we are joined today mr speaker, we are joined today in the gallery by postmasters caught up in the horizon it scandal. >> it is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our history. and that is why we have introduced a bill to quash convictions, delivered schemes to ensure swift compensation and established an independent inquiry. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in house. i shall have in this house. i shall have further such meetings later today. >> sir leon saxby, mr speaker, does my right hon. >> friend agree that towns like barnstaple, the main transport hub in north devon serving hundreds of square miles, should have bus have a fully functioning bus station dem run north station as lib dem run north devon has not reopened devon council has not reopened since pandemic, leaving since the pandemic, leaving residents cold with residents out in the cold with no facilities. oh as no public facilities. oh as people start to feel the difference with tax cuts and falling inflation, does he agree we should be making it easier for people to the bus , come for people to use the bus, come to and support barnstaple's to town and support barnstaple's local and will my right local economy and will my right hon. friend me in calling hon. friend join me in calling on lib dems get on with on the lib dems to get on with reopening the bus station .7 reopening the bus station?

>> speaker, we know how >> well, mr speaker, we know how vital bus services are for communities right across the country. that is why we are providing devon with £17 million to deliver better bus services. and we introduced the £2 fair bus cap. but i know my honourable friend, the secretary of state for transport, was recently visiting my honourable friend, seeing the benefits of reopening barnstaple bus station. and it's clear that the local liberal democrats should just get on and do it. >> we now come to the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. can i too welcome the postmasters in the gallery in their quest for justice? and, mr speaken their quest for justice? and, mr speaker, this week we marked 35 years since the disaster at hillsborough and the enduring courage and determination of the families must be marked by the passing of a hillsborough law. yes. mr speaker, we also lost lord richard rosser, a lifelong member of the labour party. he will be greatly missed and our

thoughts are with his wife, sheena. his family and friends. mr speaker, i am privileged to be the proud owner of a copy of the former prime minister's new book. it's a rare unsigned copy. it's quite that. it's the only unsigned copy. it's quite the read, she claims the tory party's disastrous kamikaze budget that triggered chaos for millions was her words , the millions was her words, the happiest moment of her premiership ? has the prime premiership? has the prime minister met anyone with a mortgage who agrees ? mortgage who agrees? >> well, mr speaker, all i'd say is he ought to spend a bit less time reading that book and a bit and a bit more and a bit more time reading the deputy leader's tax advice. oh i think we'll

have less knocking. >> oh. >> oh. >> i want to get through . pmqs. >> i want to get through. pmqs. keir starmer. >> i want to get through. pmqs. keir starmer . mr speaker. mr keir starmer. mr speaker. mr speaker , we've got a billionaire speaker, we've got a billionaire prime minister and a billionaire promised both, both of whose families have used schemes to avoid millions of pounds of tax smearing . smearing. >> a working class woman i know . >> a working class woman i know. and the prime minister the former prime minister has a long list of people to blame for the economic misery. they don't want to hear it. they made her prime minister a millions of people are paying the price. she's got are paying the price. she's got a long list of people to blame. she blames the governor of the

bank of england , the treasury, bank of england, the treasury, the office for budget responsibility and the american president is blamed . at one president is blamed. at one point, we even learn that the poor old lettuce was part of the deep state. does the prime minister agree with me that it's actually much simpler than that? it was the tories unfunded tax cuts , tens of billions of pounds cuts, tens of billions of pounds of unfunded tax cuts that crashed the economy and left millions paying more on their mortgages. wasn't it ? mortgages. wasn't it? >> mr mr speaker, everyone knows that two years ago, i wasn't afraid to repeatedly warn about what her economic policies would lead to, even if it wasn't what people wanted to hear at the time. mr speaker , i was right. time. mr speaker, i was right. i was right then. but i'm also right now when i say that his economic policies would be a disaster for britain, he would send inflation up, mortgages up, and taxes up , send inflation up, mortgages up, and taxes up, and working people would pay the price . this

would pay the price. this appreciate the prime minister having the stomach to say it out loud , but everyone knows it's loud, but everyone knows it's the tory party's obsession with wild, unfunded tax cuts that crashed the economy. >> we know it. he knows it. they know it, and the whole country is living it . so know it, and the whole country is living it. so when know it, and the whole country is living it . so when is he is living it. so when is he finally going to learn the lesson from his predecessor's mistakes and explain where the money is coming from for his own completely unfunded £46 billion promise to scrap national insurance ? mr insurance? mr >> mr speaker, mr speaker, when my predecessor was running for leader, to use his words , i did leader, to use his words, i did have the stomach to argue out loud about her economic policies, had the conviction to say that they were wrong, but not once, but twice . he tried to not once, but twice. he tried to make his predecessor, prime minister despite despite him opposing nato and trident,

ignonng opposing nato and trident, ignoring anti—semitism and siding with our enemies. it's clear what he did. he put his own interests ahead of . britain's. >> i think actually, when he was running for prime minister for leader, he was explaining how he was funnelling money from poor areas pay it into richer areas to pay it into richer areas. we know what his record is , but i notice he's not is, but i notice he's not denying the £46 billion promise to scrap the national insurance , to scrap the national insurance, but is refusing to say where the money will come from. and we've been trying for months to get to the bottom of this, so now is his chance. no more spin , no his chance. no more spin, no more waffle, no more diversion. i know that will be difficult . i know that will be difficult. he can either. mr speaker , this he can either. mr speaker, this is the choice. he can either cut state pension or the nhs that national insurance funds . that national insurance funds. that is route one. or he can put up income tax. which one is it, prime minister? >> mr speaker , mr speaker, we've

>> mr speaker, mr speaker, we've just cut taxes by £900 for a typical worker. we've delivered the biggest tax cut for businesses since the 1980s. but while we're cutting taxes , while we're cutting taxes, labouris while we're cutting taxes, labour is already putting them up in wales , putting up taxes up in wales, putting up taxes right now for small businesses in birmingham, putting up council tax by 21% and in london in london, his mayor has put up taxes by 70. mr speaker, and this is just a glimpse of what they do if they got in power a few weeks ago, he finally admitted it to the sun. what would he say he would do? i quote he said we would put up taxes. it's always the same , mr taxes. it's always the same, mr speaken taxes. it's always the same, mr speaker. higher taxes and working people paying the price . working people paying the price. >> no single politician has ever put tax up more times than he has . but, but but, put tax up more times than he has. but, but but, mr put tax up more times than he has . but, but but, mr speaker, has. but, but but, mr speaker, just hang on. because he was

given the chance. he was no , he given the chance. he was no, he was just given the chance to rule out cutting the nhs or state pensions to pay for scrapping nicola sturgeon. no, he's i was a lawyer long enough to know when someone's avoiding the question. so i'm going to give him another chance. will he now rule out cuts to the nhs, cuts the state pension or putting up taxes to pay for his unfunny £46 billion promise to scrap national insurance? which is it, mr speaker? >> i'll make absolutely no apology about wanting to end the unfairness of the double taxation on work. mr speaker, the nhs is receiving record funding under this conservative government pensioners have just received a £900 increase under this government. but if he wants to talk about tax, let's have a look at what labour's brand newly appointed tax adviser has to say. this adviser this

adviser thinks that supporting pensioners is a complete disgrace. mr speaker, he believes their free tv licences are ridiculous . and if it wasn't are ridiculous. and if it wasn't bad enough, this adviser has called for increased in income tax in national insurance and vat . yeah, it all makes sense vat. yeah, it all makes sense now. that's who the shadow chancellor has been copying and pasting from. >> so this is genuinely extraordinary . two chances two extraordinary. two chances two chances to rule out, mr speaker , chances to rule out, mr speaker, two chances to rule out cuts to state pension cuts to the nhs or income tax rises to fund his promise to abolish national insurance. >> order, order, order! mr holden, i want you to set a good example . not a bad one. keir starmer. >> mr speaker , this really >> mr speaker, this really matters. he's had two chances to rule out these cuts . cuts to rule out these cuts. cuts to nhs, cuts to tax or pensions or

tax rises. this matters to millions of people watching who will want to know what's going to happen to their nhs and pensions. it really does matter to millions of people who are watching. so i will be really generous now and give him one last very simple, very last chance. very simple, very clear his £46 billion promise clear is his £46 billion promise to abolish national insurance, being paid for by cuts to the nhs and cuts to the state pension, or yet another tory tax rise . rise. >> mr speaker, he's really got to keep up. mr speaker. right. it's this it's this government that's just delivered a £900 increase to the state pension. it's this government that's already committed to the triple lock for the next parliament. he had six opportunities. i didn't think i heard him say that, mr speaken think i heard him say that, mr speaker. and when it comes to the nhs, you'd much rather be treated in conservative run nhs in england, not the labour on nhs in wales. mr speaker , but nhs in wales. mr speaker, but

it's another week where all we heard is political sniping . mr heard is political sniping. mr speaken heard is political sniping. mr speaker, not a word about their plans for the country . speaker, not a word about their plans for the country. he's failed to acknowledge that since we last met, taxes have been cut by £900, state pensions gone up free childcare has been expanded, wages have risen for nine months in a row, mr speaken nine months in a row, mr speaker, and just today, inflation down again to 3.2. our plan is working and the conservatives are delivering a brighter future for britain . so brighter future for britain. so thank you mr speaker. >> mr speaker, you will not be surprised to learn that i very much welcome the £20 million allocated to carlton in my gedung allocated to carlton in my gedling constituency as part of the long term plan for towns. but am eager to see that but i am very eager to see that this money is spent according to local . know will local wishes. i know there will be consultations following the setting towns ball. setting up of the towns ball. so will my right friend join will my right hon. friend join me urging carlton residents me in urging carlton residents to in those to take part in those forthcoming consultations to make are make sure their voices are heard, and to ensure that this

money is spent where the people want here. >> can thank my hon. friend >> can i thank my hon. friend for his tireless campaigning on behalf of the residents of carlton. our long tum plan for towns means that 75 towns across the country, including carlton, will benefit from £20 million each to invest in their local area. but crucially, as he said, that will be in the hands of local people deciding on their priorities for the place that we live. whether it's regenerating local high streets, investing in parks and green spaces or tackling anti—social behaviour were levelling up across the country and he deserves enormous praise for his role in securing that investment. >> snp leader stephen flint thank you, mr speaker. >> this week a former prime minister who oversaw a financial crash before being unceremoniously turfed from office, told the public the truth and i'm not referring to that one, mr speaker, because on monday , gordon brown told the monday, gordon brown told the people of these isles that the forces pulling britain apart are

greater than the forces holding it together. so maybe the prime minister can find some time this afternoon to perhaps agree with just one of his predecessors . just one of his predecessors. >> but, mr speaker, where i do agree with my predecessor very strongly is that scotland would be far stronger inside the united kingdom . stephen flynn. united kingdom. stephen flynn. mr speaker, of course, we're gordon brown was also correct in stating that scottish independence is not simply off the agenda. >> and indeed, those remarks were echoed just yesterday by the general secretary of the scottish trade union congress, who stated that it remains an unresolved issue. mr speaker , unresolved issue. mr speaker, before going on to state and i confirm and they may laugh at her, but she said that can be a very dangerous place to end up in when you are not allowing people to express their wishes in a democratic manner. so may i ask ? sir, may i ask the sir? may

ask? sir, may i ask the sir? may i ask the prime minister? does he welcome the fulsome , he welcome the fulsome, wholehearted and warm support of the labour party in denying the people of scotland that opportunity to have a say over their own future ? their own future? >> well, mr speaker, we did have a democratic vote on that topic. but what i would suggest to the snp is that rather than obsessing about independence and indeed wasting time cracking down on free speech and trying to lock up jk rowling, he should focus on what the people of scotland actually care about schools, hospitals, jobs and our new tax cuts. >> him andrea jenkins thank you, mr speaker. >> i abhor a two tier policing system and we must ensure that everyone is treated equally under the rule of law. the labour police and crime commissioner, who investigated the bg8 scandal, handed their police chief constable a new three contract whilst the three year contract whilst the investigation into the labour party leader and deputy deputy

leader was ongoing. now two former labour mps are overseeing the force due to investigate. the opposition deputy leader . the opposition deputy leader. does the prime minister agree with that complete transfer with me that complete transfer apparency throughout this investigation is of the utmost importance? >> yes, very important that my honourable friend, makes an important point. >> a key principle of our country is that there are the same rules for everyone. and when it comes to this topic, i do think the labour leader should show leadership to should show some leadership to avoid. the legal avoid. stop reading the legal advice, simply just publish it and a grip of the situation . and get a grip of the situation. and it says a lot about his priorities that when comes to priorities that when it comes to his famed legal expertise, he is more to help defend more than happy to help defend hizb ut—tahrir, but refuses to help his own deputy leader column. eastwood. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> the recently published conover report makes it absolutely clear that the ira was riddled with british agents from top to bottom. >> those agents were involved in abduction, torture and murder of

british and irish citizens. the british and irish citizens. the british government, successive british government, successive british governments knew all about it and did nothing. >> the report also calls for an apology from the government to those victims. will the will the prime minister take this opportunity now to make that apology? >> well, mr speaker, as the honourable gentleman will know, this is an interim report. as the secretary of state has laid out, we can't comment on the findings until we get the final report. but we would never condone wrongdoing. where there is evidence of this. but i will say this also because it's not said enough. the overwhelming majority the police , armed majority of the police, armed forces and intelligence services serve with great distinction. they defended democracy in the face of some horrendous violence, and without their service and their sacrifice , service and their sacrifice, there would have been no peace process. they helped ensure that the future of northern ireland will never be decided by violence, but by the consent of its people. >> so simon clarke. yeah thank you, mr speaker. >> does my right hon. friend agree with me ? we don't agree on

agree with me? we don't agree on everything, but we do agree on this that if anyone wants to see why this government is introducing measures, why this government is intro need; measures, why this government is intro need; nto sures, why this government is intro need; nto ben;, they need only look to ben houchen valley . from houchen in the tees valley. from saving our airport to introducing our freeport to bringing steelmaking back, ben delivers and does my right hon. >> friend agree with me that the best thing that ben has done is do this without charging any mayoral tax, which his labour opponent would need do to opponent would need to do to fund unfunny spending plans ? fund his unfunny spending plans? >> well, my right hon. friend is absolutely right to raise the great work of ben houchen, and i share his concerns about the pledges of the labour candidate. over £130 million of unfunded spending showing that labour can't be trusted. and we all see the results of this. mr speaker, in labour run birmingham taxes going up by 20. and that is the story of what labour in local government means working people paying government means working people paying the price. and it's exactly why he and i completely agree on this . the people of agree on this. the people of teesside should vote ben houchen and vote conservative and look

all good. >> thank you very much, mr speaken >> last year in shropshire, 10,000 people waited for more than 24 hours in a&e. >> that's 10,000 people over 65 waiting on hard plastic chairs or in trolleys in our accident and emergency department. >> the prime minister tells us he's got a plan for the nhs. but what people in north shropshire want to know is how long they are going to have to wait for him to get on and fix the issues where we are. >> yeah, well, mr speaker, with the record funding that we're putting into the our urgent putting into the nhs, our urgent emergency care plan is delivering more ambulances, more beds, also faster discharge beds, but also faster discharge through our hospitals to speed the flow . and that plan is the flow. and that plan is working. of course, there's more to do, but this winter we saw ambulance and a&e waiting times improved from the year before. for the first time in many years . and if we stick to the plan, we'll continue to deliver improvement for her constituents and else. and everyone else. >> gareth johnson, thank you, mr

speaken >> mr speaker, in 2010, somebody earning £15,000 a year paid £1,700 in income tax. today, somebody earning £15,000 a year pays less than £500 of tax. >> so does the prime minister agree with me that this has helped create jobs , growth and helped create jobs, growth and self—reliance ? self—reliance? >> my honourable friend is quite right. and because of our plan, the economy after a tough few years has indeed turned the corner. inflation has fallen from over 11% to 3.2. it's forecast a return back to target in just a few months , a year in just a few months, a year ahead of expectations. and that is why , mr speaker, we've been is why, mr speaker, we've been able to cut people's taxes, a tax cut, as he mentioned, worth £900 for an average worker , £900 for an average worker, which, by the way, is part of our plan to end the long term unfairness of the double taxation on work. >> sarah olney thank you, mr

speaker . >> sarah olney thank you, mr speaker. four years ago, my constituent giuliana was drugged and raped by her then boyfriend after his conviction , giuliana after his conviction, giuliana was advised that reading a transcript of his trial would help her to come to terms with her experience. but when she requested that transcript, she was told that she would have to pay was told that she would have to pay more than £7,000. astonishingly, giuliana is not alone. i have heard about victims who have been quoted fees of up to £22,000 just to read trial transcripts that are part of their own story. mr speaken part of their own story. mr speaker, justice should not have a tag. the liberal a price tag. the liberal democrats amendment to the victims would all victims bill would give all victims bill would give all victims right to read victims the right to read sentencing and summings sentencing remarks and summings up of charge. giuliana is up free of charge. giuliana is here in the gallery today, and she asksif here in the gallery today, and she asks if prime minister she asks if the prime minister will support that amendment. will he look her in the eye and say yes , yes, mr speaker, i am say yes, yes, mr speaker, i am extremely sorry to hear about juliana's case and my sympathies with her and indeed her family. >> we are committed to improving victims access to court transcripts to help them move on

and rebuild their lives. we already offer a free service to families of homicide victims, for example, and that's why we have already committed to a one year pilot to help identify the current demand, inform our next steps. and alongside this, we're actively looking at other opfions actively looking at other options to immediately reduce thejim sunderland mr speaker >> jim sunderland mr speaker bracknell forest council has a particular challenge with special educational needs and i am keen to support them. >> i am grateful to the government for the recent review, the significant increase in resources and the bespoke safety valve programme for bracknell, but additional school places are needed now. could the prime minister please agree today to release the funding for our new send units at sandhurst and edgbarrow schools and commit to fully funding up front our new send school in crowthorne? >> and can i thank my hon. friend for highlighting how bracknell forest local authority has worked positively with the

department through the safety valve programme and as part of that agreement over the next few years, council will receive years, the council will receive £16 extra funding £16 million in extra funding to provide vital education that provide the vital education that my friend's constituents my hon. friend's constituents deserve. told that the deserve. i'm told that the department is still reviewing capital safety capital bids for the safety valve programme , but they will valve programme, but they will be in touch with local authorities directly as soon as possible. >> daniel zeichner the new exchanges earlier, we didn't hear much of a defence from the prime minister of his predecessor, so perhaps he could tell the house what does he consider be her greatest consider to be her greatest achievement ? well, achievement? well, this. >> speaker, what i. mr >> mr speaker, what i. mr speaken >> mr speaker, what i. mr speaker, while the party opposite were busy trying to take us back into the eu and reverse the referendum result, my predecessor was signing trade deals around the world, which have now meant which have now meant, speaker , that brexit meant, mr speaker, that brexit britain overtaken britain has overtaken the netherlands. and japan to netherlands. france and japan to become the fourth largest exporter the world. thank you. >> thank you, mr speaker. my

constituent, clare massey, and one of her two children almost lost their lives in a fire at her home in february 2023. since then , clare has been a victim of then, clare has been a victim of bullying by aggressive claims handlers and negligent and unprofessional conduct, including violating a policy and withdrawing alternative accommodation by the insurer. policy expert, part of the accredited insurance europe group and climate limited, trinity claims management . clare trinity claims management. clare has raised institutional failings with the financial conduct authority , which appears conduct authority, which appears toothless. she has also successfully raised individual issues with the financial ombudsman, but the delaying tactics of the insurance means she is no closer to a resolution. clare is here in the gallery today and is asking will the prime minister meet with her and me to look at how we can better protect consumers against bad practices in the insurance industry? he agree with bad practices in the insurance indlthat? he agree with bad practices in the insurance indlthat it he agree with bad practices in the insurance indlthat it is he agree with bad practices in the insurance indlthat it is time he agree with bad practices in the insurance indlthat it is time to e agree with bad practices in the insurance indlthat it is time to establish ith me that it is time to establish an office of the whistleblower? >> my hon. friend is an excellent campaigner on behalf of her constituent, and can i

extend my sympathies to clare and family ? whilst i cannot and her family? whilst i cannot comment on individual cases, i'm sure she'll understand. i know that the financial conduct authority does have the powers that it needs to take action against firms that breach its rules, and further, customers can the financial can contact the financial ombudsman service, whose decisions are binding on insurers . but i will immediately insurers. but i will immediately ensure that the relevant minister meets with my honourable friend to look more closely at the specific issue and that she raises, and the case that she raises, i will do less. >> a ukrainian member of parliament, mykola stefanchuk, is the public gallery is in the public gallery this afternoon . i am sure we all wish afternoon. i am sure we all wish to welcome him and wish ukraine slovo, ukraine. mykola has told me that ukraine has the people, ukraine has the courage. but ukraine has the courage. but ukraine does not currently have the weapons and the air defence to secure her freedom. in light of today's russian attack on chernihiv this morning, which has killed at least ten and injured many more, can i ask the prime minister? will he respond to president zelenskyy's statement that this would not have if ukraine had had

have happened if ukraine had had received sufficient defence air defence equipment? i well, mr >> mr speaker, it was a pleasure to address members of the ukrainian parliament. when i visited ukraine earlier this yeah visited ukraine earlier this year. indeed, it was my first foreign visit of the year. i was the first foreign leader to visit ukraine and president zelenskyy to demonstrate our strong support for the ukrainian people at their moment of struggle against russian aggression, we have increased the of support that we the amount of support that we have given to ukraine this year. indeed, the first major country to do and a big part of that to do so. and a big part of that support concerns defence, support concerns air defence, where led in supporting where we have led in supporting ukraine's . we will ukraine's efforts. we will continue so also continue to do so and also continue to do so and also continue to do so and also continue to encourage other countries around world to countries around the world to step and match our step up and match our leadership, because we want leadership, because we all want to see future for ukraine to see a future for ukraine based from tyranny. based on freedom from tyranny. >> hodgson . >> nichi hodgson. >> nichi hodgson. >> mr speaker, on a recent visit to pimlico in my constituency, the prime minister heard directly from local people concerned about the eye—watering

rise in violent crime and robberies. >> does my right honourable friend agree with me that the london labour mayor has failed to take advantage of extra government funding to recruit more police, and that on the 2nd of may, londoners can send him a very clear message. he has let them down. yes yeah. >> mr speaker, sadiq khan is failing . london while burglary failing. london while burglary is down across england. it's up in london. violent crime down across england but up in london. and the labour mayor is the only one of 43 police and crime commissioners to have missed his police recruitment target. londoners will have a chance, mr speaken londoners will have a chance, mr speaker, to cast their vote on the 2nd of may and i hope that they kick him out because we all know safer with susan know they'll be safer with susan hall. dodi. q mr speaker , hall. yeah dodi. q mr speaker, my local community is reeling from the discovery of 35 bodies and unidentifiable cremated ashes at a local funeral home. >> there , pain has been made

>> there, pain has been made worse when they realise the funeral plans they used their life savings for were fake . does life savings for were fake. does the prime minister agree that in these unique and limited circumstances, banks should offer discretion when deciding if chargeback applies to payment refunds ? yeah. refunds? yeah. >> oh, can i express my sympathies to the families affected by the case that the honourable lady raises ? i honourable lady raises? i believe that ministry of justice urgently looking at the matter that she's raised, i will ensure that she's raised, i will ensure that someone gets in touch with her as soon possible. her as soon as possible. >> thomas thank mr speaken >> robotic surgery allows laparoscopic surgery be laparoscopic surgery to be performed increased performed with increased precision, and control. >> this can result in reduced patient complication rates, reduced length of stay in hospital, and reduce hospital readmissions . however, there is readmissions. however, there is currently no robotic surgery provision in cornwall. as a result, residents of cornwall have to travel to devon for robotic procedures. a journey of more than 80 miles 120 miles. if you're from scilly for west

cornwall and el—sisi residents will. my friend the pm, the prime minister, commit to ring fence capital funding for cornwall to establish a robotic surgery service and address the health and inequalities our constituents lived with for constituents have lived with for far long. far too long. >> can i thank my hon. friend for highlighting the potential of this innovative technology for patient care . i am delighted for patient care. i am delighted to see that more generally, cornwall is benefiting from our new hospital programme, providing a new women's and children's hospital in the centre of royal cornwall, which he discussed when i was he and i discussed when i was last with him . can also last with him. but i can also tell him nhs england are tell him that nhs england are actively exploring opportunity to assisted to expand robotic assisted surgery . any decisions on surgery. any decisions on funding new allocations will factor in health inequalities, such as areas with less access to robots today, and i will ensure that the current access to robotic surgery in my honourable friend's local community is appropriately considered by the relevant health minister, george galloway i >> -- >> mr speaker, the prime minister told us on monday that he was off to make a telephone

call to mr netanyahu to urge restraint on a government that has killed and maimed well over 100,000 people in six months, 72% of them women and children . 72% of them women and children. >> can he tell us how the telephone call went and what he will do if his advice is not taken, and an unrestrained war begins? >> mr speaker, i was pleased to speak with prime minister netanyahu , who thanked the uk netanyahu, who thanked the uk for their support of israel's security over the weekend. we also discussed the situation and how iran is isolated on the world stage . and also, i made world stage. and also, i made the point to him that significant escalation is not in anyone's interest, and it's a time for calm heads to prevail. i also reiterated our concerns about the humanitarian situation in welcome the

in gaza, where i welcome the statements and commitments that the israeli government have made about significantly increasing aid into gaza, and now we need to see those commitments delivered. >> nigel mills, thank you. >> nigel mills, thank you. >> the residents in smalley and denbigh are faced by two denbigh are now faced by two huge solar farm applications, with metre gap with only a 500 metre gap between and both sites are between them and both sites are wholly in the greenbelt. >> so would the prime minister agree we should change planning guidance to make it absolutely clear that productive farms in the green belt are not the right clear that productive farms in the grfor| belt are not the right clear that productive farms in the grfor solar are not the right clear that productive farms in the grfor solar farms, the right clear that productive farms in the grfor solar farms, and right clear that productive farms in the grfor solar farms, and the |t place for solar farms, and the investment time being investment and the time being spent sites that spent should go on sites that might be appropriate, like car parks or brownfield land or rooms of industrial buildings, rather wasting people's rather than wasting people's time like this. time and causing fear like this. >> my hon. friend is >> mr speaker, my hon. friend is right that particularly at a time increased geopolitical time of increased geopolitical risk, protect risk, we must protect our nation's food security and therefore our most valuable agricultural land. we do want to see more solar , which is one of see more solar, which is one of the cheapest forms of energy. but as he said on brownfield sites, rooftops and away from our best agriculture land. and that's why our recently

published national infrastructure planning rules set requirement for set out the requirement for solar not to be placed on what is described as best and most valuable , versatile land. where valuable, versatile land. where possible, the energy and environment secretaries are ensuring that developers and planning authorities strike the right balance so that we can deliver what he wants, which is more british food grown here at home. >> that's what the kindle out recently with chris mcewen, the mayoral candidate in teesside, it was clear that residents are really worried about crime levels in tory run teesside are some of the highest in the country . country. >> residential burglary rate is 52, higher than anywhere else in the country. when will the prime minister realise that he's not only lost control of his party, but of crime? in this country too? yes, sir. i mean, mr speaken >> mr speaker, what a joke. but we've got 50. we've got police and crime commissioner elections across the country, and the

honourable lady really should look at the record. under this government, crime has been cut by 50. 20,000 more police officers. but here are the facts. and this is why it's so extraordinary to hear what she said. people with a labour police and crime commissioner are likely victims of are more likely to be victims of burglary and twice as likely to be of robbery. the facts be victims of robbery. the facts completely speak for themselves . completely speak for themselves. vote conservatives for safer streets. yes >> thank you, mr speaker. every month my constituents see the labour run warrington council spend nearly £4.5 million on interest payments to cover their £1.8 billion debt borrowing they've used to spend on an energy company that went bust. >> offices in birmingham and manchester, and even a business park that they purchased through an offshore company, presumably to paying tax. to avoid paying tax. >> oh , does the prime minister >> oh, does the prime minister >> oh, does the prime minister >> does the prime minister agree

with me? >> it's time to send in the inspectors. warrington council has gone too far in its money making schemes, and local councils focus on councils should focus on delivering great services and the way to achieve that is vote conservative on the 2nd of may. >> well, mr speaker, this year the government announced a further £600 million in extra funding for local councils, a real terms increase as it has done every single year of this parliament. but we all know what happens. parliament. but we all know what happens . when labour are in happens. when labour are in charge, whether it is racking up debtin charge, whether it is racking up debt in warrington. as my honourable friend said, the 21% council tax increase in labour run birmingham , or indeed run birmingham, or indeed slashing nottingham, run birmingham, or indeed sliasing nottingham, run birmingham, or indeed slias iig nottingham, run birmingham, or indeed slias i just nottingham, run birmingham, or indeed slias i just said nottingham, run birmingham, or indeed slias i just said , nottingham, run birmingham, or indeed slias i just said , higheringham, run birmingham, or indeed slias i just said , higher crime n, or as i just said, higher crime on average in each labour, police crime commissioner police and crime commissioner area. crystal mr area. it's crystal clear, mr speaken area. it's crystal clear, mr speaker, whenever labour in speaker, that whenever labour in charge it's working. people that pay charge it's working. people that pay the price . pay the price. >> mr speaker, while 64,000 people are on the waiting list for a council house in the west midlands , families are living in

midlands, families are living in hotels in cold and damp homes and mouldy flats. the mayor of the west midlands, andy street, has built 46 social homes in eight prime eight years. does the prime minister think is good minister think that is good enough? mr enough? yes, mr >> andy street is >> mr speaker, andy street is absolutely delivering for the west midlands. he's unlike the labour mayor in london. he's delivered on all his housing targets , in fact. but it's the targets, in fact. but it's the labour run council in birmingham that's imposing on her constituents and others. a 21% council tax rise. and what are they getting in exchange for that 600 job losses, cuts to services. and on some streets they're even turning off the lights. mr speaker, i tell you what, the labour, what labour have done to birmingham, the conservatives will never let them to britain. yeah. them do to britain. yeah. >> thank you, mr speaker. mr speaken >> thank you, mr speaker. mr speaker, can i just ask the prime minister to thank his right honourable friend, the secretary of state for for transport further meetings with hitachi this morning? indeed, with the union representatives. we're to what's we're all glad to see what's happened alstom yesterday , happened with alstom yesterday, but important that we but it's important that we do

the to support the the same to support the factories hitachi in aycliffe. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, mr speaker, can i thank my hon. friend for his role in championing the rail industry in the as rightly said , the uk, as has he rightly said, the uk, as has he rightly said, the department for transport and the department for transport and the secretary of state have been actively engaged with companies to ensure we have a robust supply chain and as he knows, we're investing record amounts in particularly in rail investment, particularly in rail investment, particularly in the north. and we're pleased to that that's being delivered. >> question, nascar. >> my question, nascar. >> my question, nascar. >> mr speaker. the >> thank you, mr speaker. the prime is no doubt aware prime minister is no doubt aware of the collapse of ssp law and many constituents, including hundreds in my constituency, have and have have been affected and have bills hundreds, to bills of hundreds, up to hundreds thousands. one hundreds of thousands. one constituent sell his knew hundreds of thousands. one conwedding sell his knew hundreds of thousands. one conwedding gifts, sell his knew hundreds of thousands. one conwedding gifts, and his knew his wedding gifts, and his father had a heart attack. with the stress people are having to pay the stress people are having to pay literally raid their pension pots and getting bills and bailiffs knocking on the door. will the prime minister meet with me and my constituents, representatives of the collapse of ssp law, and make sure the government responds to something that that has that is an injustice that has happened people across the country.

>> mr speaker, i'm sorry to hear about the situation impacting the honourable lady's constituents. than constituents. i'll be more than happy sure the right happy to make sure the right minister into it, we minister looks into it, and we get back her as soon as get back to her as soon as possible. >> completes prime >> that completes prime minister's questions >> the questions by mps the first time in a month in the house of commons. we're still joined here in by health joined here in studio by health minister maria caulfield and shadow health minister andrew gwynne . gwynne. >> we've been sending in your questions telling us you are questions telling us who you are , mostly. where are you from , , mostly. where are you from, could do better for next week, just to remind you of that, email gbnews.com slash kyosei. our panel are ready and waiting because this programme is different from the others, not about our questions, is it? it's all about yours. >> and the first question from from jean. but, jean, do tell us, where you are, to you, mayor caulfield, your health minister? jean asked. although smoking is a subject, why on earth a serious subject, why on earth is your leader rishi sunak

giving so much time to this when the whole world is falling apart? >> well, it is important because, you know, we roughly spend about £18 billion a year on smoking related issues, and you know, we heard in prime minister's questions about the importance of tax cuts, people really want tax cuts. >> if we are going to cut tax, we need some low hanging fruit. and we're spending on and this money we're spending on smoking is completely preventable, will save smoking is completely preveasible, will save smoking is completely preve as well. will save lives as well. >> there's about 80,000 people a year who smoking. year who die from smoking. >> the next >> so we want the next generation have better generation to have better opportunities life, which is opportunities in life, which is a very conservative principle. >> jean's point and >> but i think jean's point and this at last this struck me at the last conservative party conference, actually, this actually, because this was this big, announcement in his conference speech, when, you know, want the know, the leaders want the country be saying, oh, this country to be saying, oh, this is you're to do. is what you're going to do. i mean, i agree with jean, really, smoking is serious, but is it the most serious thing? is that the most serious thing? is that the thing that you most want to tell the nation, this is my number one priority? >> pan number one priority? >> part of the prime >> well, it's part of the prime minister's point plan. >> you know, we know that he wants to tackle immigration, getting inflation down, which

he's the he's achieved, growing the economy, waiting list. economy, the nhs waiting list. >> of that related to >> a lot of that is related to smoking illnesses. so smoking related illnesses. so it's a wider piece. it's it's part of a wider piece. it's not the obviously the only not the only obviously the only thing is thing we're doing, but it is important. think, you important. and i think, you know, years to come, people know, in years to come, people will wonder why we didn't do it years will wonder why we didn't do it yeaandrew you, you were >> andrew gwynne you, you were whipped vote favour of whipped to vote in favour of this for 15 year olds and this ban for 15 year olds and under to smoke. is that not nanny gone mad? nanny state gone mad? >> not nanny state >> well, it's not nanny state gone look, although the gone mad. and look, although the labour did whip mps, labour party, did whip its mps, it so this is a it did so because this is a measure we fully support. and, you happy to you know, we were happy to support government because support the government because the a smoke free the ambition of a smoke free england within grasp. england is within our grasp. and, know, i want my and, you know, i want my grandchildren to live in a world where tobacco products aren't a thing , and where tobacco products aren't a thing, and this is the first step towards that , ensuring that step towards that, ensuring that any child born after 2009 is not going to be legally able to buy cigarettes. whilst accepting that those born after 2009 may well already be addicted to

nicotine and therefore the government's efforts, whether it's maria's government or a future labour government, will be driving down that nicotine addiction and trying to wean people. >> what else were you if you were in perform the government next time will you be banning sugar? what else will there be? >> no, i think you have to make a reasoned difference here in that smoking and nicotine is incredibly . addictive. you don't incredibly. addictive. you don't have to have that many cigarettes to actually be hooked on nicotine . that's not the on nicotine. that's not the same. you know, you can have a moderate drink every now and then and it doesn't damage your health. you can have a takeaway every now and then. it doesn't damage your health. i mean, obviously if you do it all the time and that's your diet, it's going to have an impact on your health well—being. but for health and well—being. but for most odd most people, having the odd glass having the glass of wine, having the odd takeaway is going to damage takeaway is not going to damage their in the same way

their health. in the same way that getting hooked on nicotine would . would. >> and, andrew gwynne, i think about those current smokers, the older generation, they'll still be able to carry on smoking largely working class. yeah. some them, your voters . is it some of them, your voters. is it really fair that tax is so high. it's such a regressive tax isn't it, given the sort of demographic of people that continue to smoke. >> but i think what how >> but look, i think what how we've this. and we've got to look at this. and maria absolutely right. it's we've got to look at this. and mhuge absolutely right. it's we've got to look at this. and mhuge burdethely right. it's we've got to look at this. and mhuge burden ony right. it's we've got to look at this. and mhuge burden on society it's we've got to look at this. and mhuge burden on society ins we've got to look at this. and mhuge burden on society in how a huge burden on society in how we pay for smoking related illnesses. and certainly smoking is the largest contributory factor to cancer. still in this country. if we want to tackle the health inequalities in constituencies like mine, where smoking prevalence is still far too high. gloria, then we've got too high. gloria, then we've got to look at how we bring people off tobacco, and that means an investment in smoking cessation and public health so that people can make that informed decision. >> maria caulfield a lot of mps, tory mps on the right, think

this will fall apart because of the differential in the age that you'd . be 60 or 59 and not be you'd. be 60 or 59 and not be able to smoke in a decades or so time . jean able to smoke in a decades or so time .jean also says overseas time. jean also says overseas visitors coming here, they're caught smoking. if they don't fall the right age fall into the right age category, will they be challenged barred pubs? challenged or barred from pubs? >> can't smoke in pubs >> well, you can't smoke in pubs already. already against >> well, you can't smoke in pubs alrelaw already against >> well, you can't smoke in pubs alrelaw for already against >> well, you can't smoke in pubs alrelaw for any already against >> well, you can't smoke in pubs alrelaw for any outsider.gainst >> well, you can't smoke in pubs alrelaw for any outsider. butst the law for any outsider. but it's about buying the tobacco products, about products, so it's not about the actual smoking. will be actual smoking. so it will be illegal children, you know, illegal for children, you know, as get older buy tobacco as they get older to buy tobacco products, just cigarettes. products, not just cigarettes. so about the smoking so it's not about the smoking itself, it's about getting that access. people start before access. most people start before they're most smokers they're 21, 22. and most smokers i really regret i speak to really regret starting will do anything starting and will do anything to give so, know, this is give up. so, you know, this is about changing cultures. and give up. so, you know, this is abouyears|ging cultures. and give up. so, you know, this is abouyears weg cultures. and give up. so, you know, this is abouyears we willltures. and give up. so, you know, this is abouyears we will see s. and give up. so, you know, this is abouyears we will see that|d over years we will see that become a smoke free generation . become a smoke free generation. we are going to go to you and we're going to change subject.

we might come back to smoking because nikolai also had a good question on this, but kate from warwickshire has been in touch and andrew from and i think andrew gwynne from laboun and i think andrew gwynne from labour, for you. my question and i think andrew gwynne from labkeir for you. my question and i think andrew gwynne from labkeir starmer. my question and i think andrew gwynne from labkeir starmer. isy question and i think andrew gwynne from labkeir starmer. is he uestion for keir starmer. is he going to apologise to labour mp rosie apologise to the labour mp rosie duffield of the cass duffield in light of the cass report, you will know this report, you will know that this was report conducted was the report conducted by an nhs which nhs paediatrician, which said that, below as a that, transitioning below as a child is sort of not not a good idea. i hope i haven't paraphrased paraphrase that too badly, i think that's a fair synopsis of it. look, this is a very sensitive issue, and i can't even begin to understand as somebody who feels very comfortable in the body that i was born into, can't even begin to understand how somebody who doesn't feel comfortable, in the body into . body that they were born into. feels. and what that does to their mental, health, what that does to how they feel. throughout life. and so this is a very serious issue that i think we have to treat,

sensitively. but but ultimately, the cass report, we its the cass report, we accept its findings , and protecting findings, and protecting children and adolescent rights from making a life changing decision even when they are not really of the right age to be making that decision. i think is right. i think that , we need to right. i think that, we need to reflect on what the cass report has come outwith, and we absolutely have to make the changes, as the government is doing, to ensure that children are protected. and when people decide to transition, which is a huge decision to make , it has to huge decision to make, it has to be at the right time for them to do that with the right support, because , it is a big, big because, it is a big, big change. but yes, i would like her to meet with rosie to discuss, and to consider the, rosie's views. she's been very brave raising these issues over

a long period of time. she's received a lot of flack, from all sides. but particularly from her own side. >> have you met her yourself? >> have you met her yourself? >> i have met rosie. rosie is a friend of mine, and i've always respected her views on on this issue.i respected her views on on this issue. i think she adds to the debate. and it's a debate that has to have a consideration of all arguments. and rosie's views are not wrong . they are. would are not wrong. they are. would you say sorry? >> now on the tories. well, on behalf of labour. >> well, you know, i personally am sorry that rosie has been treated the way rosie has been treated. rosie is a friend and you know, her views are valid, as we come to debate these very sensitive topics, you know, i want to take the toxicity out of it because, you know, it is pretty vile. and these are serious issues. and they don't do they do a disservice to women and they do a disservice to,

trans people. and i think we need to approach this much more sensitively. >> credit where credit's due. the labour party seem to have moved a long way from being unable to answer whether women can have penises. unable to answer whether women can have penises . yeah. getting can have penises. yeah. getting that right. yes. haven't they? >> well, yeah. but i mean, the government, was, you know, pretty, instrumental in a of pretty, instrumental in a lot of these changes. we've already banned, you know, puberty blockers children. is blockers for children. this is about children than about children rather than adults who want to take decisions . so we've closed down decisions. so we've closed down the tavistock and opening up two new centres across the country for children who have got genden gender, dysphoria but not go down of, same sex down the route of, same sex hormones or puberty blockers. and we were criticised quite heavily at the time for doing that. and the cass review has vindicated our actions. and there's still more work to, to do to make sure those safeguards are to make that are in place to make sure that this but this never happens again. but people it's a wider people like rosie, it's a wider discussion. people like rosie, who raise concerns about quite contentious who raise concerns about quite conteito3us those views learn to hear those views without into really

without it turning into a really toxic i think there's toxic debate. so i think there's lessons the board. but on lessons across the board. but on this issue that the this particular issue that the government has been pretty robust in its response, everyone agrees that we get consensus there. >> and on the issue, probably rightly so, of transitioning, which is even a bigger. yeah and rightly are children here going >> there are children here going through perhaps it's through a lot, and perhaps it's not political debate not really a political debate all maybe. yeah. all the time. maybe. yeah. barry's . in maria barry's message. in maria caulfield. can somebody please ask the pm, when are you going to stop pandering to the woke and ban illegal migration on the day? of course, you'll in day? of course, you'll be in parliament trying to parliament later trying to overturn amendments overturn the laws amendments that no, absolutely. and >> yeah. no, absolutely. and you know, getting down, illegal immigration priority. immigration is a key priority. we're already seeing about 25,000 being 25,000 people a year being returned. rwanda bill not 25,000 people a year being retu about rwanda bill not 25,000 people a year being retu about getting 1da bill not 25,000 people a year being retu about getting planes not 25,000 people a year being retu about getting planes off not just about getting planes off the deterrent for the ground as a deterrent for people enter illegally. people who enter here illegally. there's a power to disapply the human rights act for those constant challenges to deportation. there's powers for ministers to overrule some of the european court judge judgements, which enable , judgements, which enable, deportations to be stopped. so

it's getting it's more than about getting planes off the ground. >> andrew gwynne just just basic .labour >> andrew gwynne just just basic . labour just back it. it might . labourjust back it. it might work. anything's if it worth a 90, work. anything's if it worth a go, but but the labour party position is even if it does work, we're still scrapping it. it right, it? it doesn't sit right, does it? >> but gloria, we have to >> but look, gloria, we have to look this in the round. is it look at this in the round. is it a good use of public money for it to cost £2 million per person to them rwanda ? i don't to send them to rwanda? i don't think it is. i don't think any sane minded person would think it £2 per it is worth £2 million per person. that's just the person. and then that's just the cost of getting them to rwanda. the cost of housing them here at the moment. a lot of money is spent on hotel costs and the government , i think, spent on hotel costs and the government, i think, is right to want to, remove those hotel costs altogether. but it's also more barges . well, it's main more barges. well, it's main answer is to do up two raf bases. they they scheduled £5

million per base. it turns out that one base is going to cost £49 million to do up, and the other base £27 million. that cost is far more than the cost of putting them in hotels. in fact, you could put all those, illegal immigrants on a cruise liner and send them round the world in perpetuity , at a lesser world in perpetuity, at a lesser cost than this government is paying cost than this government is paying . we've got to tackle the paying. we've got to tackle the issue at source. that means cracking the gangs . it issue at source. that means cracking the gangs. it means working with our european partners, the gangs. >> i mean, seriously , it's >> i mean, seriously, it's a great line. we need to we need to do a lot more across europe because the point is, if people get across the med, the channels are synch . are synch. >> so why aren't we helping our european partners stopping these people coming across the med ? people coming across the med? because once they get to europe, the channels nothing. if you've crossed the mediterranean. >> yes, i mean, would you agree with that? i mean, it's

interesting. >> i think, you know, we've heard that, keir starmer has been over to europe to start negotiations taking quotas negotiations about taking quotas of order to cooperate , of people in order to cooperate, with, eu countries. that's not something we support . we something we would support. we absolutely are tackling the backlog. there's progress backlog. there's huge progress made towards the end of the last yean made towards the end of the last year, last year. but but it's being tackled and people are being tackled and people are being being tackled. being deported, being tackled. it's being it's your batteries are being people turned away as people are being turned away as well. final of well. and the final kind of piece jigsaw piece of the jigsaw is rwanda flights, which are is the rwanda flights, which are a deterrent, but which also will try and stop those constant legal challenges. both disapplying the human rights act and giving ministers powers to overrule some of those emergency european court decisions which take people literally off flights as they're being deported. so the rwanda bill is about much more than sending to people rwanda . people to rwanda. >> moving on quickly, andrew gwynne mentioned gwynne bev turner mentioned smacking early in her handover to this program. >> she's now she's been reborn as well. >> christina got touch with >> christina got in touch with christina. you see where christina. do you see where you're from when you do send these messages? the

these brilliant messages? in the questions says that parents these brilliant messages? in the questio be says that parents these brilliant messages? in the questio be allowed that parents these brilliant messages? in the questio be allowed to at parents these brilliant messages? in the questio be allowed to discipline should be allowed to discipline their a smack their own children with a smack if it correct at the if they judge it correct at the right time. a child runs out right time. if a child runs out in the road, for example, or doesn't listen a parent, what doesn't listen to a parent, what doesn't listen to a parent, what do think smacking look as do you think smacking look as a parent grandparent , do you think smacking look as a parent grandparent, i do you think smacking look as a parent grandparent , i have parent and a grandparent, i have beenin parent and a grandparent, i have been in the fortunate position that have never, ever smacked that i have never, ever smacked my children. that i have never, ever smacked my i hildren. that i have never, ever smacked my i don'tn. that i have never, ever smacked my i don't like violence towards >> i don't like violence towards anybody. chris, if i smacked you right now, you'd be justified to smack me back, but i deserve it. >> but, but but i'm very jealous over that time. >> i mean, we're in the same tires are about to have fisticuffs. >> well, i'm a bit miffed that you tweeted who wears it best, anyway? >> honestly, point smacking children, but smacking children. >> smacked you, i'd >> look, if i smacked you, i'd be charged with assault. i don't think smack think it's right to smack children. but children. any parent, but but discipline them. certainly i've managed to discipline all three of my children and my grandchild without ever, ever resorting to physical violence . physical violence. >> okay, maria, look, i don't think the government, certainly a conservative government, is not place to be telling not in the place to be telling parents how up their

parents how to bring up their children . you know, we've had children. you know, we've had a nanny state, debate around smoking and for me, the benefits of, having a smoke free generation outweigh any of the concerns. but i think telling parents how to bring up their children is just a step too far for the state. >> interesting. we're now going to your briefs. health to move into your briefs. health minister. health minister. want to be health minister. it's a big question okay. >> nhs and a&e waiting lists are too long. so what's the plan to cut down on those waiting lists. and the question here is from mary. >> so who's going first. >> so who's going first. >> you're first. all right. >> you're first. all right. >> well i'm first. well, as is always the case with this government, they'll probably pinch my idea once. once i say it. but, look, we are committed to really tackling on nhs waiting lists, getting those waiting lists, getting those waiting lists, getting those waiting lists back down. and what we're saying is extra invest in, more operations, more appointments. and we do that. yes. by clamping down on tax evasion and particularly chris,

in tightening up the non—dom rules, because whilst the government might have pinched our idea, it is riddled with holes and we would do it properly and get the money into fund the nhs, the nhs is always better under a labour government i >> -- >> well, -_ >> well, we only we only run the a&e departments in england and we have seen a fall in waiting times, both our four hour and 12 hour waits. that's this winter and we did that by opening up 5000 extra beds, 10,000 extra virtual beds in the community and waiting times are 40% and our waiting times are 40% lower than in wales, where labour run the health service. >> it's fine in england, do you think? no, but it's significantly better in, than compared to wales. >> see what we did >> but if you see what we did this in march we had the this winter, in march we had the busiest month for a&e busiest ever month for a&e attendances. that attendances. and despite that our waits are 12 hour our for our waits are 12 hour waits compared with the nhs in england under the last labour government, lowest waiting times , lowest waiting list, highest pandemic, highest down the pandemic, highest shut down the health we had health service. know we had a global crash, highest global financial crash, highest patient satisfaction.

>> that's labour's record on the nhs. >> the nhs under a labour government. >> and it was much better than it is now. >> absolutely was not. >> absolutely was not. >> it's time to say thank you. you've been fiery . there's been you've been fiery. there's been consensus when it's been most important. i would say it's been a pleasure to have both. a pleasure to have you both. maria caulfield , health minister maria caulfield, health minister and shadow minister and shadow health minister andrew coming up. good andrew gwynne coming up. good afternoon, britain, with tom and emily, who are going to be telling who they are . here we telling who they are. here we are. have you missed the handover? >> we love this bit. >> we love this bit. >> it's the favourite part of the show because it's completely unscripted. >> we could say literally anything. but but we anything. gloria, but but we have got a huge show coming up. >> we're going to be back in brussels because the second day of this nac con conference, after it was tried to be shut down by the police and by the local mayors, well , it's back on local mayors, well, it's back on after a court injunction. >> it is back on. >> we'll find out what exactly happened. but have you seen also what earth is going in what on earth is going on in dubai now? >> to a million brits travel >> up to a million brits travel to dubai, or at least last year

they did. >> lots of people caught up in that. we're to speaking >> lots of people caught up in th.oneie're to speaking >> lots of people caught up in th.one man to speaking >> lots of people caught up in th.one man because speaking >> lots of people caught up in th.one man because the ;peaking >> lots of people caught up in th.one man because the floods,] to one man because the floods, biblical have come to biblical floods have come to dubal biblical floods have come to dubai, floods in the desert. >> but is this self—inflicted? we're going to be talking an we're going to be talking to an expert on these artificial clouds that have been made by the government of dubai. >> it's really interesting stuff, not just that though. also squatting. a couple of restaurants have been taken over in london. now we'll be asking, should a criminal offence? >> thank you, tom, and thank you, emily. what a thrilling show coming that's all show coming ahead. that's all from gloria. from me and gloria. >> be back next >> yeah, we will be back next week. you've been watching and listening pmqs with listening to pmqs live with christopher hope gloria de christopher hope and gloria de piero. because piero. don't go anywhere because the fabulous tom and emily are coming up . next. coming up. next. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello! welcome to your latest

weather update from the met office for gb news. most places having a fine bright day out there. it's on the chilly side. there are some showers, particularly in the east, and we have this weather system just trickling south that's bringing some of northern some rain to parts of northern ireland, so staying fairly grey and damp here and across eastern parts of england especially, it is still gusty with a cold wind blowing at a fair few showers, drifting in 1 or 2. scattered showers for wales and northern scotland. but many places will just be dry and bright with some decent spells of sunshine. but the breeze still down the breeze is still coming down from the not strong as from the north. not as strong as recent but it's fresh out recent days, but it's fresh out there, temperatures a touch below average most and below average for most and feeling cold in the east feeling pretty cold in the east with those showers and under the thicker and rain across thicker cloud and rain across northern will northern ireland that will spread wales southwest spread to south wales southwest england this evening. so turning a little damp for a time. more showers to come for lincolnshire, east anglia and the overnight and the southeast overnight and northern scotland too, where skies stay clear and the winds are light. southern scotland, northern england, wales, parts of the midlands. we will see a

touch of frost in rural spots, towns and cities, mostly holding a degree so above freezing. a degree or so above freezing. but certainly a cold start to thursday. but a fine sunny start for most of england and wales. rain across the highlands will spread to most of scotland by lunchtime, and we'll see some of that rain affecting the north and east of northern ireland, spreading england spreading into northern england and on, but and north wales later on, but much south staying much of the south staying dry and bright. and here top and bright. and here the top temperatures reach 15 temperatures we could reach 15 celsius now, looks like celsius by for now, looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> of april. >> of april. >> growing pressure on labour's deputy leader. manchester police are now saying they're investigating multiple allegations against angela rayner following accusations of electoral fraud and tax evasion .

electoral fraud and tax evasion. >> and after yesterday's bedlam in brussels, where riot police targeted an event featuring nigel farage, a court has now overturned the ban on the national conservative conference to protect freedom of speech. >> we'll speak to one of the men behind the late night legal challenge and flying loud and proud in nottingham, but not everyone's happy with england's biggest saint george's cross. >> some locals are flagging up its size, saying get this, it's not big enough. now, also today we're going to be crossing over to dubai , where be crossing over to dubai, where the most extraordinary floods have taken place , leaving many have taken place, leaving many brits stranded. >> i mean, dubai has become a top destination for brits looking for a bit of winter sun,

looking for a bit of winter sun, looking for a bit of winter sun, looking for a bit of