses closing are not benefits. I asked him whether…19 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Chancellor claimed that her Budget was “a once-in-a-Parliament reset”, so why are we having an emergency Budget next week?19 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister knows why we are having an emergency Budget. It is because since the last one—since the Chancellor delivered her Budget in October—growth is down, borrowing is…19 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe only black hole is the one that the Prime Minister is digging. He has shown absolutely no regret, but everybody knows that the Chancellor has made a mistake. That is why they…19 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is not looking at what is happening out there. Every day, I speak to businesses that are telling us that they think they are going bust, and as if businesses…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has got no answers today. What the farmers are complaining about is the sustainable farming incentive, which he has just scrapped, or withdrawn. The Government…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsLater today, the Prime Minister is meeting the family of Sir David Amess. Sir David gave this House and our country 40 years of service. I hope the Prime Minister will agree that…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister needs to get out more. Inflation is up, and estimates of job losses are between 130,000 and 300,000. His tax rises are hurting every sector of the economy.…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister is out of touch. He should know that nurseries are charging more than £2,000 for full-time care—that is £24,000 a year after tax—and he is talking about 60p…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe point is that the Prime Minister promised to freeze council taxes, and they are going up. If he wants to talk about councils, let us look at Liverpool, or maybe Birmingham,…12 Mar 2025