was clumsy .7 yeah. anderson said was clumsy? yeah. d0 anderson said was clumsy? yeah. do you recognise it was. and i think about it was about think about racism. it was about , i think i think prime minister, he wrote in the express today. >> have you read it? have you read it? >> mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition duties this house. >> i shall have further such meetings later today . meetings later today. >> it wolfley thank you, mr >> it does wolfley thank you, mr speaken >> it does wolfley thank you, mr speaker, thank right speaker, and i thank my right honourable his answer. >> p- e certain that >> now, i'm certain that everyone in this chamber will agree, whatever their political standpoint that should be standpoint, that we should be able speak and vote able to think, speak and vote without or favour . without fear or favour. >> but today i need to ask about the painful subject of dental care in clacton , which is in care in clacton, which is in crisis . our care in clacton, which is in crisis. our ics has found the money and a private firm has found the students to massively increase dental appointments. in my patch, however, paper pushers in the nhs england keep citing spunous in the nhs england keep citing spurious reasons to prevent this groundbreaking initiative being deployed. does my right honourable friend agree with me that this is scandalous and should be dealt with and those

people blocking it held to account here, prime minister? >> well , our account here, prime minister? >> well, our dentistry account here, prime minister? >> well , our dentistry recovery >> well, our dentistry recovery plan will make dental services faster , simpler and fairer for faster, simpler and fairer for patients , including in clacton patients, including in clacton and will fund around 2.5 million more appointments on the matter that my hon. >> friend raises as he will know, this is a local matter, so the integrated care board will determine if they wish to support the pilot proposal in clacton. but i know that the minister for public health has written to my honourable friend about proposal, and i hope about the proposal, and i hope her letter addresses his concerns . concerns. >> we come to the leader of the opposition, keir starmer . opposition, keir starmer. >> thank you, mr speaker. can i join with the prime minister in his remarks about cormack his remarks about lord cormack and ronnie campbell, a tory mp spent last week claiming that britain is run by a shadowy cabal made up of activists. >> the deep state and, most chillingly of all, the financial times . at what point did his times. at what point did his party give up on governing and become the political wing of the

flat earth society ? mr well, mr flat earth society? mr well, mr >> mr speaker , mr speaker , >> mr speaker, mr speaker, another week where the honourable member is just sniping from the sidelines because he has absolutely nothing that he can say. >> what we do, what we're getting on with. >> mr speaker, is delivering on the people's priorities. the number of small boats down by a third. mr speaker , nhs third. mr speaker, nhs performance improving inflation, continuing to fall and, mr speaker , not only that we're speaker, not only that we're delivering a significant tax cut for millions of working britons while while his incoherent energy plans would put taxes up for everyone across the country . mr >> mr speaker, his predecessor spent last week in america trying to flog her new book in search of fame and wealth . search of fame and wealth. >> she's taken to slagging off an . un they

>> she's taken to slagging off an. un they made a prime minister, now they can't bear talking about her in search of fame and wealth , she's taken to fame and wealth, she's taken to slagging off and undermining britain at every opportunity party. she claims. britain at every opportunity party. she claims . and she party. she claims. and she claimed that as prime minister, she was sabotaged by the deep state. she also remained silent as tommy robinson, that right wing thug, was described as a hero . why is he allowing her to hero. why is he allowing her to stand as a tory mp of the next election? well mr speaker, i don't believe a single member of this house supports tommy robinson , mr speaker, but but, robinson, mr speaker, but but, mr speaker , if he wants to talk mr speaker, if he wants to talk about former leaders and predecessors , the whole country predecessors, the whole country knows his record because he sat there while anti—semitism ran rife in this party and not once but twice backed a man who

called hamas friends. >> mr speaker, but to their credit, to their credit, the shadow chancellor , the shadow shadow chancellor, the shadow home secretary and indeed the shadow foreign secretary refused to back the former labour leader. but he didn't because he's spineless , hopeless and he's spineless, hopeless and utterly shameless . utterly shameless. >> mr speaker, mr speaker, i've changed my party for the better. he is being changed by his party. >> the reason he's letting her stand is because he's too weak to do anything about it. >> it's the story of his leadership. when they refuse to accept any blame for the ruin of the last 14 years. you do wonder who they think has been running the country all this time. thankfully the former prime minister is on hand again to help. it turns out it's all the fault of the media, the corporate world and bizarre . corporate world and bizarre. lee, the president of the united

states, winston churchill, once said the price of greatness is responsibility . now, i do not responsibility. now, i do not think the british public are expecting greatness from this prime ministerjust a bit of accountability . so doesn't think accountability. so doesn't think it would be great if, just for once, the tories actually took some responsibility . some responsibility. >> mr speaker, he talks about leadership , he talks about leadership, he talks about change. but when i learnt of something that i didn't agree with, i suspended one of my mps straight away. but when he that, mr speaker, that mr speaker when he learnt, when he learnt a vile anti—semitic remarks made by a labour candidate, what did he do? mr speaker ? he instructed do? mr speaker? he instructed his team to defend him . he sent, his team to defend him. he sent, he sent a shadow cabinet minister to campaign for him and he personally backed him for days. he personally backed him for days . and that's the difference days. and that's the difference between us. i act on my principles, he hasn't got any .

principles, he hasn't got any. >> i can't believe he's saying with a straight face, the former prime minister continued on an american odyssey this work, this journey into the wild west of her mind . her mind. >> she also claimed she also claimed mr speaker, that nigel farage is the man to restore the tory party. can the prime minister confirm whether he, too, would welcome mr farage back into the tory fold ? mr back into the tory fold? mr >> mr mr speaker , in our party >> mr mr speaker, in our party we have a proud tradition of diversity and accepting everyone from every background . indeed, from every background. indeed, it is a proud record that puts labour to shame. mr speaker , labour to shame. mr speaker, this is the party that delivered the first jewish prime minister, the first jewish prime minister, the first jewish prime minister, the first female prime minister, the first female prime minister, the first female prime minister, the first black chancellor, the first muslim home secretary and now led by the first british asian prime minister while it seems he can only champion men

from north london, it's the conservatives that represent modern britain. mr speaker. so so this , this diverse tory party so this, this diverse tory party just welcomed nigel farage, the prime minister, two months, two months, two months ago, the prime minister said the tory party is a broad church. >> i welcome lots of people who want to subscribe to our ideals and our values. this is the same nigel farage who said he agreed with the basic premise of enoch powell's rivers of blood speech and bemoan the influence of the jewish lobby. so is the prime minister simply too scared to stand up to the gaggle of tory mps who moonlight as gb presenters or does he genuinely think nigel farage shares the ideals and values of the tory party he mr speaker, he wants to talk about values, but tomorrow

in rochdale the people will have a choice of three former labour candidates, two of which are anti—semite . anti—semite. >> mr speaker, the truth is his party is so mired in hate that despite three ex—labour candidates standing, he can't back a single one of them. >> mr speaker , it's because we >> mr speaker, it's because we expel antique mites. >> he makes them labour candidates . starmer. candidates. starmer. >> mr speaker , the truth is >> mr speaker, the truth is these are no longer the tories. your parents voted for, and the pubuc your parents voted for, and the public can see it. the prime minister has lost control of his party to the hordes of records of malcontents that tinfoil hat bngade of malcontents that tinfoil hat brigade over there, the extremists who wrecked the economy, all lining up to undermine him , humiliate him and undermine him, humiliate him and eventually to get rid of him . eventually to get rid of him. when will he ever stand up to them and end the pathetic

spectacle of a tory party that used to try and beat nigel farage, now giving up and dancing to his tune instead , dancing to his tune instead, prime minister mr speaker, mr speaker , utterly shameless from speaker, utterly shameless from someone who stood by while anti—semitism ran rife in his party over saw the appalling situation in rochdale and twice back the member for islington nonh back the member for islington north and in the last few homes. >> mr speaker, last few weeks we've seen members of parliament homes surrounding their events disrupted, council meetings threatened and just last week we saw the very rules that govern this place abused because of intimidation. mr speaker, while he might while he might, mr speaker , while he might want to speaker, while he might want to bend to mob rule, we will face down the extremists and for stand up british values . van—tam stand up british values. van—tam

. good oh, mr speaker, two years ago last saturday, russian forces launched their heinous attack on ukraine. >> the response of the british government and the british people has been magnificent. and i want to pay my own tribute to all those who have done so much , all those who have done so much, not least in my own constituency of bracknell, where ukrainian people have been so warmly welcomed . mr speaker , we must welcomed. mr speaker, we must never bow to tyranny . so could never bow to tyranny. so could the prime minister please assure the prime minister please assure the house that our support to ukraine and all of our nato allies will continue to be unwavering ? unwavering? >> yes, prime minister can i join my hon. >> friend in thanking people up and down the country, including the people of bracknell, for welcoming ukrainian families into their homes and communities dunng into their homes and communities during my visit to ukraine in january, i announced a major new package of support, including £2.5 billion of military assistance and last week we

announced 50 new sanctions targeting individuals and businesses sustaining putin's illegal war machine . our support illegal war machine. our support to ukraine will never waiver. snp leader stephen flynn . snp leader stephen flynn. >> mr speaker , 30,000 people >> mr speaker, 30,000 people dead, 70,000 injured, 1.5 million sheltering in rafah, 300,000 living in what is considered to be feral conditions in northern gaza. >> and of course , 100 hostages >> and of course, 100 hostages still tragically held by hamas . still tragically held by hamas. >> it is the horror of those numbers that demands that this house have its say, just as it is the horror of those numbers that show that this house should demand an immediate ceasefire. >> now, president biden has indicated that that ceasefire may take place from monday. does the prime minister share in his confidence here? prime minister >> mr speaker, we have consistently called for an immediate humanitarian pause

which would allow for the safe release of hostages, including british nationals, and more aid to reach gaza. we welcome progress on a deal as the honourable gentleman said, there has been progress and we urge everyone on all sides to seize the opportunity . city and i've the opportunity. city and i've been clear that we must seize the momentum from this terrible tragedy to find a lasting resolution to this conflict, which delivers on the promise of a two state solution and ensures that israelis and palestinians can in dignity and security. >> stephen flynn mr speaker, we are now approaching five months since this conflict first began and in that time this house has equivocated in this government. on three occasions at the united nations, has abstained when it could have voted for a ceasefire, abstained . organism ceasefire, abstained. organism is not leadership . is not leadership. >> so can i ask the prime minister, should this matter now come before the united nations with a ceasefire potentially in

sight? >> will he use his government's vote in order to deliver that ceasefire? >> yes. prime minister mr speaker , we support the united speaker, we support the united states draft resolution that was discussed with colleagues at united nations last week , but united nations last week, but just calling for an immediate full ceasefire now, which collapses back into fighting within days or weeks and indeed does not release hostages , does not release hostages, including british hostages, is not in anyone's interest. >> we must work towards a permanent ceasefire , and that permanent ceasefire, and that starts with an immediate humanitarian pause to get aid in and hostages out. i agree with the honourable gentleman about the honourable gentleman about the suffering of the people in gaza and in this country. we should be proud of everything we are doing them and are doing to help them and provide life saving aid provide them the life saving aid that they deserve . that they deserve. >> doctor jamie wallace, thank you, mr speaker. >> i'm sure we're all proud of the open government we have the availability information and availability of information and our open data, but with machine learning becoming

learning and ai fast becoming more prevalent, does the prime minister not agree that now is the time for us to look at licensing this information, where it's going used for where it's going to be used for commercial inform commercial gain, to inform intelligence to intelligence that's going to disrupt society and our economy? thank you. prime minister. well, can i join with my honourable friend and his passion for al and like him, i'm proud of our record at the forefront of the ai revolution. >> having created one of the world's first ai safety institutes , establishing the institutes, establishing the state of ai report, and hosting the world's first ever global ai safety summit, now i will ensure that my hon. friend meets with the relevant minister to discuss his proposals to ensure that we can harness the opportunities of ai and protect ourselves against the risks that it poses. >> liz saville roberts , plaid >> liz saville roberts, plaid cymru has signed the full facts pledge for an honest general election campaign . election campaign. >> one of their wonderful facts for asks is to renounce deceptive campaigning tactics.

there is evidence of egregious , there is evidence of egregious, misleading campaign in wales and elsewhere , where by the elsewhere, where by the conservatives in recent weeks . conservatives in recent weeks. we all have a responsibility to campaign honestly because the alternative is to be complicit in dismantling democracy . in dismantling democracy. therefore, will the prime minister sign full facts pledge for an honest election . for an honest election. >> mr speaker , i just i was >> mr speaker, i just i was pleased to just be in wales last week and these are the facts on the ground . the labour run welsh the ground. the labour run welsh nhs is performing the worst in the united kingdom. small welsh businesses, including pubs and restaurants, are facing a crippling rise in their business rates and indeed, welsh farmers are being decimated by the plans of the welsh labour government. those are the facts in wales and we're going to continue to point

them every opportunity . them out at every opportunity. >> thank you very much, mr speaker . speaken >> there are 4000 patients in carshalton and wallington facing uncertainty after landlords pulled out of discussions the day before. the gp practices lease expired and then issued them notice that they were trespassing . trespassing. >> now the local icb has issued a very weak statement. >> the local lib dem run council is refusing to meet the practice and myself, and now we have 4000 patients unsure if they're going to have a surgery to go to. so can the prime minister assure me that when these decisions are taken by landlords that there is appropriate infrastructure in place to support nhs patients before they are cast out, to try and find somewhere else to go? >> prime minister mr speaker, as my honourable friend will know, gp leases are commercial agreements between landlords and tenants. >> but he's right everything that can be done should be done to ensure that gp surgeries do not have to close. that's why

march last year we commissioned a review into legislation governing these leases, and the review will create a new framework that will make leasing to tenants such as gp surgeries and other groups easier, and more accessible. but i know his local residents will want this sorted as soon as possible to take advantage of the extra appointments that we are creating so that can get creating so that people can get access the primary care that access to the primary care that they smith yeah, yeah i >> -- >> mr speaker, one of the few good things to come out of wednesday's stramash last week was that the house united around a call for an immediate ceasefire now, i welcome that . ceasefire now, i welcome that. that's progress . the prime that's progress. the prime minister was just given an opportunity by my friend to commit the uk's representatives in the united nations and elsewhere to articulate that position of this house, if they are not going to do that, what would he say to those of us who say this place really is just a sick pantomime? yeah mr >> mr speaker, as i outlined

previously, it is not right to call for an immediate ceasefire that would collapse instantly into more fighting and not do anything to get more aid into gaza to alleviate the suffering that people are experiencing. but also to make sure that we can safely remove hostages , can safely remove hostages, including british hostages. that has been our consistent position. we have been calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, which will provide the conditions for a lasting and sustainable peace , but just sustainable peace, but just calling for something that will collapse back into fighting is not in anyone's interest. but all our diplomatic efforts at the united nations and elsewhere are targeted towards bringing that about. and i am pleased that about. and i am pleased that in recent days progress has been made and we should keep pressure on all parties to come to a resolution. >> philip dunne does my right hon. >> friend share my enthusiasm at monday's announcement of 27 new potential bathing water sites across the country , including

across the country, including three in shropshire, two on the river severn in ironbridge and shrewsbury and one on the river teme at ludlow. >> how will these very welcome designations improve the quality of rivers in shropshire and the other areas under consideration in yes, prime minister >> mr speaker, on monday we launched a consultation on the largest ever rollout of new bathing water sites at 27 potential new bathing waters in england, including an extra one on the river teme in ludlow in my right hon. friend's constituency, and he is right. substantial improvements have been made in recent years almost 90% of designated bathing waters in england now meet the highest standards of good or excellent, up from just 76% in 2010. mr speaker , all part of our plan speaker, all part of our plan for water, which alongside this side of the house, voting for the strictest storm overflow target and plans for unlimited penalties for polluting water companies, opposed by the party opposite . yes, indeed. opposite. yes, indeed. >> thank you. thank you, mr

speaker . the >> thank you. thank you, mr speaker. the parent of a two year old in the uk is currently spending over. year old in the uk is currently spending over . £14,000 a year old in the uk is currently spending over. £14,000 a year on a full time nursery place. last yean a full time nursery place. last year, the prime minister promised these parents that in april 2024 they would be a new free childcare offer with only a month to go. parents don't know they can access this offer because of staff shortages and because of staff shortages and because of staff shortages and because of the lack of childcare spaces . so could i ask the prime spaces. so could i ask the prime minister today , will the parents minister today, will the parents that he promised , will they be that he promised, will they be able to accept this childcare offer that he talked about last yean offer that he talked about last year, or is this another example of a broken tory promise ? of a broken tory promise? >> mr mr speaker , we are >> mr mr speaker, we are delivering on what we said, which is 30 hours of free childcare for a week for parents, of working parents, of children from nine months until they start school . it is the they start school. it is the largest ever expansion of childcare in our country's history . but what childcare in our country's history. but what i'd say to childcare in our country's history . but what i'd say to the history. but what i'd say to the honourable lady is perhaps she

might want to have a conversation with her welsh labour colleagues, who have been given the funding to deliver childcare expansion in wales and what have they done? they've pocketed the money. instead of matching our plans to support parents in england . parents in england. >> douglas stafford, thank you very much indeed. >> mr speaker, the notorious early treat and crossroads just outside orton and outside of orton and my constituency just of constituency is just one of several major safe road safety and highway that have and highway issues that have been decades the been ignored for decades by the labour controlled rotherham council . will presenting council. i will be presenting a petition to place telling petition to this place telling rotherham to end this rotherham council to end this chaotic mismanagement, can chaotic mismanagement, but can i ask the prime minister's support to labour to urge both the labour controlled council and the labour to listen to labour mayor to listen to residents junction residents get this junction sorted , to stop the huge sorted, to stop the huge tailbacks, save lives, get rother valley moving and end this war against cars in my constituency. mr o, my honourable friend, raises an important point and he's right to champion his constituents in this way. >> because when labour run things they do just run them badly and he can be assured that we have provided three quarters

of £1 million of funding to rotherham council for safety improvements to local roads, and we're continuing to provide vulnerable friends, constituents , with a further billion pounds allocated to his local area in the second round of the city region sustainable transport settlement . because of the settlement. because of the decision that we made on hs2 communities , towns and cities communities, towns and cities across the north and midlands are going to receive billions of pounds of funding for transport projects that will make a difference to him his difference to him and his constituents far quicker than anything else that was planned. >> johnson , another >> dame diana johnson, another 80 victims of the contamina blood scandal, have died since sir brian langstaff gave his final recommendation on compensation to the government in april 2023, 329 days ago . in april 2023, 329 days ago. >> will the prime ministerjoin families who are lobbying members of parliament here today to explain why his government

has failed to implement any of those recommended actions? 11 months . on mr those recommended actions? 11 months. on mr speaker , i'm months. on mr speaker, i'm acutely aware of the strength of feeling on this issue and the suffering of all of those impacted by this dreadful scandal. >> we have consistent acknowledged that justice should be delivered. i gave evidence to the public inquiry last year. the government has accepted the moral case for compensation , and moral case for compensation, and which is why on monday , in the which is why on monday, in the other place, we committed to bringing forward amendments at report stage of the victim and prisoners bill, with the intention of speeding up the implementation of our response to infected blood inquiry bill. >> kawczynski thank you, mr speaken >> i'd like to thank the prime minister sincerely for the extra £244 million. >> announced this week for transport and invest in shropshire this comes on top of £300 million for modernisation

of our local and services , of our local and services, levelling up funds to modernise shrewsbury town centre and fully funding the north west relief road, the ring road round shrewsbury. these infrastructure projects will have a major benefit not just for us, but for those who follow us. in shropshire, there is, however, one issue i would like to still raise with the prime minister, which is how our local shropshire council is funded to deal with adult social care costs. we have a disproportionately ageing population in shropshire and shropshire . council is shropshire. council is struggling to meet those additional costs . what more can additional costs. what more can be done to help councils like shropshire deal with rising aduu shropshire deal with rising adult social care costs? well mr speaken adult social care costs? well mr speaker, can i pay tribute to my hon. >> friend for the work he does representing his constituents? he's right about the pressures that are faced in, particularly in rural areas , which is why the in rural areas, which is why the government provided £600 million of additional funding for local

government across the country , government across the country, ensuring around a 7.5% increase in resources available to invest in resources available to invest in social care, but also by an extra addition to the rural services delivery grant and acknowledgement of the challenges of providing services in rural areas with more funding for those rural councils to deliver . deliver. >> alison thewliss , my >> alison thewliss, my constituent , leigh heywood in constituent, leigh heywood in dalmarnock, is on a communal heat network and has seen both his standing charges and his energy bills absolutely soar . energy bills absolutely soar. >> the heat network. the heat network market framework was introduced in 2021, but in a letter from his minister in the lords last week, he says his ambition, his ambition was is that price regulation will only start in spring 2026. so can i ask, is it his government's incompetence or ofgem's lack of powers that are letting down constituents who can't afford to put on their heating this winter ? >> 7- >> mr mr 7 >> mr mr speaker, ? >> mr mr speaker, as 7 >> mr mr speaker, as the honourable lady will know, standing charges are a matter for the independent regulator,

ofgem , who are currently looking ofgem, who are currently looking at all of those things as part of a consultation on and more generally, it's this government thatis generally, it's this government that is providing considerable support to families across the country, including in scotland, with their energy bills, and i am sure she will join me in welcoming the recent announcement about the fall in energy bills , bringing them back energy bills, bringing them back to levels we seen to levels that we haven't seen in a long time, on top of the cost of living support that the chancellor so that chancellor has provided, so that everyone the chancellor has provided, so that everythat they the chancellor has provided, so that everythat they need. the help that they need. >> warrington feels , is >> mr warrington feels, is a much loved open space, cherished by local residents and used by the nearby school as playing fields. >> shockingly , peterborough city >> shockingly, peterborough city council proposed a fence off almost the entire area, rejecting a compromise that most residents and the school were happy with. bizarrely that the local council seeks to blame the secretary of state for education myself and even the prime minister will my right hon. friend get behind my campaign to

save werrington fields and make it clear right here, right now, that this is a matter entirely for the local authority ? well for the local authority? well uh, can i, uh, can i pay tribute to my honourable friend for his championing of his constituents on this matter ? on this matter? >> as he knows, last year, the education secretary rightly rejected peterborough city council's application to remove the playing field land at ken stimpson community school from educational land to public open space. and that decision ensured that children will have access to the open space that they deserve. but i am told by the department that the council can provide for some of that land to be fenced and the department would be comfortable with that, provided that the overall site remains as an educational land thatis remains as an educational land that is something that i know he wants to see and the department are ready to work with him to make sure that that happens. >> gavin jones, after yesterday's revelation that nick reed, the ceo of the post

office, is under investigation for an 80 page report written by the former head of hr at the post office, does the prime minister and the business secretary have confidence in nick reed's leadership at the post ? post office? >> well, mr speaker , it would >> well, mr speaker, it would clearly be inappropriate for me to comment on an investigation before it has been completed . before it has been completed. our focus remains working closely with the post office to ensure that it delivers justice for postmasters caught up in this historic scandal, and that is why we will imminently bring forward the legislation that we promised shailesh vara. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> a few years ago, there was a proposal to build nearly 7000 houses in a beautiful part of my constituency near the villages of castor and ailsworth. against the wishes of the local residents , i worked with the residents, i worked with the local community, and together we were able to stop this development. however, efforts are now being made to include

this land in a revised peterborough local plan . would peterborough local plan. would the prime minister agree with me that it the prime minister agree with me thatitis the prime minister agree with me that it is very important that the voice of the local community is heard and that it is unacceptable label that developments can take place in this circuitous way , especially this circuitous way, especially when there is other, more suitable land available in and around the city of peterborough . around the city of peterborough. >> prime minister my right hon. >> prime minister my right hon. >> friend raises an important issue, and he is right that the local community should always have their voice heard. it's important that councils bring forward local plans, but this must be done in close consultation with local communities because their voices matter. as i understand it, the peterborough local plan is still under preparation and there are opportunities to provide comments on the draft plan , so comments on the draft plan, so i encourage and commend my hon. friend for continuing to support his local community to make sure that their voice is heard. >> sarah owen thank you, mr speaken >> the prime minister talks

about things going backwards. >> the uk is the only western g7 power in recession. seven consecutive quarters of no growth. that is the worst since records began in 1955. so can the prime minister tell the businesses going bust? tell the families struggling to pay their bills and tell those being made homeless? why this recession , homeless? why this recession, which has his name written all over it, is a good thing for our country . mr mr speaker, i would country. mr mr speaker, i would say to the hon. >> lady, she might want to check some of the facts that she just outlined for the house that aren't quite right. perhaps she would explain to the would like to explain to the country is that her is country why is that her party is stuck with a completely incoherent energy policy that will saddle working families with £28 billion of higher tax rises and higher energy bills. >> john lydon ulez. >> john lydon ulez. >> mr speaker, since 2019, the prime minister has had our backs in stoke on trent north, kidsgrove and talk with record

and funding for our local transport, over 200 million for stoke and staffordshire to repair potholes, over 30 million to improve our bus network with cheaper fares and new and extended routes. >> funding upgrade both >> funding to upgrade both kidsgrove and stoke on trent railway stations, bringing back the stoke—leek line. and this week have seen stoke on trent week we have seen stoke on trent and see a ten and staffordshire. see a ten fold increase in transport funding year in, year out . i funding year in, year out. i know the party opposite like to talk down stoke on trent north, kidsgrove and talk , but isn't kidsgrove and talk, but isn't it true prime minister, true that this prime minister, this the this conservative party are the only party with a plan to improve our better, connect our communities and fix our broken roads and pavements? >> yeah , well, as ever, my hon. >> yeah, well, as ever, my hon. >> friend is a fantastic champion for stoke on trent and kidsgrove and he's right. over the next several years his area will receive ten times as much as they currently do to invest in local transport schemes. as a result of this government's decision on hs2. result of this government's decision on hs2 . but he is also decision on hs2. but he is also right after years of being neglected by the party opposite .

neglected by the party opposite. it's this conservative government that is levelling up across the country and in stoke on trent, championed by fantastic mps like him , jamie fantastic mps like him, jamie stone mr speaker, the advent of the cromarty firth green freeport is most welcome. >> mr speaker, i wonder what discussions the prime minister has had with the scottish government, who will be responsible for ensure that there is a robust roads network associate with the freeport and that there will be sufficient housing for the influx of workers who we hope will contribute to our dream of the fabrication of offshore renewable structures . renewable structures. >> i the honourable >> i welcome the honourable gentleman's support for the freeport, taking advantage of our brexit opportunities to deliver two free ports in scotland will attract jobs and investment in the industries of the future. with regard to infrastructure investment, not only do we provide the tax benefits for a freeport, there are £25 million of seed funding available to the freeport. in discussions with the government that can be used on local infrastructure improvements that make sense to develop the

develop the opportunity that the freeport provides . freeport provides. >> simon fell very much. >> simon fell very much. >> mr speaker, the aukus programme is not just a national endeavour designed to keep our nafion endeavour designed to keep our nation safe , also an nation safe, also an international partnership that speaks about our ambitious work across the globe to pursue security and contain threats. >> so can i personally thank the prime minister for his engagement with team barrow engagement with the team barrow initiative, bringing together senior initiative, bringing together sen my council b initiative, bringing together senmy council b and myself to >> my council b and myself to drive this programme forward , drive this programme forward, making sure we can deliver these boats to time and to budget that means improving the local area, considering and investing in it too. with that in mind, could i invite the prime minister to barrow to meet? not just the fantastic people building the boats of the future, but also to see this programme is going see how this programme is going to for future to uplift furness for the future prime at a time of prime minister at a time of great instability around the world, with the war in ukraine and the red sea >> my hon. friend is absolutely right that aukus is a game changing defence and security partnership that will keep us

safe and create thousands of jobs, both in the uk. shipyards and supply chain. building on the investment in places like barrow, derby and elsewhere . he barrow, derby and elsewhere. he is a fantastic champion of what this industry means in his area and the team. barrow partnership is a crucial component of ensuring aukus is a success. thatis ensuring aukus is a success. that is why the chancellor provided millions of pounds of funding for a delivery board for barrow. we recently discussed this at cabinet and i look forward to visiting him and his community when my diary allows to see the progress for myself and more. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> this last weekend, the prime, the prime minister posed for photographs with a group that shares extremist conspiracy theories on climate change and campaigns against net zero. >> does the prime minister share their views ? their views? >> that's that's no way to talk about the welsh farming community. mr speaker , i salute .

community. mr speaker, i salute. >> i am . my integrated care board. >> tell me that only £2 million of the £120 million of capital which they received annually is for primary care , and that seems for primary care, and that seems an unfairly small amount for our amazing family doctors and practice nurses who are, after all, the front door of the nhs. so can our local gps have a greater share of this ? prime greater share of this? prime minister can i thank my honourable friend for his excellent and continued campaigning on health provisions for his constituents ? for his constituents? >> it's now on the specific point that he raises integrated care boards. do have the power to increase their primary care annual capital management budgets as long as they keep within the overall budget . i within the overall budget. i understand my hon. friend recently met with the health minister earlier this week to discuss this further , and i will discuss this further, and i will make sure that his proposals are

very carefully considered . very carefully considered. >> dame angela riddell very much, mr speaker, the prime minister has just told my right hon. >> friend, the member for north durham, that it's inappropriate for him to be commenting as a government minister on what a bullying allegations at the post office. >> and yet he allows his trade secretary to comment, uh, free, loudly and often on twitter. is he content with her activities and her behaviour in this respect? mr >> mr speaker, the business secretary set out her position explicitly and clearly in the house last week and actually since then, and despite some of the claims that were made by the party opposite, the former permanent secretary at the department has completely refuted the claims that were made. and yesterday the current ceo of the post office and the director of business resilience at the department also refuted mr staunton's recollection of the focus and priority is

delivering justice and compensation for those who have suffered a historic injustice. we are introducing legislation to right this wrong, and we will make sure that everyone gets the compensation that they deserve, double thank you very much, mr speaken >> the £132 million allocated to cornwall from the shared prosperity fund not only kept our promise to the cornish people replace eu funding , people to replace eu funding, but has supported dozens of businesses and funded projects across duchy . however, the across the duchy. however, the current spf expires current round of spf expires next year. so can the prime minister confirm that his government will continue with shared prosperity funding and continue to provide the support the cornish economy needs? >> the prime minister it was great to visit my honourable friend the other week in his constituency and see the delights and i wish delights of cornwall, and i wish everyone a happy saint piran's day for next week. >> speaker . day for next week. >> speaker. now day for next week. >> speaker . now cornwall day for next week. >> speaker. now cornwall has >> mr speaker. now cornwall has been awarded over £130 million to deliver, i think, 100 different projects across the county through the uk shared prosperity fund funding is

confirmed for this spending review period up till the end of march 2025. but as with all government funding decisions regarding the future of the fund are a matter for the next spending review. but i can assure him that we remain committed ambitious committed to an ambitious levelling up in cornwall levelling up agenda in cornwall and the that and across the country that completes prime minister's questions . questions. >> that was prime and that was prime minister questions. >> taking questions from mps in the house of commons. >> we're still joined here in the by cabinet office the studio by cabinet office minister and minister alex burghart and labour mp stella creasy. >> now you've been sending in your questions to gb news at gbviews@gbnews.com. please remember to say where you are when you send them. but first of all, we left the last debate, didn't we, gloria, with quite a heated debate about lee johnson. and there , alex and you heard there, alex burghart, how the pm said he'd suspended lee, suspended lee anderson immediately. is there no back for him? no, no. so no way back for him? no, no. so i saying before the break, i was saying before the break, i very hope there is. but, very much hope there is. but, you we have a chief whip you know, we have a chief whip who will be considering these things and considering, you know

, said, clarify , what what lee said, clarify his remarks and perhaps rowing back slightly from some of them as is , think should do, as he is, i think he should do, because it's wrong. because i think it's wrong. i think wrong assert think he was wrong to assert that, um, that the mayor of london is controlled by islamists . reading his piece in islamists. reading his piece in the express morning, the express this morning, i think he recognises that. but as i think he recognises that. but as | , think he recognises that. but as i , we have internal process i say, we have internal process and a i will get a and i will get a i will get a stiff word from chief whip stiff word from the chief whip myself. clumsy, making myself. the tum clumsy, making clumsy. not wrong, do you? yeah. look, i think, i've just look, i think, as i've just said, think it wrong said, i think it was wrong for him say. what he said him to say. say what he said about of london. in about the mayor of london. in that context. but, you know, he he was. he subsequently he said he was. he subsequently said clumsy i think said he was clumsy and i think he right to so. he was right to do so. >> labour's stella creasy, >> uh, labour's stella creasy, what do you what do you make of that? well i can only go on what's being said in my local community, which is a very , very community, which is a very, very diverse community. >> very on edge. >> people are very on edge. there's a lot of community tension. they see tension. and when they see positions, in positions tension. and when they see po power, in positions tension. and when they see po power, elected in positions tension. and when they see po power, elected people ions tension. and when they see po power, elected people using of power, elected people using both racist and islamophobe language. and it was because it categorised all muslims as being the same , um, to not acknowledge

the same, um, to not acknowledge that, we've got to acknowledge there's a problem there is absolutely a problem. yes, he said. sadiq khan said. he said that sadiq khan was his mates as was in hock to his mates as if there is some kind of international conspiracy . now, international conspiracy. now, many of us have called out those people who've made those allegations about jewish people in country and i think we do in our country and i think we do have to recognise and listen have to recognise and i listen to sayeeda warsi this. there have to recognise and i listen to a ayeeda warsi this. there have to recognise and i listen to a problem/arsi this. there have to recognise and i listen to a problem/ars have his. there have to recognise and i listen to a problem/ars have to. there have to recognise and i listen to a problem/ars have to make; is a problem we have to make them to deal with it because it's actually nobody's interest them to deal with it because it'sthis|ally nobody's interest them to deal with it because it'sthis kind nobody's interest them to deal with it because it'sthis kind of)ody's interest them to deal with it because it'sthis kind of behaviour. �*est them to deal with it because it'sthis kind of behaviour. this for this kind of behaviour. this kind of language to become normalised. i have read that article in the express. you have now, and i and i well, now, stella and i and i well, i'm chris it to you and i'm i'm chris gave it to you and i'm trying to. yeah, i have read it because i should. because you said i should. so i wanted read listen. but wanted to read and listen. but actually lee hanson is still doubung actually lee hanson is still doubling down on idea that doubling down on the idea that it racist. it is not islamophobic. >> back what you said. >> come back on what you said. >> come back on what you said. >> listened to you. can >> i've listened to you. can i finish my sentence? >> thank you. finish my sentence? >> and1k you. finish my sentence? >> andikjust. we all have >> and i just think we all have a make because british a choice to make because british politics right full of politics is right now full of heat, and you heat, not light. and you probably that in prime probably saw that in prime minister's question time. we've all got to go out justify to all got to go out and justify to our actually, are our constituents, actually, are we work done? are we getting the work done? are we

doing make things doing things to make things better for your lives, are better for your lives, or are we just and screaming just shouting and screaming at each and more and each other and using more and more extreme language? don't more extreme language? i don't want trump's america. more extreme language? i don't viprobably trump's america. more extreme language? i don't viprobably think'rump's america. more extreme language? i don't viprobably think'rumjdon't1erica. more extreme language? i don't viprobably think'rumjdon't want. i probably think you don't want to alex. got to either. alex. we've got a choice whether we're choice to make whether we're going and import that going to bring and import that kind of behaviour here or actually just kind of behaviour here or actl sorry, just kind of behaviour here or actl sorry, anderson, just kind of behaviour here or actl sorry, anderson, because say sorry, lee anderson, because he can't say sorry. and he said in that article not going in that article he's not going to um, and it's to apologise if um, and it's interesting the interesting that you use the word read lee's word nuance, having read lee's piece goes out piece where he actually goes out of to make that nuance, of his way to make that nuance, saying, i really i'm not criticising 99.99% of the muslim community. >> so you've just read that and you didn't refer to it, which is a disappointing. he a bit disappointing. he says. i'm not criticising 99.99% of muslim people in this country. what i am saying is that there are very small minority of extremists who we have to call out, and i think that's absolutely right. one my absolutely right. one of my friends colleagues friends and colleagues was killed an islamic extremist. friends and colleagues was killehad an islamic extremist. friends and colleagues was kille had one islamic extremist. friends and colleagues was killehad one ofamic extremist. friends and colleagues was killehad one of my: extremist. friends and colleagues was killehad one of my colleagues i've had one of my colleagues have their burnt by have their office burnt down by extremists, and we've had protests outside of a colleague's house. these are very sensitive subjects . and very sensitive subjects. and it's quite right that mps feel that they can stand up to that

tiny minority of extremists. >> alex joe was my friend. so was david. >> i know that well, i'm making the point. david amess making my friend but this is friend from my side. but this is not islam and what he did not about islam and what he did in article and what he says in that article and what he says in that article and what he says in the express, he says, in the daily express, he says, i'm makes i'm not going to makes a differentiation between the vast majority. >> how have we got hope? and i'll hope you'll listen to what lee in that piece, because lee said in that piece, because you you didn't to you didn't you didn't refer to it in article. it in the article. >> didn't refer to >> yeah. and you didn't refer to it your remarks, you? i it in your remarks, did you? i did i did read the article. you didn't refer it, now didn't refer to it, just now when you were summarising it. >> not respond >> why to not respond to your question? fact question? i've read the fact that he's not going to that he says he's not going to apologise. you saying that apologise. are you saying that language that he language is okay, that when he tried say sadiq khan, tried to say that sadiq khan, because religious because of his religious background, connected all background, was connected to all these an these people, that that is an okay politician to okay thing for a politician to say. think you believe say. i don't think you believe that, i think we've that, alex. i just think we've gotten in british gotten to a position in british politics now people have politics now where people have to take sides. let's come together say, actually, we together and say, actually, we don't here. don't want trump's america here. we debate and we want a reasoned debate and a reasoned discussion. >> i'm sure we can agree >> we can i'm sure we can agree on. agree on on. so let's let's agree on that. all, as lee said that. we've all, as lee said in his okay. there. well,

his article, okay. there. well, we've agreement there. we've got some agreement there. um, but that almost summarised the conversation in the debate there in, in parliament. um, sharon has emailed in saying what a bloody shambles, no question of any substance . it's question of any substance. it's just rantings. and yeah , i just rantings. and yeah, i thought there were six very poor questions from, um, keir starmer today. you know, it was just on derek says what a shambles. >> they sparred five >> they sparred for five questions. did they questions. not once did they offer anything for the people of this broken. >> is that the >> is that because of the by—election tomorrow alex. well i was very that the by—election tomorrow alex. well i was �*minister that the by—election tomorrow alex. well i was �*minister kept hat the by—election tomorrow alex. well i was �*minister kept bringing prime minister kept bringing it back what the government's back to what the government's trying working people trying to do for working people across you know, across the country. you know, how to stop the how we're trying to stop the small how brought down small boats, how we brought down inflation, how we're going to return economy to growth. return the economy to growth. you great job that we're you know, a great job that we're doing british so, you doing on british jobs. so, you know, things do matter. know, these things do matter. um, obviously it's prime minister's he's not minister's questions he's not the asking the questions. the one asking the questions. he's one answering them. but he's the one answering them. but yeah, it was a very, yeah, it was um, it was a very, very political questions very political set of questions from the leader of the opposition today, going to opposition today, i'm going to move to mp safety, because move to on mp safety, because we've had a couple questions we've had a couple of questions

related to this. >> both both from men actually , >> both both from men actually, um, robbie and richard have been in touch . really interesting in touch. really interesting questions. but will you tell us where from? so next where you're from? do so next time. we're going time. but you. we're still going to questions . time. but you. we're still going to questions. um, to ask your questions. um, richard says this. it's particular to you, stella. stella creasy just said that they regularly get death threats and rape threats. they are criminal so why aren't criminal offences. so why aren't the people are sending them the people who are sending them being and imprisoned? >> it's a really >> do you know it's a really good if somebody has good question. if somebody has had deal with this for had to deal with this for a number of years. and that's why i say, i'd see i say, look, i'd love to see actually us the actually us turn the conversation around start conversation around and start talking perpetrators talking about the perpetrators of just want to of this. i don't just want to dial extremist rhetoric of this. i don't just want to dial the extremist rhetoric of this. i don't just want to dialthe idea extremist rhetoric of this. i don't just want to dial the idea that remist rhetoric of this. i don't just want to dial the idea that this st rhetoric of this. i don't just want to dial the idea that this isrhetoric of this. i don't just want to dialthe idea that this is notoric and the idea that this is not about because about political fun, because i think means we're think that means we're not having in having good conversations in parliament. i want to able to parliament. i want to be able to go parliament. i want to be able to 9° my parliament. i want to be able to go my community and chat go about my community and chat to people, with demand to people, not with the demand that i security, but at the that i have security, but at the moment, all moment, the conversation is all about living in a about mps almost living in a gilded cage. >> you stay safe now? >> how do you stay safe now? >> how do you stay safe now? >> love walthamstow , and >> well, i love walthamstow, and if got to the point where i if i got to the point where i thought wasn't thought walthamstow wasn't a safe a young safe place, i've got a young family, of course i wouldn't be

there, not to there, so i'm not going to accept dynamic. but accept that, that dynamic. but what i do do and what i have challenged police about challenged my local police about my local council about those my local council about is those extremists. because frankly, alex, been alex, those of us who've been living it's living this for years know it's not about the issue. those of us who there campaign who recognise there are campaign groups using groups who are normally using the you should protest the idea that you should protest outside that you outside mps houses, that you should staff, you should target their staff, you should target their staff, you should families. should target their staff, you shotl'm families. should target their staff, you shotl'm sure families. should target their staff, you shotl'm sure wouldilies. agree and i'm sure we would both agree that's not okay, because that's not that's not having not democracy. that's not having a proper, reasoned conversation. now, parliament isn't now, look, parliament isn't covering in glory. we covering itself in glory. we can't have those kind of conversations if we've got a security guard with us all the time, we're living time, because we're living at the people aren't the point where people aren't being down who are doing being tracked down who are doing this, got go after this, we've got to go after those who are killing our those people who are killing our democracy. it democracy. we, by making it about shouting and screaming and extremism. >> i'm going to pop >> can i i'm just going to pop in because obviously i was in here because obviously i was an mp . i want you have an mp. i want you to have security . i want every single security. i want every single and know, views and and you know, my views and listeners may not agree listeners may, may not agree with me, but when i talk to and listen to what you say when i talk to my colleagues of all parties and former colleagues and friends, i'm like, i really

want to have security want you to have security because worried you . because i'm worried about you. >> i chatting to my i love >> i love chatting to my i love i like it when they disagree with me. i having discussions. >> i'm worried. i'm worried that something happen you something might happen to you and want security? and i don't. you want security? >> the people who are >> i want the people who are doing this because if doing this because actually, if they reaction , it's they don't get a reaction, it's like, the troll, like, don't feed the troll, isn't like if they isn't it? it's like if they don't get reaction from you, don't get a reaction from you, they'll somebody else. don't get a reaction from you, thejnot. somebody else. don't get a reaction from you, thejnot. it's somebody else. don't get a reaction from you, thejnot. it's about mebody else. don't get a reaction from you, thejnot. it's about changing lse. it's not. it's about changing that reasons and that idea about what reasons and robust debate does dialling robust debate is does dialling it stopping protesting? >> james said , >> as james cleverly said, protesters an important part protesters are an important part of it, it's democracy . of it, but it's democracy. jill's got on touch. jill, our viewer or listeners got in touch saying, well, she agrees with people's right to protest the cost policing weekly cost of policing these weekly demonstrations is astronomical. why call for the marches to why not call for the marches to stop and spend and spend that money on policing to gaza? because reason that because for the same reason that you the right to you don't have the right to shout crowded theatre , shout fire in a crowded theatre, you without you don't protest without responsibility and accountability. >> so absolutely. and i've called people using phrases called out people using phrases that are dividing people that are not about peace. they're not about two state solution. i also

call out those people who stop the traffic because they're actually losing the argument more anything . just stop more than anything. just stop oil, stop oil losing oil, just stop oil and losing the for those of us the argument. for those of us who the climate who care about the climate crisis, a nightmare crisis, that's a nightmare because it makes it harder to win it. >> why don't you stop the stop these protests happening? as jill says, protesting is a very important democracy, important part of our democracy, has centuries and has been for centuries and i don't, you know, i don't want to get in the way of people's right to do that and right to express their views. uh is very their views. uh protest is very different to intimidation. and their views. uh protest is very diffedon't:o intimidation. and their views. uh protest is very diffedon't have midation. and their views. uh protest is very diffedon't have to dation. and their views. uh protest is very diffedon't have to threaten nd you don't have to threaten anyone. you don't have to get in their face. you don't have to make them feel that they are personally because personally under threat because of their views or their opposition to the protesters views. and it's i know it's a fine line in policing. it's very important we get it right. we've been having a debate about that over the course of the past couple months, and, and i, couple of months, and, and i, i don't want i don't want any mps to feel intimidated out of speaking in a particular bait or voting in a particular way. speaking in a particular bait or voting in a particular way . and voting in a particular way. and i think that's very much what the home secretary has in mind.

jill is concerned about the cost of the policing. >> she said. imagine if we could spend that money, um, by sending aid to gaza. is it can the cost of policing demonstrations should that ever be a factor? a consider option in this debate ? consider option in this debate? >> i think at some stage it does become because as a government and as, as a, you know, as a country, we there's so much money, you have to decide what your priorities are. um, yeah. and i think the home secretary is sort of started to, started to raise the question of the costs of policing. but as i say , costs of policing. but as i say, it is very important that people have right protest have a right to protest peacefully without threatening anybody . yeah. alex burghart, anybody. yeah. alex burghart, you heard the issue of, um, lee anderson was raised there. you heard this this, um, pm saying heard this this, um, pm saying he ascended him immediately. um also. so i asked, uh, the pm there about nigel farage. um, he said that he thinks people might be put off by mentioning farage. do you think that is right there to say that can join the

to say that farage can join the tory party? it's tory party? look, um, it's that's a matter for that's not really a matter for me. um, you know, and me. i, um, you know, and obviously there are a lot of, um, you know, there are a lot of people in my party who agree with some of the things that nigel campaigned and nigel has campaigned on. and i voted brexit. i agree with voted for brexit. i agree with nigel on that. but obviously, you know, nigel farage is a man who's campaigned against the conservative party. yeah consecutive elections. so you know, i need i need a bit of persuading that someone who's been a resolute opponent, margaret, wants to be a supporter of margaret , says it supporter of margaret, says it might put people off. well, it might put people off. well, it might might some might it might attract some people. know, i say as people. but, you know, i say as it just is a private individual member the conservative member of the conservative party. you know, i need party. i am, you know, i need need just i'd want to check need some just i'd want to check that somebody who's been a long standing um, know, standing opponent, um, you know, uh, . is now on side. >> okay. question to you both. i think this one works for both of you, richard. and great question. tell me where you're from richard. why from next time. richard. why claim that we have a democracy in when mps are whipped in the uk when mps are whipped by their parties to vote for

government policy, when they should a vote? i'm should be given a free vote? i'm interested. have you ever rebelled? yes yes. interested. have you ever reb�*andi? yes yes. interested. have you ever reb�*and it'szs yes. interested. have you ever reb�*and it's a yes. interested. have you ever reb�*and it's a really serious and >> and it's a really serious and important thing . if you get to important thing. if you get to the point where you're like, actually, i don't feel this is the right place for us to be, i want to be clear. look, i voted for ceasefire in november. for a ceasefire in november. i was that the other night was clear that the other night because i just thought was so because i just thought it was so important point in time important at this point in time for to the message for us to send the message that what want for what the uk public want is for us support international us to support international efforts ceasefire efforts to get that ceasefire and colleagues were in and conserve. colleagues were in that but whipping is that too. space but whipping is really because it's really important because it's about decision about the collective decision making process, you do making process, so you don't do that lightly. you do that because actually, because you think actually, at this time, it's the this point in time, it's the best express concerns best way to express the concerns that been a local that we have. i've been a local whip. mean, whipping the whips whip. i mean, whipping the whips , up whip. i mean, whipping the whips , up for the , i will always stand up for the whips it's a really whips because it's a really hard job it's a bit like being job to do. it's a bit like being a school monitor, trying to get everyone in the same order, knowing but knowing what's going on. but these are really important issues. difficult, issues. these are difficult, complex issues and sometimes you are to a point are going to get to a point where feel is important where you feel it is important to view. what's to take a different view. what's important that the important then is that the political party has a process for acknowledging that, like

it's and also it's a serious matter and also finding a forward and the finding a way forward and the sad about last week is sad thing about last week is there a consensus the there was a consensus in the house across the parties that actually now actually a ceasefire is now where get it's where we want to get to. it's not story that's come out not the story that's come out and the story people and it's not the story people are and we are going to tell. and until we start talking how we make start talking about how we make policy of political policy instead of political process politics, process and party politics, that's will hear. process and party politics, tha what will hear. process and party politics, tha what do will hear. process and party politics, tha what do you will hear. process and party politics, tha what do you will richard? >> what do you say to richard? he that the fact that he says that the fact that i understand why there's a whip, of been, you of course i do. i've been, you know, member parliament. know, a member of parliament. you're because you're only elected because you have word next to your have that word next to your name. um, have you ever broken a whip? >> no, i don't think i have. i've to on a couple i've threatened to on a couple of occasions. and one of of occasions. yes. and one of one powerful well. one of the powerful as well. absolutely things absolutely and one of the things about is, knowing about politics is, is knowing when to compromise knowing about politics is, is knowing when to stand'omise knowing about politics is, is knowing when to stand youre knowing about politics is, is knowing when to stand your ground.|owing about politics is, is knowing when to stand your ground. and|g when to stand your ground. and one of the things i, you know, i love politics. i follow it for a long time. one of the things i'd never appreciated long time. one of the things i'd neveri appreciated long time. one of the things i'd neveri was appreciated long time. one of the things i'd neveri was an)preciated long time. one of the things i'd neveri was an mp :iated amount until i was an mp is the amount of negotiation goes on of negotiation that goes on behind , within behind closed seats, within within parties. you know that behind closed seats, within withyou arties. you know that behind closed seats, within withyou have. you know that behind closed seats, within withyou have your know that behind closed seats, within withyou have your you w that behind closed seats, within withyou have your you havet behind closed seats, within withyou have your you have your you you have your you have your rows private and then you try rows in private and then you try and united front to and present a united front to the country. yeah. leon from, from northampton says here

should the pm give a free vote on a ceasefire in gaza, would you accept would like free you accept would you like a free vote? think the conservative vote? i think the conservative party is largely but party is largely united, but i have, uh, the prime have, uh, on the prime minister's position. we have some colleagues who disagree. and, you know, we've we respectfully disagree with each other on that with a free vote for you. >> we voted for a ceasefire last week. end day, on week. at the end of the day, on your actually go your motion, did actually go through. not let's, through. let's let's not let's, let's move forward and say, what do support get do we do to help support get one? these have been one? um these two have been brilliant . brilliant. >> no. do you know what? i think it's good because you've you've , it's good because you've you've, um, you've been crossed with each you've calm each other. you've been calm with you've agreed with each other. you've agreed on some but a very, you on some things, but a very, you know, dong and know, serious ding dong to. and i think that sort of is the i think that sort of is, is the spirit with which our politics should may it continue. >> and very nice from the other side in different benches come back , please, both of you. back, please, both of you. >> labour's stella creasy and the cabinet office minister alex bercow. well coming up good afternoon britain with tom and emily. >> what do you have for us in

your show. tom and emily? >> oh gosh. we've got a veritable smorgasbord of stories will be crossing over to cardiff where there are protests outside the senate . the senate. >> that's the welsh parliament. >> that's the welsh parliament. >> the farmers are not happy with welsh government agricultural policy . agricultural policy. >> yes. >> yes. >> and of course, the duke of sussex has suffered a bit of a humiliating blow at the high court. >> of course, over his, well, essentially suing the home office his personal security. >> so get security. » so security. >> so into that, >> so we'll get stuck into that, find out what's on there. find out what's going on there. >> be just about the >> he seems to be just about the only person who hasn't been able to a legal to successfully mount a legal challenge against the home office, about anyone, actually. >> true. >> true. >> anyone coming across the channel be able to channel seems to be able to mount a successful challenge against the not fair game on this one, but but not prince harry. >> well, do you feel sorry for prince harry over this one? >> have taxpayer >> should he have taxpayer funded when over >> should he have taxpayer funde you when over >> should he have taxpayer funde you know when over >> should he have taxpayer funde you know he en over >> should he have taxpayer funde you know he is over >> should he have taxpayer funde you know he is still over here? you know he is still a royal even though he departed. >> but we're also going to be looking at a serious story with regards national security regards to our national security . it concerns the . and it concerns the construction industry. just how

deep have the tentacles of the chinese communist party wrought across our construction here in the united kingdom? we'll have an exclusive report time . an exclusive report time. >> that sounds like a great show .thank >> that sounds like a great show . thank you for talking us through it. interesting that they talked about demonstrations outside the senate, the welsh parliament proposals. perhaps this has got to be yes or no proposals to say actually we are outside a government building or outside a government building or outside an mps office. there should be no protests. let's find the right place for people to protest. >> let's think we can have the conversation. that's what want. >> okay, there are some places around parliament where i'm pleased to see that we've seen an improvement in policing recently, i think that's recently, and i think that's very mps and staff very important for mps and staff leaving the building, particularly night. particularly late at night. well, we well, thank well, there we go. well, thank you creasy , alex you both. stella creasy, alex burghart, been watching you both. stella creasy, alex burglistening been watching you both. stella creasy, alex burglistening to been watching you both. stella creasy, alex burglistening to pmqs watching you both. stella creasy, alex burglistening to pmqs watc with and listening to pmqs live with me, christopher hope and gloria de don't anywhere de piero. don't go anywhere because up next is good afternoon britain with our friends emily. friends tom and emily. >> see you next week .

>> see you next week. >> see you next week. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hi there, it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. cloudy for most of us today. the gb news forecast. cloudy for most of us today . outbreaks of most of us today. outbreaks of rain moving from west to east, but it will be milder compared with recent days. we've got a warm front moving in that's bringing a slice of mild and moist atlantic air, and it's bringing outbreaks of rain, the wettest weather through the rest of the day will be across western hills, especially wales, north—west england, and then later for western scotland. it does push its way south eastwards, of rain eastwards, so a spell of rain through evening the through the evening for the south—east clearer south—east and then clearer spells for scotland and northern ireland by the end the night, ireland by the end of the night, albeit stray wind and albeit with a stray wind and frequent showers moving in colder here but staying mild for england and wales, and a damp start for much of england and wales . first thing thursday. the

wales. first thing thursday. the rain does tend to push south eastwards so it dries up across wales, the midlands and certainly a bright day to come for scotland and northern ireland, albeit with those blustery showers and gales for the north and northwest of scotland and feeling cold in that wind. but it stays damp through out the day across east anglia and the south of england. 12 celsius here, 6 or 7 in the far north and northwest. then the colder air that exists in the colder air that exists in the northwest on thursday pushes across the whole of the uk through friday, with a spell of rain, sleet and some significant hill snow for wales and northern england. as well as later on for scotland and northern ireland. that clears through drier conditions for many on saturday and sunday and milder in the south. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on .

gb news. good afternoon britain. >> it's 12:00 on wednesday. the 28th of february. mp safety, a multi—million pound fund has been announced to protect politicians, but one senior mp says they should simply work from to home avoid danger. >> does harriet harman have a point ? harry defeated the duke point? harry defeated the duke of sussex , suffers a humiliating of sussex, suffers a humiliating defeat in his high court battle against the home office . against the home office. >> he wanted your money to pay for his bodyguards after leaving his role as a working royal. but will his fight end here? >> and welsh farmers are descending on cardiff in their hundreds in a mass. protest. we're expecting thousands . they we're expecting thousands. they claim the welsh government's environmental laws are crippling their livelihood be live their livelihood will be live for the ground .