an issue we're about an issue which we're all doing about contract. >> i mean, the key thing is the contract. and that isn't being touched, but just to increase the unit price. >> okay. >> okay. >> oh, speaker is on his >> oh, the speaker is on his feet. we're going live to the house commons. it's prime house of commons. it's prime minister's questions >> thoughts of >> i know the thoughts of the house the country with house and the country are with the and his family. yeah, the king and his family. yeah, we wish his majesty speedy we wish his majesty a speedy recovery. forward to we wish his majesty a speedy reco resuming forward to we wish his majesty a speedy recoresuming his forward to we wish his majesty a speedy recoresuming his publicrd to we wish his majesty a speedy recoresuming his public facing him resuming his public facing dufiesin him resuming his public facing duties in due course. mr speaken duties in due course. mr speaker, had speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition in this addition to my duties in this house. shall have such house. i shall have further such meetings today. house. i shall have further such me�*claire today. house. i shall have further such me�*claire andersoniy. house. i shall have further such me�*claire anderson .. house. i shall have further such me�*claire anderson . thank you, >> claire anderson. thank you, mr speaker. >> i also send my best wishes to the king. last week, the foreign secretary said that we with allies will look at the issue of recognising palestinian allies will look at the issue of recthatsing palestinian allies will look at the issue of recthat the palestinianan allies will look at the issue of recthat the palestinian people so that the palestinian people can see irreversible progress towards a two state solution. >> but afterwards it was briefed that these words had not been signed off by number 10. does the prime minister agree with his foreign secretary.7 yes >> prime minister, speaker, our long standing position has been that we will recognise a

palestinian state at a time that is most conducive to the peace pi'ocess. >> process. >> but the most important thing is we are committed to that two state solution and working with our allies to bring it about and thank you, mr speaker. >> uh, people in northampton south are desperately short of nhs dental provision . indeed, in nhs dental provision. indeed, in duston there is now none at all. >> so today , dentistry recovery >> so today, dentistry recovery plan announcements are hugely welcome . welcome. >> but can the prime minister guarantee my residents improvements within months and not years? >> dear prime minister, mr speaker , we are publishing the speaker, we are publishing the dentistry recovery plan today and my right hon. >> friend, the health secretary will be making a statement shortly . over a million will be making a statement shortly. over a million more people saw an dentist last people saw an nhs dentist last year than the year before, but we know that there is more to do, and why the recovery do, and that's why the recovery plan sure that nhs plan will make sure that nhs dental faster, simpler dental care is faster, simpler and fairer for patients and staff . staff. >> leader of the opposition keir starmer . starmer. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> i join with the prime

minister in sending his majesty the king. our very best wishes for his treatment across this house. we all look forward to seeing him back to full health as quickly as possible. >> mr speaker , this week the >> mr speaker, this week the unwavering bravery of brianna j's unwavering bravery of brianna j's mother esther has touched us all. as a father, i can't even imagine the pain that she's going through , and i am glad going through, and i am glad that she is with us in the gallery here today, mr speaker, a year ago the prime minister promised to bring nhs waiting lists down. >> isn't he glad he didn't bet a grand on it ? >> isn't he glad he didn't bet a grand on it? i'm leicester, mr speaker . speaken >> mr >> mr speaker >> mr speaker , >> mr speaker , mr >> mr speaker , mr speaker, >> mr speaker , mr speaker, at >> mr speaker, mr speaker, at least i stand by my commitment. he he he's he's so indecisive . he he he's he's so indecisive. the only bet he'd make is an each way bet .

each way bet. >> keir starmer. well, mr speaken >> keir starmer. well, mr speaker, he says he's he stands by his commitments. >> he wants ensign insisted that if he missed his promises. these are the words he used. i'm the prime minister, and then he said, it's on me personally today , we learn from his own today, we learn from his own officials that he's the blocker to any deal to end the doctors strikes. and he's always every time he's asked, he blames everyone else. so what exactly did he mean when he said it's on him personally ? if he doesn't him personally? if he doesn't meet his promise ? meet his promise? >> prime minister, mr speaker , >> prime minister, mr speaker, well, we are bringing the waiting list down for the longest. wait. we're making progress, but it's a bit rich. mr speaker, to hear about promises from someone who's broken every single promise he was elected on. i mean , i think was elected on. i mean, i think i counted almost 30 in the last year. pensions, planning, peerages , public sector pay, peerages, public sector pay, tuition fees, childcare, second referendums, defining a woman . referendums, defining a woman. although although in fairness ,

although although in fairness, that was only 99% of a u—turn that was only 99% of a u—turn that the list goes on. but the theme is the same. mr speaker, it's empty words, broken promises and absolute no plan . promises and absolute no plan. keir starmer. >> of all of all the work, of all the weeks to say that when bnan all the weeks to say that when brian was mother is in this chamber . brian was mother is in this chamber. shame parading as a man of integrity when he's got absolute no responsibility , absolute no responsibility, absolute no responsibility, absolute of all shame. >> but either side i think the member is getting carried away. >> can i just say that our constituents wants to hear the questions , and they certainly questions, and they certainly want to hear the answers. >> they don't want to hear organised barracking . organised barracking. >> so please, i want no more keir starmer. >> i think the role of the prime

minister to is to that minister to is to ensure that every this every single citizen in this country feels and respected country feels safe and respected . it's a shame the prime minister doesn't share that. i welcome the fact that he's finally admitted that he's failed on waiting lists in the nhs . i failed on waiting lists in the nhs. i also welcome these finally acknowledged the crisis in nhs dentistry. he's calling it a recovery plan after 14 years of tory government. what exactly does he think the nhs dentistry is recovering from ? dentistry is recovering from? the prime minister. as as ever, mr speaker , he seems to convene mr speaker, he seems to convene certainly not have enough of the frontbench either. >> please . >> please. >> please. >> i want to hear it. the election fever, i'm hoping, is not coming tomorrow, so let's not coming tomorrow, so let's not behave as though it is prime minister. >> well, mr speaker, as ever, he conveniently forgets the impact of a pandemic on nhs dentistry. and it was specific only because of the close proximity nature of

dental provision that it was unable to operate as normal throughout the pandemic. that was the recommendation of the medical and clinical experts, mr speaken medical and clinical experts, mr speaker, which is why, inevitably there is a backlog in dental care and the impact that has. but that's why , as the has. but that's why, as the honourable, my honourable friend, the health secretary will outline later today for the house, we're putting more funding provide more nhs funding in to provide more nhs provision the country , on provision across the country, on top of plans that will see the number of dental training places increase by 40. mr speaker, but i would actually just out i would actually just point out our plans that there will our plans mean that there will be 2.5 million more nhs appoint moments, which is in fact three times more than the labour party are proposing. keir starmer mr speaker , there are some areas in speaker, there are some areas in the country where you literally can't have an nhs dentist and he says that's down to covid. >> people are literally pulling out their own teeth with sorry , out their own teeth with sorry, can i just say i don't need any more of this frontbench either. >> do we understand each other ? >> do we understand each other?

>> do we understand each other? >> carry on, mr speaker. >> carry on, mr speaker. >> people are literally pulling their teeth out using pliers. it's an experience that can be compared with extracting an answer from the prime minister at this despatch. but the truth is , after 14 years of neglect, is, after 14 years of neglect, this recovery plan is just a desperate attempt to try to recover back to square one. if he wanted to move forward, he should follow labour, scrap the non—dom tax status , use the non—dom tax status, use the money to fund 2 million more hospital appointments every yeah hospital appointments every year. but mr speaker , the prime year. but mr speaker, the prime minister is oddly reluctant to follow us on this. what exactly is so special about this tax avoidance scheme that the prime minister prioritises it above the nhs ? the nhs? >> mr speaker, let's look at that record in the nhs record funding record. doctors and nurses, record number of appointments higher cancer survival rates. but what's happening under labour's watch in wales? mr speaker, let's have a look.

>> a fifth, a fifth of people in wales are currently on a waiting list. >> waits of 18 months or more are ten times higher than that in england. and people are waiting twice as long for an operation. their failure has sent the welsh nhs back to square one, and will never let them do that. here keir starmer mr speaker, when he admitted that he had failed on waiting lists , i actually thought that lists, i actually thought that we might be entering a new era of integrity , professionalism of integrity, professionalism and accountability . and accountability. >> remember that one? but just like all the other relaunches, it's proved to be a false dawn. still blaming everyone else, still removed from reality . it's still removed from reality. it's very simple. you can either back more nhs appointments or more tax avoidance. we know what side we're on. why doesn't he mr >> mr speaker, the best way to ensure that we continue to fund the nhs as we have is not to make £28 billion of unfunded

spending commitments, but and just this morning, independent treasury officials have published a formal costing of just one part of their eco promise their insulation scheme . promise their insulation scheme. and it turns out that it will cost double what they had previously claimed , not the previously claimed, not the 6 billion that labour accounted for , but £13 billion every for, but £13 billion every single year . for, but £13 billion every single year. it's now crystal clear they have absolutely no plan, but we all know how they're going to fund that gap. more taxes on hard working people . yes, starmer . people. yes, starmer. >> mr speaker , this is mr 25 tax >> mr speaker, this is mr 25 tax rises. he's literally the country's expert on putting taxes up. and he thinks he can lecture everyone else on the economy. last week he and his mps were laughing at someone whose mortgage had gone up £1,000 a month. this week, he's casually made £1,000 bet in the middle of an interview last week, he thought even raising

questions about the cost of living was, and i quote , living was, and i quote, resorting to the politics of envy. and this week he's finally found the cause that he wants to rally around the non—dom status when he finds himself backing tax avoidance over nhs appointments. does he start to understand why his own mps are saying he simply does not get what britain needs ? prime what britain needs? prime minister mr speaker, i'm not going to take any lectures about getting about about getting britain from a man who thought it was right to defend terrorists. >> mr speaker, but what we're doing is building a brighter future for our country. in just the last week, expanding healthcare in pharmacies today, expanding dental care this week, helping millions with the cost of living and most importantly, cutting national insurance all. why all? while the labour party argue over 28 billion different ways to raise people's taxes, that's the difference between us. we're delivering a plan .

us. we're delivering a plan. they can't even agree on one ballot. they my constituents and isend ballot. they my constituents and i send our best wishes to the king and royal family >> mr speaker, despite the popular narrative, our economy is doing well with an unemployment rate, with an. >> with an unemployed rate well below the eu average. >> strong inward investment and record employment tax are higher than conservatives would like. but does my right hon. >> friend agree that a key reason for this is that we rightly spent 400 billion on covid support, including building one of the most generous furlough schemes in order to ensure that no one got left behind , and that it is our left behind, and that it is our intention and instinct to lower taxes. unlike the party's opposite . opposite. >> mr speaker, my honourable friend is right to highlight our

record of providing support to the country when it needed it. whether it's the nhs, vaccines or furlough during covid or most recently, help with people's energy bills, we're only able to afford that because of the strong management of our economy, which is why we must stick with the plan, not risk going back to square with going back to square one with the labour who , as we the labour party, who, as we know, have absolutely no plan and everyone this and will cost everyone in this country with their £28 billion worth rises . worth of tax rises. >> the leader of the snp , >> the leader of the snp, stephen flynn . stephen flynn. >> thank you, mr speaker. can i begin by expressing my heartfelt sympathies to brianna ghey mother, who is in the public gallery as we speak , and also to gallery as we speak, and also to send my best wishes to king charles in what will hopefully be a quick and full recovery . be a quick and full recovery. >> mr speaker, the public are used to the tories gambling on the lives of others . boris the lives of others. boris johnson he did it with public health during the pandemic. his immediate successor . she health during the pandemic. his immediate successor. she did it with household finances.

>> so not to be outdone, the prime minister on monday this week accepted a crude bet regarding the lives of asylum seekers . seekers. >> in doing so, he demeaned . >> in doing so, he demeaned. them as individuals and he degraded the office that he currently holds . so can i ask currently holds. so can i ask him, will he apologise? hear hean him, will he apologise? hear hear. mr >> mr speaker, we may have a principle disagreement on this. i believe and we believe that if someone comes to this country illegally, they shouldn't be able stay. they should be able to stay. they should be removed. and that's why we're committed our rwanda scheme. committed to our rwanda scheme. stephen flynn, mr speaker, as even stephen flynn, mr speaker, as ever, prime minister ever, the prime minister does himself favours because, of himself no favours because, of course, the bet to we are course, the bet to which we are referring was worth 1000 thousand pounds. >> and it came just hours before the minister ended cost of the prime minister ended cost of living support worth just £900. and as justification for doing so was that the cost of living crisis is easing. so can i ask

him what does he believe leaves him what does he believe leaves him looking most out of touch with the public gambling £1,000, or believing that the cost of living crisis is getting better ? living crisis is getting better? >> but mr speaker, he talks about the cost of living. perhaps he can explain to the scottish people why it is that whilst the conservative whilst the uk conservative government cutting their government is cutting their taxes, the scottish government is them . to mr is raising them. to mr >> mr speaker, the thoughts of the people of east worthing and shoreham are with his majesty as well. the archbishop of canterbury has admitted that since taking office, the attendance at the church of england by 15, and england has dropped by 15, and in the ten years to covid, the number of baptisms in the church of england has fallen from 140,000 a to 87,000. so 140,000 a year to 87,000. so christianity the uk seems to christianity in the uk seems to be wane unless apparently be on the wane unless apparently you from muslim country in you are from a muslim country in the middle of an asylum claim. and now told that 1 in 7 and we are now told that 1 in 7 occupants of bibby stockholm occupants of the bibby stockholm have practising have suddenly become practising christians. can i ask the prime

minister, given that the church of england has now issued secret guidance for clergy supporting asylum applications for these damascene conversions , who is damascene conversions, who is the accountable to and the church accountable to and are taxpayers being scammed by the archbishop ? the archbishop? >> mr speaker, when it comes to illegal migrants, we need to have a system whereby someone comes here illegally. they shouldn't be able to stay. i can tell him that my right hon. friend the home secretary has asked for more information about the extent to which migrants converting to christianity is playing a role in our asylum system, and more generally , system, and more generally, under our illegal migration act. anyone entering the uk illegally will not be granted asylum . will not be granted asylum. here. that is why we need to have somewhere to send them and why our rwanda scheme is so important. the labour party have blocked these measures every single the way because single step of the way because they and they they don't have a plan and they won't safe. won't keep britain safe. >> sir jeffrey donaldson thank you, mr speaker. >> behalf of my >> could i, on behalf of my party, our best wishes to

party, extend our best wishes to his the king for a full his majesty the king for a full recovery ? mr speaker, i want to recovery? mr speaker, i want to thank the prime minister for his dedication and leadership in helping us to restore our place in the united kingdom and its internal market, and to revive our political institution at stormont. the union is more secure as a result of our combined endeavours and together we have greatly enhanced the potential to build a strong and prosperous economy that will help to cement our peace in northern ireland. mr speaker, securing peace in an unstable world is vital for all of us. and therefore will the prime minister examine the findings of a recent report by policy exchange that calls for northern ireland to play an even greater role in the defence of our nafion role in the defence of our nation ? nafion? >> the prime minister can i start by thanking and paying tribute to my right honourable friend for his own leadership

over the past few months? >> he and i agree that the union is stronger for the return of devolution and the work that we've done. i'd be delighted to examine the findings of the report, and i've seen with my own visits the vital role that northern ireland is playing through location of firms through the location of firms like talos harland and wolff like talos and harland and wolff . but as he will know, i'm delighted . in last week's delighted. in last week's command paper specifically command paper we specifically committed to examining how we can further bolster northern ireland's share of uk ireland's share of the uk defence sector because it's another pillar, a another essential pillar, a pillar of our precious economic union. >> virginia crosby , mr speaker. >> virginia crosby, mr speaker. does the prime minister know where the best site for large scale new nuclear in the uk is ? scale new nuclear in the uk is? >> and will he commit to buying the wilbur site now the only gigawatt site in wales this yean gigawatt site in wales this year, and make sure it's progressed as soon as possible to meet our net zero and energy security needs and give the enormous boost to the honest mourne and north wales economy.

yes prime minister, as ever, my honourable friend is a fantastic champion for wilfer and the nuclear industry. >> i can confirm to her that wylfa is a candidate for the new nuclear site, and one of a number of potential sites that could host civil, nuclear projects. no decisions have been taken at present, but great british nuclear is working with the government to support access, and we're also developing a new national policy statement providing the planning framework for new nuclear power, and would very much welcome her and would very much welcome her and other contributions to that consultation. >> mr malcolm macdonald, mr speaker , last year, the prime speaker, last year, the prime minister and other senior ministers were given the conclusions of a government audh conclusions of a government audit of research programmes at uk universities with links to the chinese state. >> the audit flagged up hundreds of programmes of being at high risk of being used potentially by the ccp for military use and other applications in strategic and sensitive areas that are of high interest to an authoritarian regime, such as

china . a smaller proportion were china. a smaller proportion were judged to be extremely high risk . despite that, the government has elected to do nothing about it. so will the prime minister confirm his personal knowledge of that report and explain to the house why no action is to be taken? these programmes have to be continued unimpeded after mr speaken be continued unimpeded after mr speaker, we will continue to take a robust and proactive approach towards our relationship with china, rooted in the uk's national interest and values and in fact, our national security act, which we passed last year, brings together vital new measures to protect our national security. >> and that includes creating a foreign influence registration scheme through the act, which has been created to tackle specifically covert influence in the uk and will continue to take all possible powers to keep the country safe . country safe. >> ally pally bill two remarkably talented and enthusiastic individuals from kettering, becky hurrell and lindsey atkins, have put

together a really ambitious £2 million bid to repurpose the redundant gala bingo hall site in kettering high street into a community arts, music, business and family hub, which would be simply transformed for kettering town centre . town centre. >> would my right hon. friend the prime minister please be kind enough to facilitate a meeting for us with the relevant culture and levelling up ministers , so we can explore how ministers, so we can explore how a combined and community ownership fund and cultural development fund bid might get us across the line . us across the line. >> yes. >> yes. >> prime minister, can i thank my hon. friend for highlighting this exciting initiative and also commend becky and lindsey for their campaigning. he'll know that our £150 million community ownership fund is there specifically to help safeguard small, but much love. local assets and indeed our cultural development fund like the one he mentions is there to support further cultural projects as well . i will ensure projects as well. i will ensure that he gets a meeting with the relevant minister to discuss these plans further and wish him and his constituents all the

best with this redevelopment project. >> janet david, thank you, mr speaken >> data revealed by the centre for cities showed that over after 14 years of tory rule , after 14 years of tory rule, towns and cities in every corner of our country have been levelled down, left behind and left out of pocket . on average, left out of pocket. on average, people are over £10,000 a year worse off because his party has failed on growth. >> when will the prime minister take responsibility for breaking britain? >> his prime minister, mr speaken >> his prime minister, mr speaker, in fact, what we're seeing is record investment in our towns across the uk , many of our towns across the uk, many of which were neglected by the labour party for decades. >> mr speaker , but if we really >> mr speaker, but if we really care about levelling up, what we need to do is avoid saddling hard working britons with higher taxes, which is exactly what labour's billion labour's £28 billion green spending would do . spending spree would do. >> cairns speaker for 27 years, constituents across the vale of glamorgan and across the whole of wales, sadly have to wait

longer to see a doctor, longer for an ambulance, longer at a&e and longer for an operation than patients in england. >> there are 24,785 patients in wales waiting . longer than two wales waiting. longer than two years for an operation . that years for an operation. that number in england is 227. does my right hon. friend agree that inaya in bevan will be turning in his grave on the fact that you can't trust labour with the nhs ? they nhs? they >> well, mr speaker , my >> well, mr speaker, my honourable friend, is absolutely right. whereas here in england we have a plan when it comes to education, where we're marching up the league table and we have virtually eliminated those waiting the longest amount of time . but in labour run wales, time. but in labour run wales, as said , education rates are as he said, education rates are falling and waiting lists over 18 months are more than ten times higher than here in england . it's crystal clear we england. it's crystal clear we should stick to our plan for a brighter future and not go back to square one. with labour. i'm sorry. thank you , mr speaker.

sorry. thank you, mr speaker. >> according to open democracy this week, since 1999, at least 391 people have died at our borders. that is a rate prime minister of more than one man, one woman per month for 25 years. and on top of this, the financial cost is deadly and failed border regime, as well as the prime minister's plan for rwanda estimated to cost at rwanda is estimated to cost at least £800 million since 2014. so what the prime minister now show the understands that the peoples whose lives he's making sick bets on are human beings and provide them with safe routes to the uk. in order to seek asylum instead of more failed and extreme forms of deterrence. the prime minister well, mr speaker , it is in fact well, mr speaker, it is in fact criminal gangs that are exploiting vulnerable people and leading many of them to lose their lives as they make these dangerous crossings. >> now, side of the >> now, on this side of the house, we think that's and house, we think that's wrong and we do something about we want to do something about it, which is why we need to get a deterrent up and running and be to send people to

be able to send people to rwanda. his party that rwanda. it's his party that opposes that. so question opposes that. so the question for do they remain for them is why do they remain on side the criminal on the side of the criminal people smugglers? leon people smugglers? and leon goldberg, speaker . goldberg, thank you, mr speaker. >> february emotional >> february marks emotional health, boosts your self—esteem and children's mental health month in recent years, something like 6500 people die in the uk each year due to suicide . and in each year due to suicide. and in 2021, i was nearly one of them . 2021, i was nearly one of them. luckily, my attempt failed . i luckily, my attempt failed. i was found by family members quickly . i was found by family members quickly. i received was found by family members quickly . i received amazing care quickly. i received amazing care at saint helier and springfield hospitals, didn't do any permanent damage and was well looked after by the nhs. in the months that followed . and i want months that followed. and i want to take this chance to say thank you to everyone who saved me and sorry family and loved sorry to my family and loved ones who i put through such an awful ordeal . ones who i put through such an awful ordeal. in ones who i put through such an awful ordeal . in that ones who i put through such an awful ordeal. in that moment, i felt alone and scared and like there was no way out and that there was no way out and that the world would be better off without me. in it. but i don't recognise that man anymore. i

know that nothing is ever really worth that help really is out there , and i'm pretty awesome . there, and i'm pretty awesome. does the prime minister agree that one death by suicide is one too many and will he send a message from the dispatch box today that whatever you're going through, you are not alone? that help is out there and better days lie ahead . ellie glaisyer days lie ahead. ellie glaisyer well , mr days lie ahead. ellie glaisyer well, mr speaker, i know days lie ahead. ellie glaisyer well , mr speaker, i know the well, mr speaker, i know the whole house will join me in commending my honourable friend for his bravery and sharing his story. >> and i can absolutely assure him that we take this issue incredibly seriously . the new incredibly seriously. the new suicide prevention strategy ensures that we will have the actions in place to reduce suicide over the next years, because we absolutely recognise the impact that it has on people, their families, and we should do everything we can to prevent that from happening. >> to us. >> this to us. >> thank you, mr speaker , and >> thank you, mr speaker, and may i take the opportunity to ask the prime minister if he

will consider apologising to brianna ghey mother his brianna ghey mother for his insensitive comments. >> , but turning to my >> yeah, but turning to my question , the independent report question, the independent report into teesworks release last monday throws up more questions than it answers , and it's vital than it answers, and it's vital that we now have a national audit office investigation. >> the report was scathing and said there is insufficient transparency kc to offer evidence of value for money should the government lead by example and will the prime minister finally release details of his conversation surrounding teesworks as he was asked to do twice last year ? twice last year? >> minister. >> minister. >> mr speaker, i think the honourable lady was talking about the report in teesworks as far as i can see. but and what that report noted was that the pace and scope of the regeneration had had a wide reaching positive impact on the local economy and of course, it was an independent external report. it makes it clear that there is no evidence of

corruption or illegality, and the government will, of course, respond to the recommendations in the report as soon as possible. >> alicia kearns mr speaker, can i give my heartfelt thanks to the prime minister for his support for our melton, harborough and stamford villages following the recent devastating flooding. >> but of homes, farms and >> but tens of homes, farms and businesses in rutland were also devastated . but our county is in devastated. but our county is in effect excluded from ever receiving support in the future due to the arbitrary floor that is currently put in place. flood support should based on the support should be based on the most or percentage of most affected or a percentage of population, has to population, but rutland has to have 1000 more flooding than next lincolnshire. for us next door lincolnshire. for us ever access support. so will my right angle friend please give a meeting to me and the member for swindon south? discuss this important issue. >> mr speaker , >> prime minister, mr speaker, of course, i extend my sympathies to all those impacted of course, i extend my syrthethies to all those impacted of course, i extend my syrthe recent» all those impacted of course, i extend my syrthe recent storms>se impacted of course, i extend my syrthe recent storms and �*npacted by the recent storms and flooding we are investing. >> record sums in flood defence across england and the recovery support framework is in place for families and businesses in every area that have experienced

exceptional flooding. i know that my hon. friend is in touch with ministers about how those schemes affect her constituency , schemes affect her constituency, but i will ensure that she gets the correspondence and meetings that she needs to deliver for her communities. daisy her local communities. daisy cooper thank you, mr speaker . cooper thank you, mr speaker. >> two weeks ago i challenged the prime minister on his government's broken promise on building new hospitals by 2030, including in my own area. but now it seems that the government are downgrading existing hospitals to children and parents in eastbourne will be forced to travel for miles if the proposed downgrade of the hospital's paediatric services goes ahead . campaigners have goes ahead. campaigners have asked the government to call in this disastrous plan. will the prime minister agree ? we prime prime minister agree? we prime minister, mr speaker, actually we're investing record sums in improving hospital infrastructure across the country . country. >> in eastbourne in particular, spades are already in the ground to deliver an elective surgical hub. mr speaker, and i know that

there is local liberal democrats scaremongering about the future of services . but the local of services. but the local conservative mp is doing a fantastic job engaging with her community and working with local health officials . health officials. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> yesterday it was my huge pleasure to host the aerospace, defence and security industry apprenticeships event in parliament. welcome two apprentices from collins aerospace in wolverhampton would he join me in national apprenticeships week for celebrating the opportunities apprenticeships can provide in the defence industry, and also in our armed forces, who are all in our armed forces, who are all in our armed forces, who are all in our top ten apprenticeship providers . providers. >> minister. my hon. >> minister. my hon. >> friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of our apprenticeship provision, which is providing young people with opportunities across the country. but particularly, as she says, in the defence and aerospace sector and those plans are in stark contrast to those of the party opposite, who have caved in to big business and are now proposing to halve the amount of apprenticeship funding

and halve the number of apprenticeships. kenny macaskill , of grangemouth refinery, closes scotland will be the only major oil producing nation without a refinery capacity at a time of energy insecurity, is it not economic madness to allow a profitable plant to close, and is it not environmental madness to try and ship oil for refining and distribution across the growingly dangerous high seas? >> given the billions that he has received from north sea oil and the billions that he will continue to receive from north sea oil will he ensure that scotland retains a refinery capacity for scotland's oil? >> here , prime minister? >> here, prime minister? >> here, prime minister? >> well, mr speaker , the future >> well, mr speaker, the future of grangemouth refinery is obviously a commercial decision for their owners, but i'm told that the site will remain operating as a refinery until at least may of 2025. and in the meantime, the uk and scottish governments are working together to seek assurances from grangemouth about how they are supporting employees . grangemouth about how they are supporting employees. but we remain confident in our fuel

supply and in terms of energy security, which you mentioned, that's why government is that's why this government is unambiguously backing the north sea oil and gas sector , because sea oil and gas sector, because that's how you support energy security in this country, attract investment and create jobs, in scotland . jobs, particularly in scotland. >> and david mellor elle edwards, thank you, mr speaker. >> i was very proud that it was a conservative government that appointed the patient safety commissioner and proud that we commissioned report commissioned the hughes report into medical devices and medicines, which was published this morning. >> will my right hon. friend also make proud that we can also make me proud that we can address the points she has raised and bring forward a redress scheme in a timely manner ? manner? >> the prime minister i'm grateful to the patient safety commissioner and her team for their work on this important issue, one which i know my honourable friend has spoken aboutin honourable friend has spoken about in the past. >> of course, our sympathies first and foremost remain with those affected by sodium valve parade. we're focussed on improving the system and how the system listens to patients , and

system listens to patients, and it's right that the government carefully considers the report's recommendations . the department recommendations. the department for health will be responding to the report in due due course , the report in due due course, and the health secretary will keep the house updated on a regular basis . regular basis. >> sir edward's . >> sir edward's. >> sir edward's. >> thank you, mr speaker. many of my tamworth constituents like local mom jessica, have contacted me about special educational needs and disability support . support. >> jessica's son has waited years for an autism diagnosis and doesn't expect to have an education, health and care plan in place by the time that he goes to secondary school. will the prime minister confirm that students that need an ecp will get them so that they can thrive in school? >> prime minister will. >> prime minister will. >> mr speaker, of course we want to see every child thrive at school, which is why we've tripled the amount going into special educational needs for capital places and put more money into support. ipp plans. i'm sorry to hear about the case

you mentioned. i'll make sure that we continue to look at that in particular because, as she said, we want every child to thrive at school. >> alec shelbrooke thank you, madam speaker. >> best wishes to his majesty the king and her royal highness the king and her royal highness the princess of wales. >> i know my writing friend, and building on the answer to my writing friend is exceptionally pleased with the huge report that's come out today and there's been a huge amount of work this work has taken across this chamber honourable lady chamber from the honourable lady for the honourable for livingston, the honourable lady and lady for washington, and my right friend for right honourable friend for southampton right honourable friend for southanmay i push the point, >> um, may i push the point, though, friend the prime though, to my friend the prime minister, tens of thousands minister, that tens of thousands of women and children have suffered immensely since the 1970s, after 1970s, and government after government has not done anything about this. i'm proud that this government has something government has done something about it. so can i urge my honourable the prime honourable friend, the prime minister the strongest honourable friend, the prime minister terms, strongest honourable friend, the prime minister terms, to>ngest honourable friend, the prime minister terms, to talkst honourable friend, the prime minister terms, to talk to our possible terms, to talk to our right the right hon. friend the chancellor, sure that at chancellor, to make sure that at the we can really address the budget we can really address the budget we can really address the in the huge the issues raised in the huge report. mr report. yeah. mr >> i thank my hon. >> well, can i thank my hon. friend and colleagues on all

sides of the house for their campaigning years on campaigning over many years on this i said, it's this issue. as i said, it's right that we not only do we extend our sympathies to those affected, carefully affected, that we carefully consider commissioner's report from the commissioner's report and assure will do and i can assure him we will do that all due haste. and i that with all due haste. and i know that the health secretary will the updated. know that the health secretary wilifinal the updated. know that the health secretary wilifinal question updated. know that the health secretary wilifinal question vickyiated. know that the health secretary wilifinal question vicky foxcroft i >> -- >> thank 5mm em >> thank you, mr speaker. why did the prime minister downgrade the role minister the role of minister for disabled people ? what message disabled people? what message does think this sends to them does he think this sends to them and will he commit to reconsider this move and ensure the role is a minister of state? and if not, will he agree to meet with me and disabled people's organisations and explain his reasoning ? reasoning? >> prime minister mr speaker, actually the minister for disabled people is going to do a fantastic job because she passionately cares about this issue and this government has a record to be proud of whether it's supporting many more of those with disabilities into work , ensuring they live work, ensuring they can live independently , or making sure independently, or making sure that children with complex disabilities have access to more

changing across the country. >> because those, mr speaker, are the values this are the values of this conservative government and i could just say also go to brianna grey's mum , who is here. brianna grey's mum, who is here. as i've said earlier this week, what happened was an unspeakable and shocking tragedy. mr speaken and shocking tragedy. mr speaker, and as i said earlier this week, in the face of that, for her mother to demonstrate the compassion and empathy that she did last weekend , i thought she did last weekend, i thought demonstrated the very best of humanity in the face of seeing the very worst of humanity. and she deserves all our admiration and praise for that . and praise for that. >> that completes prime minister's questions . that was minister's questions. that was prime minister rishi sunak finishing questions from mps in the house of commons, but still joined here in the studio by cabinet minister esther mcvey and labour mp jon cryer, who is also chairman of the parliamentary labour party. >> and now it's time for our favourite bit of the show, because you have been sending your questions to gb news at gb views .com for our panel,

because remember , this programme because remember, this programme is different. it's all about your questions. >> okay. the first question we're going to put to you, esther ross from nottingham says he lives in nottingham . he's he lives in nottingham. he's tried get a nhs dentist for tried to get a nhs dentist for nine months and there's none within a mile radius of within a ten mile radius of where he lives . how can you fix where he lives. how can you fix that problem ? that problem? >> well, i think rishi's come out straight away. the prime minister's come out straightaway with recovery with this, uh, dental recovery plan. and, you know, i can sympathise because i know lots of people are having difficulty finding private or nhs. uh, if i'm being honest, i have gone private. yes. and that was ever since lived in london. 20 since i lived in london. 20 years ago. because, uh, for ease and lots of other things. but what will is the prime what i will say is the prime minister has brought forward a whole raft of things. things we've got to do immediately. and some that giving extra some of that is giving extra money dentists . other is money to dentists. other is about , others is about about training, others is about dental bands going into the local community. i think this is to be welcomed and i think he says clearly we've got more to

do. but i'm absolutely pleased that the prime minister has grabbed this really difficult issue is driving forward issue and is driving forward these and jon cryer from these changes and jon cryer from labour to the point that esther is making, is that the prime minister is trying to grasp this nettle and deal with it. >> i have to say , through no >> i have to say, through no choice of my own , i ended up choice of my own, i ended up having to have private dentist having to have a private dentist and i first joined my dentist in london under a labour government. um, you know , 30 government. um, you know, 30 years ago or whatever. and i couldn't get an nhs dentist then. uh like your thoughts on that ? and then to then. uh like your thoughts on that? and then to bring it back to peter, actually peter, who's emailed to say why should dentists be offered a bonus for simply doing their job? >> well, starting with the bonus, the lack bonus, it's because of the lack of the demand is now of supply, the demand is now outstripping supply enormously, and rishi sunak rishi sunak plan, by the way, is only in the pubuc plan, by the way, is only in the public domain because it was leaked and the minute it was leaked. if you've leaked. don't know if you've seen on the on the media, the queue outside an nhs dentist in bristol. led bristol. yeah. which has led to quite clever labour poster .

quite a clever labour poster. uh, dentistry isn't, isn't, isn't working this this, um , isn't working this this, um, crisis has been in the making for 14 years. i arguably even longer than that, but certainly for 14 years. rishi sunak's been at the heart of government. now since i can't remember when he became a senior minister. but it's going back many, many years and nothing's been done to tackle this. and, you know, probably like many other mps, tackle this. and, you know, proiletters ke many other mps, tackle this. and, you know, proiletters and|any other mps, tackle this. and, you know, proiletters and emails|er mps, tackle this. and, you know, proiletters and emails all’vips, tackle this. and, you know, proiletters and emails all the, get letters and emails all the time from people who can't get an nhs appointment, and there are people actually taking are people now actually taking out their own teeth. i've not met anybody who's had to do that, but seeing stories that, but i'm seeing stories about having to extract about people having to extract their teeth and they're in their own teeth and they're in agony. >> can you, can you are you able to find nhs dentist out of to find a nhs dentist out of interest? >> i've yeah, i'm registered >> i've got yeah, i'm registered with an dentist, i've with an nhs dentist, but i've been of the long, long been one of the long, long you've there long time. >> passed on through your wilt. you know, your family, keep it in the family when you were. >> other interesting >> i think the other interesting thing rishi has brought in there is once is to retain dentists once they've trained. they've actually been trained. and think this tying and i think this notion of tying into that training, they

into that training, so they remain there. and i don't remain there. um, and i don't know what labour do with know what labour would do with that, think that's really that, but i think that's really important. we've got important. so once we've got them, trained. the them, they've been trained. the public's them to make public's paid for them to make sure they stay as nhs dentist and that's why think. sure they stay as nhs dentist ancsame; why think. sure they stay as nhs dentist ancsame question ink. sure they stay as nhs dentist ancsame question to 1. sure they stay as nhs dentist ancsame question to you. >> same question to you. why should dentists offered should dentists be offered a bonus for simply doing their should dentists be offered a bonlthat simply doing their should dentists be offered a bonlthat ismply doing their should dentists be offered a bonlthat is peter. ioing their should dentists be offered a bonlthat is peter. peter:heir should dentists be offered a bonlthat is peter. peter next job? that is peter. peter next time email we love time you email him. we love heanng time you email him. we love hearing from you. great question. tell us where you're from i think there was from because i think there was the immediate problem. from because i think there was the immediyou 3roblem. from because i think there was the immediyou get lem. from because i think there was the immediyou get dentists in >> how do you get dentists in immediately? we do? then immediately? what we do? then there terme, the there is the medium terme, the training getting them training them, getting them there. all of this had to there. and so all of this had to come if you going come into play. if you are going to solve this problem immediately and that's what the prime do. prime minister is looking to do. >> well, still ahead, we'll be heanng >> well, still ahead, we'll be hearing from our political hearing more from our political panel joining the studio hearing more from our political panecabinet] the studio hearing more from our political panecabinet] thesther o with cabinet minister esther mcvey mp jon cryer, mcvey and labour mp jon cryer, chairman of parliamentary party. >> we want to hear >> and we still want to hear from we've got loads of from you. we've got loads of questions in there, all brilliant. us keep brilliant. send us more. keep them coming. views us at them coming. gb views us at gbnews.com them coming. gb views us at gbnewsis»m them coming. gb views us at gbnewsis pmqs live on gb news >> this is pmqs live on gb news britain's election channel. your questions for our panel straight after this break. stay

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par okay ntary party. chairman of the labour par okay ,tary party. chairman of the labour par okay , okay.arty. chairman of the labour par okay , okay. where are we >> okay, okay. where are we going? i am going to go to john, actually , john to john. john, actually, john to john. john, tell us where you're from next time. would the labour party have a cap on the number of people who can claim asylum here once they open up safe routes to getin? >>i getin? >> idoubt getin? >> i doubt it, because if you introduce a cut, the danger is that if you meet the cap, then the next person has to be, regardless of where they've come from, regardless of what's happened to them. uh, you know, they might have experienced torture. may have torture. their family may have may have disappeared. you've got to i'll do it. just to say, no, i'll do it. just don't think that's that's practical. well, raymond similar , >> well, raymond has a similar, similar question, but not about asylum. just simply why can't we have a cap on immigration numbers or legal numbers? >> well, well, i mean, the same thing. the same thing applies. look i'm an east london mp, and, um, you know, immigration, i would say , is my second biggest would say, is my second biggest caseload after after housing. and we might come on to that. and we might come on to that. and without a doubt, you know, across east london and south london, for that matter,

immigration the immigration has enriched the community. and i used to have a mate who's called lou, mate who's dead now called lou, and he came from russia in 1908, uh, the pogroms, which uh, fleeing the pogroms, which is of story of, of is a sort of story of, of, of east london. so i'm not going to sort of start sounding xenophobic about . sort of start sounding xenophobic about. immigration on on the other hand, it needs to be done properly. and the key to immigration is processing the cases properly. and when i first became mp for leyton and became the mp for leyton and wanstead 14 years ago, it took me weeks to get an me about two weeks to get an answer the home office . it answer from the home office. it now months now takes nearer three months and that's at the heart of and now that's at the heart of a lot of the problems with immigration. >> so it's a staffing issue and a home office. um, well, you cut by and in some cases 50. by 30% and in some cases 50. >> part of the home part of the home office, you're going to end up with a crisis. yeah. >> esther mcvey, khalife and bradford's emailed saying, bradford's emailed in saying, was right pm to take was it right for the pm to take a bet with a journalist? £1,000 bet taking to rwanda? >> oh, on, let's get this >> oh, come on, let's get this in context. the presenter was saying to him, oh, bet you will. you it wasn't you bet, will you bet? it wasn't a bet . it was just saying

a real bet. it was just saying basically what he was saying. will you put your money where your a policy your mouth is on a policy and rishi standing by his policy rishi is standing by his policy and he said, absolutely , i will. and he said, absolutely, i will. so i don't have an issue with that at all. he was saying, this is what believe and do is what i believe in, and i do believe this rwanda policy is key. talking about key. we're talking about a deterrent . we're talking about deterrent. we're talking about getting rid moving people who are illegal immigrants . and i am are illegal immigrants. and i am pleased that he was standing by his and i have to say his pledge. and i have to say this is something that i'm going his pledge. and i have to say thihaveomething that i'm going his pledge. and i have to say thihave t0|ething that i'm going his pledge. and i have to say thihave to take1g that i'm going his pledge. and i have to say thihave to take a that i'm going his pledge. and i have to say thihave to take a pop i'm going his pledge. and i have to say thihave to take a pop here.|oing his pledge. and i have to say thihave to take a pop here. keir to have to take a pop here. keir starmer can't do because, as he said, he's done 30 u—turns on every policy. he's come forward. so somebody who so it's nice to see somebody who is charge standing by what he believes. >> john kerry, um, one of my countries, certainly i don't accept that . accept that. >> caved on 30, uh, u—turns has been extremely, uh , consistent. been extremely, uh, consistent. i mean, i've, i've known since 2015, since he became an mp and he dealt with he was the shadow brexit secretary, one of the most difficult. >> another thing he changed his mind on years.

>> well, no. what he did, he was a remainer , unlike me. he was a remainer, unlike me. he was a remainer. and he then accepted the of the 2016 election. the result of the 2016 election. and that is an honourable position to take. no. position to take. um, no. >> then he's coming back to >> and then he's coming back to being a remainer. >> then wanted people's >> and then he wanted a people's vote. an honourable >> why isn't an honourable position take is to pretend position to take is to pretend that you didn't take that position in 2016. >> liz truss springs readily to mind as somebody who seems to pretend that was a brexiteer pretend that she was a brexiteer all along, and she wasn't. she was at the heart of the remain campaign. were campaign. john when you were talking nature of your talking about the nature of your constituency, prompted constituency, it prompted my thoughts about the situation or the sort of criticism that keir starmer has faced in relation to the labour party's position on gaza , and i sort of had a quick gaza, and i sort of had a quick search this morning. >> the figures aren't up to date, but the closest i can find is about 1 in 4 of your constituents are muslims. it must be very tough on the doorstep in your email inbox. well i mean, i get a lot of i think what people will do not

appreciate is if you're not honest with them. >> now, my view was that the initial response i thought we were we were right. and actually the government was right. to be fair, the initial response, which was try and get a truce, trying to a break in the trying to get a break in the fighting. there was then a six day break and then i think it changed and the labour position actually changed with it. we talk terms of a ceasefire talk in terms of a ceasefire now, certainly the bottom now, but certainly the bottom line stop fighting and line is to stop the fighting and stop that's the stop the killing. that's the important thing. now, you know, i'd have meat in a ago i'd have meat in a while ago with the chairs of all the mosques in my constituent kc. and yeah, they did, they did argue they argue with me and they took a different but think different line. but i think people appreciate it when you're honest and you can't go around just with everybody you just agreeing with everybody you meet. you've got to stick to a line and there have been times when, you know, i've had to say to people, we'll to agree to people, we'll have to agree to people, we'll have to agree to disagree . and i'll you to disagree. and i'll give you an example. iraq. i voted against the iraq war seven times. there's a that there times. there's a myth that there was majority against the war. was a majority against the war. there wasn't in 2003. okay but

back to the question from viewers. >> esther mcvey, gareth from derbyshire , asked not about derbyshire, asked not about pmqs, question about nigel pmqs, but a question about nigel farage, presenter on this farage, a presenter on this station and also the honorary president of reform party. will he save or break the tory party? and perhaps i can ask you, should he be given the membership which the pm wants to offer him? membership which the pm wants to offewell, ? membership which the pm wants to offewell, i'm a fan of nigel >> well, i'm a fan of nigel farage and said many years ago farage and i said many years ago i have him to have i would have liked him to have got place in the lords. give i would have liked him to have got a place in the lords. give i would have liked him to have got a give; in the lords. give i would have liked him to have got a give himthe lords. give i would have liked him to have got a give him aa lords. give i would have liked him to have got a give him a ilords. give i would have liked him to have got a give him a i would give i would have liked him to have got a give him a i would have me a give him a i would have given a peerage and even given him a peerage and even now, um, why? >> why? >> why? >> because think he is one of >> because i think he is one of the country's greatest campaigners politicians. the country's greatest campwhatrs politicians. the country's greatest campwhat he politicians. the country's greatest campwhat he did politicians. the country's greatest campwhat he did to liticians. the country's greatest campwhat he did to bring1s. the country's greatest campwhat he did to bring the look what he did to bring the message of brexit. see how that sort of transformed ? i think sort of transformed? i think he's now a great campaigner. look what he's doing. exposing the and what the banking system and what happened him so i hope happened to him there. so i hope he's a positive force . and i'd he's a positive force. and i'd like him to, uh, yes , be like him to, uh, yes, be positive. if you're going to say make or break the conservative party, of course i'd want him to make the conservative party for me. it's the best party there is. >> can you imagine being leader?

>> can you imagine being leader? >> of what? >> of what? >> of what? >> of your party? >> of your party? >> i genuinely can't, >> no, no, i genuinely can't, and i think even know if and i think i don't even know if he really wants to get back into politics, i'm being honest. politics, if i'm being honest. >> okay. question >> okay, okay. question from elizabeth in kent. you think elizabeth in kent. do you think it's credible for people to work until when more and until they are 71, when more and more jobs disappearing? more jobs are disappearing? so nothing agenda today nothing in the news agenda today just you know , the sort just about, you know, the sort of, um, increase in constant increase in the retirement age. and she's just saying, well, you know, is it credible to keep asking people i've got to say, i mean, i have reservations about increasing the retirement age to 71. >> i mean, that's partly because i'm now nearly 60 and i feel pretty tired. um, but you know, you can't just keep increasing and keep increasing and expecting people to be able to carry on in that manner. >> okay . >> okay. >> okay. >> another question from from, uh, viewer or listener. >> paul says , uh, for you, >> paul says, uh, for you, esther mcvey, he thinks it's a very bad mistake for mr sunak to say, what is a woman to keir starmer in a circumstance of the

of the case involving brianna ghey last week, and he should apologise immediately. and in fact, while we are on air, a group called the tory reform group has said that mps to tory mps are saying the government has using the trans has got to stop using the trans community punchline at community as a punchline at pmqs. what's take on that? pmqs. what's your take on that? was misstep the pm? was that a misstep by the pm? the said something which was the pm said something which was correct. >> let's move the two issues separate the two issues and one of them is about biological sex. what is a woman ? and i'm afraid what is a woman? and i'm afraid sir keir starmer can't say what a woman is . and that was the a woman is. and that was the issue. so that's one issue. so rishi was right to say that, to point out the fact that labour can't say what a woman is and considering there's a lot of legislation on what a woman is, that's important to totally separate was the most horrific attack and murder of bryony. that was absolutely awful. and you should not be conflated. so what are you saying? >> what is a woman. he's not going to go out the trans community. >> absolutely not. and i in fact i thought it was hugely crass

that keir starmer should that sir keir starmer should even conflate the two. >> okay, okay, i'm going to go to andy in somerset now. john, i'm going add to andy. thank i'm going to add to andy. thank you for getting in touch. andy, i'm to add to andy's i'm going to add to andy's question, said, question, if i may, he said, what is point when none of what is the point when none of them answer your question them answer your your question means i'm going to a means i'm going to go to a moment we in prime moment that we saw in prime minister's questions. the conservative mp young guy elliott coburn. >> coburn. yeah. okay >> coburn. yeah. okay >> who revealed today in prime minister's questions that he had tried to take his own life dunng tried to take his own life during his time and he's only he was only elected at the last election. would it help you to connect it or would it help politicians to connect with people who are watching and listening? if you were more you, if were more you personally, if you were more you personally, if you were more you personally, if politicians were more open about themselves, you you're pretty straight talking. but should they should should more more politicians open up ? more politicians open up? >> well it depends what they open up about. i mean, i was very affecting what elliott

corbyn. i have no idea what happened to elliott, but he's obviously had a really rough time on on that particular issue.i time on on that particular issue. i think i'm right in saying it's the biggest killer amongst men. 30 to 50, that sort of. and i'm assuming elliott's in that age bracket. so i mean it's actually quite important contribution that he made . that contribution that he made. that doesn't mean to say that, you know, one should emote for no reason whatsoever . it's got to reason whatsoever. it's got to be in context. there's got to be a reason for doing it. otherwise people would tend to react cynically . but but that's not cynically. but but that's not a comment on elliott corbyn. he was very, very clearly, absolutely genuine. yeah, totally. >> well, it is. make the house very quiet. well, coming up is good afternoon britain with tom and what do you have on and emily. what do you have on your show . your show. >> looking as people are queuing up to get dental registrations down in bristol, we ask, do you live in a dental desert and should protest ? should protest? >> well, should the home secretary be able to ban protests?

>> that's what the former home secretary, suella braverman, has written as part of her four point plan to get rid of extremism. >> what do you think ? >> what do you think? >> what do you think? >> well, what a thrilling show ahead. >> well, that's all from us here in the studio. >> you've been watching or listening to pmqs live with gloria de piero and chris hope. thank you so much our thank you so much to our brilliant panel. thanks to you for writing in the brilliant questions . please to these two. questions. please to these two. ihope questions. please to these two. i hope they come back again. >> good. >> very good. >> very good. >> should do it for >> they should do it for a living. don't go anywhere because up next it's good afternoon with tom and . emily. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on gb solar, sponsors of weather on gb views. news . views. news. >> hello again. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. a fine bright day for most of us, but it will be cloudy in the far south and in the far north will continue to

see some wintry showers, mostly for the far north of scotland, and most of these showers will be as snow. sleet be falling as snow. some sleet around coasts. otherwise there's around coasts. otherwise there's a lot of fine weather for scotland , northern ireland into scotland, northern ireland into northern england. some decent spells . further spells of sunshine. further south, the cloud thickens and will keep relatively low cloud in the far south, with some patchy rain for the far south—west, but it's mild here. 1112 celsius elsewhere . single 1112 celsius elsewhere. single figures and feeling cold in the wind across northern scotland , wind across northern scotland, where those snow showers will continue to arrive overnight, leading to some icy patches by dawn. otherwise a widespread frost for the northern half of the uk, but for the southern half , the cloud thickens through half, the cloud thickens through the night outbreaks of rain the night and outbreaks of rain move in. that's going to be a mild start the the far mild start to the day in the far southwest. if rather breezy. we've got significant temperature contrasts across the uk as begin thursday. very uk as we begin thursday. very cold in north, very mild in cold in the north, very mild in the and southwest. in the south and southwest. in between band of rain moving between this band of rain moving north and it mixes with the north and as it mixes with the cold air, going to see cold air, we're going to see some and disruptive

some significant and disruptive snow. wales, north midlands, snow. mid wales, north midlands, northwards and especially for the higher parts of north wales, the higher parts of north wales, the peak district, the pennines. some disruption is likely with up to 15 to 25cm of snow building up and some freezing rain for higher parts of north wales later on. staying dry for scotland . and scotland. and >> it looks like things are heating up boxt boilers as sponsors of weather on .

gb news. well good afternoon britain. it is 1:00 on wednesday the 7th of february. >> royal reuk , known as prince >> royal reuk, known as prince william, returns to royal duties today carrying out an investiture at windsor castle . investiture at windsor castle. could he reach out to his brother harry, who, of course is back in the uk with gb news

sources stressing how important family is to the prince of wales , we ask, does that extend to his brother tooth , 30, will join his brother tooth, 30, will join the queue which reveals a crisis in uk dentistry. >> hundreds in bristol waiting hours just to register for an nhs dentist. the government says it's now offering cash incentives. huge cash incentives for dentists to take more nhs patients. are you living in a dental desert ? dental desert? >> stop protest should ministers be able to ban political protests themselves ? well, the protests themselves? well, the former home secretary thinks so. she says it will help fight mass extremism . but would a new law extremism. but would a new law depnve extremism. but would a new law deprive brits of their civil liberties? well during pmqs there was a little bit of an altercation and rishi sunak is being asked by many, including, of course, the