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Understanding 9/11tv Prime Ministers Questions Prime Ministers Question Time CSPAN January 13, 2025 12:01am-12:43am EST
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>> to the prime minister. take you, mr. speaker. happy new year. working hard to keep safe. we will deliver how the government filed and incentivize reform. i should have meetings later
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today. >> can i offer condolences? set out for today's vote and delivered that for protecting children and inquiring. [cheering] >> money victims up and let them for a long time and raises the questions of inquiries and reasonable people can agree and
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some of the victims and survivors were clear they want action now. [cheering] the last inquiry was seven years and it is what is required. is there anyone in this house -- [chanting] i urge the opposition to withdraw reflecting this. [chanting] >> the whole house has heard but
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cannot offer on be half of my party, condolences? across the country thousands were tortured and sexually abused destroying many lives forever. there has been an inquiry and it's 41508 pages. it is the prime minister confident for the full extent? is an. >> in number of inquiries have
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national inquiry of seven years. [chanting] this is serious but i share this with you, we already know the timing and forgetting the report. what we need now is action.
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this will protect children. [chanting] the text children today out of school and prevent abuses. defy the leadership. [chanting] >> i'm shocked actions were not taken. further watching 5150 more
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traders. there are dozens more and thousands more victims but no one has change a picture and it's almost certainly still going on. it is a national inquiry because it holds them accountable. to have action and still have a national inquiry unit so i would he launch a national inquiry? [chanting]
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new. >> it is still an active move. you have been in government seven and a half of the eight years. she is for women's equality. in. [chanting] mr. baker, if i'm wrong, i would happily withdraw the remark about the eight years she's been here.
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>> the prime minister who -- i've raised it publicly and he knows as a minister i would not be speaking on this pacific issue. but i will remind him about others who came to me and i didn't send them away in the major we watch the review in. the reason why a national inquiry is important is because this issue is systemic. local and national officials and prosecute the politicians.
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this issue cannot be covered by local inquiries alone. not a single person authority has been held to account. we do not see people stop worrying about the cover up. in. >> we have to focus on the victims. mr. speaker, victims and survivors are in different places. they are worried about the delay
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should it took us seven years. it's very hard to come forward explain what happened. it is not sensible this can be done like this. but say 2030 -- 2031, the victims i spoke to, i agree with them on that. ...
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all of them. a vote for the bill. don't record in a misguided way. >> mr. speaker it is possible to have inquiries if they are covering areas that have not been looked at yet. we don't need to repeat the work that has been done. let's look at new areas. the labor mp says counselors and mps all over the country knew what was going on but were terrified of being labeled racist. initial inquiry would ask if there was a racial or cultural motivation to some of these crimes where white girls were seen as easy meet? does the prime minister now recognize that this creates a chilling effect that means victims aren't listened to?
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>> i'm happy to call out anyone who hasn't acted properly in these cases. i have done it many times before. doesn't matter which political party, i will condemn them. i took measures to confront this head on. the first of the prosecutions in rockdale. my team wanted to a green light for the first of these cases to take place. i gave the green light on one condition. it came to my attention one of the men going into the docs had previously been arrested for no charge. i said you can bring this person to mass prosecutions but only if you look at the files, tell me what went wrong with the report so i can put it right and that started reforms that i talked about. that is the approach i took in practice. the approach i would take now,
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what we've got to do now, we have had a number of stronger findings, got to get on with action. don't block it this afternoon. >> we need to focus on what this is really about. this is not about, this is not about, this is not about the prime minister's work in the cps and i would say respectfully it is not about you. it is about the victims. we need a leader, not a lawyer. we know people were scared to tell the truth because they thought they would be called racist. if we want to stop this from ever happening again we cannot be afraid. the labour party has adopted the app definition of islam phobia, the same report said
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talking about that was an example of islam phobia. this is why people are scared to tell the truth. the lack of clarity, the lack of clarity, the lack of clarity means they are smeared by association. that's not fair and only a national inquiry can solve this. will the prime minister look at the labour party's adoption of the definition of islam phobia, its chilling effect and rule out introducing it in government? >> prime minister. >> i will call out any aspect that prevented anybody coming forward or any case going forward when it comes to child abuse or child sexual exploitation as i have been doing for the best part of 15 years. but yes, some people will say there should be a further inquiry.
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that means all the victims and survivors need to be in a position to do so. i've been speaking to them. some think they are. it will take time. all free institutions, that will take time, delay things to a point. but we already know, we already know what the major flaws are. we should get on with that action. that is why we are bringing forward the bill this afternoon. >> the point is he's not able to do two things at the same time. is this issue of a delay, this issue of a delay is a week excuse. by refusing this inquiry he is enabling those who wish to smear based on the actions of a small minority, he's talking distraction tactics, let us have the truth.
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the prime minister cannot say he doesn't want questions asked of those who may be complicit. he will listen to the victims, he won't listen to the victims who are calling for a national inquiry. he's making this about a bill later today. he will tell labor mps including rockdale, bristol, darby and bradford. newcastle, all these people to vote against a national inquiry which systematically in their constituency. this is one of the worst scandals in british history. >> this is a very very important issue that does
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matter to the country. i want to make sure they hear what is said by the leader of the opposition. >> this is one of the worst scandals in recent history but how are they going to explain to their constituents that a dangerous whip is more important than doing the right thing? >> she's right to say it is one of the worst scandals. it is terrible. that is why i acted. it is a scandal. having spent a lot of time on social media over christmas, not once in 8 years did she start here and say what she just said. they didn't act on the recommendation our national inquiry. the j report. 20 recommendations. not a single one implemented.
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you can't kill the bill this afternoon and protect children. >> mr. speaker, dreadful case that everybody will remember, abused by an abuser. the bill this afternoon fixes that gap. i am -- i know there are honorable members who know very well, what is necessary, the right thing to do. to vote for that. i urge them to think twice, shortsighted misguided, jumping approach, non-leadership, leader of the opposition.
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>> my constituents and other armed forces are living in shabby military, after 14 years. the ministry of defense, thousands of homes, will the prime minister set out the deal left behind by a tory government will make life better than others like her. in the british army. >> those who served, reacquiring 3600 homes including 1700 and my honorable friend's constituency we can transform substandard accommodation. the deal is 230 million pounds per year in rent and it follows
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the armed forces, there's work to do this is a major step forward. >> thank you, happy new year to you. i join others, can i express my firmness, the passing of a democrat family. fixing the care crisis is urgent. millions of people who are not getting the care they need, making two sacrifices filled the gap where 12,000 people are stuck in hospital beds because they can't get out of the hospital. the prime minister is right the we need a cross party approach today but that needn't take three years.
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will the prime minister speed up this work so 2025 is of the year we finally rise to the challenge of fixing care. >> thank you for raising condolences. it is right that we need to make this cross party consensus and invite him to work with us. it is important, that is why it is important and i point out the immediate action, additional funding in the budget for social care. another 86 million for the disabled incentive lives and increased terrorist allowance and the way we do it in stages to improve as we go along but making sure we got a sense of the bigger changes that may be proposed in the review and i invite him and members across
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the house that we can make sure what we put in place indoors beyond a few years. thank you. >> i am afraid of the government doesn't bring in long-term social care this year, the nhs reforms will fail. i hope you will revisit the timetable but moving on, mr. speaker, while the honorable member may miss out on his big allowance from elon musk, the specter of the richest man in the world trying to purchase a british political party should give us all pause for thought. after years of conservatives taking millions and pounds of russian money, will the prime minister work with us to bring long overdue reforms of party funding so the power in this country lies with the voters and not wealthy overseas oligarchs?
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>> i think we all had a smile on sunday when the honorable member said how cool it was to have that removed. >> thank you, mr. speaker. to reassess the relationship with the european union and seek to remove unnecessary, the trading link with mainland europe for constituency, with the prime minister support my efforts and those of others to restore in the last train service that will help economic growth in my constituency. >> i thank my honorable friend,
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badly let down by the last government and we are resetting that relationship of the economy to deliver the growth that we need. the decision, is 4 euros*blooge it reinstated as soon possible. update him on the latest discussions. >> something unusual to commend the prime minister on his earlier answers. and condolences to his product. temperatures continue to plummet, energy bills continue to rise. the unacceptably taken away from so many vulnerable pensioners.
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and any of the decisions he has taken an office. does he understand, what the public does? >> we took tough decisions, they led the largest settlements since it began to solve them. if he thinks we should reverse that, then he should say so. it has given the money, and no more excuses for the nondelivery we see in the scotland. >> feeling safe in your own community, the most basic of human needs but after 40 years,
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breaking the criminal justice system, too many of my constituents are victims of violence, theft, and antisocial behavior in these crimes often go unpunished. the prime minister had a lifeline commitment, what assurances that our new government will be tough on crime and the causes of crime? >> he is right to raise this issue and somebody said boring but everything you need to know about the last 14 years. he's right. we need a crackdown on those and that is why i plan to change the officers, 3.5% real terms increase and tough respect for this. they lost control, we will take
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back control and deliver safe and secure community. >> my constituent did that, first opened the door in 1991, greeting others by name. but this is struggling. and no longer covers the cost of the drugs we have to dispense. for example he is sometimes forced to pay 100 times more for a particular mental health drug than his contract provides dipping into his life savings to keep it afloat until many others are doing the same. does the prime minister agree with me that no pharmacist should be forced to use their own money? >> the challenging pharmacist, play a vital role in that health service.
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the tariff prices regularly assess where pharmacies are reimbursed. if she were prepared for the details, have a review that she has raised with me. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last year i was honored to accept an invitation to discuss the role of holocaust education in tackling the rising tide of anti-semitism. we also visited auschwitz where we laid wreaths and paid tribute to the many victims of the holocaust. given this marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation, will the prime minister talk about how this government is doing to ensure that never again means never again? >> thank you for raising this. anti-semitism has no place
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whatsoever in our society. in downing street, to discuss what we can do to combat anti-semitism that includes 54 million pounds of security drops to continue their vital work, and providing 2.2 million pounds to continue what is left from auschwitz and i look forward to to what those providers said. >> charities like the hospice tell the provider, the medical practice among those up and down this country who are warning that a negative impact for national insurance, when will the prime minister heed those warnings and at the very least exemption to help in social care providers? >> thanks, we have to deliver a
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budget to deliver the federal basis for our economy and public services. that's why we invested 36 billion pounds over two using the nhs including additional funding for hospices and we are taking measures. >> mr. speaker. every week, i've visit my constituents is in the most appalling overcrowded housing, some in the bedroom and in the living room. property to purchase would be 500,000 pounds, for these hard-working families. i welcome the government's commitment to one. 5 million homes. will the prime minister agree that we need clear targets for the number of social housing units, in dignity.
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>> they are familiar to a number of things. what we need across the country, she is right, the budget announced 500 million. it is hugely important, 100 million of that goes to authority, we will also have an effective value that's more sustainable and long-standing tenets under their own home. >> thank you. in cornwall in the last we 10 years, 500 million pounds have been handed to holiday homeowners through various tax loopholes while local families are being evicted from their homes to make way for more holiday homes as the housing
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crisis deepens and worsens that we 6 mps reverse the situation to address these issues before the end of this parliaments. we get the full backing of government and deliver first rather than second. >> thank you for raising this. we are committed to building this and that includes 4,000 new homes every year in cornwall. i recognize the point, excessive concentrations in places like cornwall. the availability and affordability of holmes's. that's why we enable counsel to charge premium for second homes, abolish the regime. i'm happy to make sure he and his colleagues for the housing minister.
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>> thank you, mr. speaker. the attacks against women and girls, a child custody battle to continue, one of my constituents, might need the addition. will the prime minister enter the absurd obsession of domestic abuse involved in a child's life? >> absolutely. he is right. family cost is confused to continue their appalling abuse and that is why we are expanding the number of pathfinders to provide dedicated support to protect the children. and we set out opposition in due course. i will make sure he meets the relevant minister to discuss of this.
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>> thank you. with others today. happy new year to everyone. 2025 is proven a challenge for many of my constituents. families, small businesses, hospitality industry, and others have said, they know that it has failed to deliver and they here when the prime minister says they left the economy and but government makes people's decisions but what they are asking is when is this government going to do something positive for them to overcome the negative impact. >> thank you. can i address something to express our condolences. the failure of the smp and the
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labor government for settlement over scotland since the evolution and that means 100,000 workers benefit from the increase to the national living wage, for the benefit from the extension when it comes on top of 125 million to upgrade british energy. it reinforces the point of a terrible record, they left a terrible legacy for scotland. >> the labor government is adjusted for members, 5000 members, who came to see their 2.3 billion pound investment to change. will the prime minister meet with the coalfield mps to discuss what could be done?
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>> thank you for raising this issue. the increased payments were made, i understand the strong feelings of the valuation scheme and met with trustees last year and we will be working with trustees to consider their proposals once the arrangements have been made. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we have a chancellor who embellished and a secretary with a fraud conviction and an anticorruption minister being investigated for corruption. i know the prime minister likes living in free accommodations but does he think it is appropriate his minister is given free housing by the political allies for dubious foreign regimes.
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>> the minister acted appropriately by referring as an independent advisor. to allow ministers tasks to establish the fact and i'm not going to give a running from that. >> the last couple of days, the upcoming game, the championship trophy in 26 february, i met with the ecb, we are calling for the games to be boycotted. and also this year to play. i also would like to thank the prime minister for his intervention with the international cricket but would
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he agree to talk in south africa and australia across the games as well. >> and appalling erosion of the rights of women and girls in afghanistan, we all should condemn suppression of freedom in the strongest terms and that is why we provide additionally, in touch with this issue. i welcome them making strong representations in the international cricket counsel, all of afghanistan. >> the matter of this, the opposition amendments sets out clearly while the bill is so deeply flawed.
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we have to be completely rewritten. mr. speaker, the prime minister made much of his service as public prosecutor so we tell the house in that capacity why during this time he declined to insta kate a prosecution for sexual abuse. >> that case never crossed my desk.
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