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HANSARDEngagementsThe question was really simple, and it is the question that all his Back Benchers are asking. If you have a house worth about £120,000 to £140,000, how do you find £80,000-plus…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister has had two opportunities to stand by his manifesto commitment and he has not taken them. [ Interruption. ] He says he just has, so let us test this in the real…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsIt is not a complicated question, so let us have another go. The Prime Minister used to say that nobody would have to sell their home to pay for their care—it is in his manifesto,…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThere is no getting away from it: working people are being asked to pay twice. During their working lives, they will pay much more tax in national insurance, while those living…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think the Prime Minister has lost his place in his notes again. The only thing he is delivering is high taxes, high prices and low growth. I am not sure that he should be…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think the Prime Minister just described the broken system he said he was fixing. It is certainly not a straight answer. Let us have another go. He used to say— [ Interruption. ]…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsAt the last election, the Prime Minister promised that nobody would have to sell their home to pay for care. That is another broken promise, isn’t it?24 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsWhen somebody in my party misbehaves, I kick them out. When somebody in the Prime Minister’s party misbehaves, he tries to get them off the hook. I lead; he covers up. Let us try…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThat new-found commitment to upholding standards did not last long. Here is the difference: when somebody in my party misbehaves, I kick them out. When somebody— [ Interruption. ]17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsAgain, a lot of words, but not a yes. So that is two important promises to the north that the Prime Minister will not stand by. No wonder trust in the Prime Minister is at an…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsTrust matters, and after the last fortnight the Prime Minister has got a lot of work to do. A central plank in this Government’s promise to the north of England is a Crossrail of…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThat is not an apology. Everybody else has apologised for the Prime Minister, but he will not apologise for himself—a coward, not a leader. Weeks defending corruption and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThat was a lot of words, but it was not a yes, so that is one important promise to the north that he will not stand by. Let us look at another. In February this year, the Prime…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think the Prime Minister just said he is happy to publish all the Randox papers in relation to these contracts, so we will take that and we will pursue it. I remind the Prime…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Points of OrderI withdraw it—but he is no leader.17 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26I join the Prime Minister in extending our thoughts across the House to the people of Liverpool who are in shock at yesterday’s events, and pay tribute to the response of the…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI see that the Leader of the House is in the House, so it is a surprise to see the Minister for the Cabinet Office at the Dispatch Box today. He and I have faced each other across…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI understand the point, but let us remind ourselves of the process. The independent commissioner examines the complaint and comes to a finding. The charge is known and the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI will make some progress. On all the areas where we can improve, we can work together to restore trust and strengthen standards, but instead we have been invited into a sham…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. The Prime Minister should be here. Leadership is about taking responsibility, and if there is an apology to be made, that apology…08 Nov 2021