moment we'll be getting every moment we'll be getting full reaction from the labour mp for northampton north. first time on this show. lucy ruby and a regular shadow veterans minister, andrew bowie . first of minister, andrew bowie. first of all, we've got just a few seconds before prime minister question starts. what would you ask as the conservative spokesperson on the program today, what would you be asking angela rayner? well, i think with the budget on the horizon, andrew's probably hit the nail on the head. >> he probably will go on that letter that angela rayner is said to have signed, asking questions about the budget, but also with the employees rights bill that was brought in on monday, which was angela's bill. he might ask something around that and how it might affect economic growth. >> okay, lucy, what what what should angela rayner be prepared for the tory party? >> well, i think on that we'd say that it's a normal part of pre—budget , you know, comings pre—budget, you know, comings and goings, negotiations, etc. i think you'd expect ministers to defend their department and be interested . interested. >> yeah, it's watching the house of commons now that sir hilary benn speaking northern ireland secretary lucy, i wonder whether andrew renee might be tempted to ask oliver dowden about the rumours not yet denied, we think, by oliver dowden he may

be standing down to get a peerage. >> yeah, indeed, that would be interesting to know, wouldn't it? >> and there we go. >> and there we go. >> that's prime minister's questions with the deputies. prime minister. thank you, mr speaker , and i have been asked speaker, and i have been asked to reply. >> my right honourable friend, the prime minister is in samoa to discuss shared opportunities in the commonwealth, including how we work together to deliver economic growth with increasing threats facing britain, it is vital that we also strengthen the defence, security and cooperation with our allies. and thatis cooperation with our allies. and that is why today this government signed a landmark defence agreement with germany, which will help keep us safe and create hundreds of jobs. mr speaker , i know the whole house speaker, i know the whole house will join me in sending our best wishes to sir chris hoy and his wife, zara. he is a true sporting legend and the courage and positivity they have shown will inspire many others. mr speaken will inspire many others. mr speaker, i also send our condolences to those affected by

the train crash in paris. mr speaken the train crash in paris. mr speaker, this morning i have had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr speaker. for 14 years, my constituents in newcastle under lyme had suffered flatlining wages, in—work poverty and a battered economy that served nobody. can i urge the deputy prime minister to use the employment rights bill to turn the page on the last 14 years, to give our businesses the support they need and to finally restore dignity, prosperity and opportunity to the good people of newcastle under lyme . can i thank my hon. under lyme. can i thank my hon. >> friend and welcome my hon. friend to his place? when this government took office, we promised the biggest upgrade to workers rights in a generation. a new deal for working people. we said that we would introduce a bill within the first 100 days, and we have kept that promise . this is a labour

promise. this is a labour government led by working people, for working people . people, for working people. >> deputy leader of the opposition oliver dowden . opposition oliver dowden. >> yeah. thank you . thank you, >> yeah. thank you. thank you, mr speaker. can i join the deputy prime minister in paying tribute to the bravery of sir chris hoy? he truly is an inspiration to us all. and i also echo her comments about the train crash in paris. mr speaken train crash in paris. mr speaker, what is the deputy prime minister's definition of working people? >> yeah, deputy prime minister. well, first of all, let me start by welcoming the honourable gentleman to his new place. >> today's our first exchange, mr speaker, since he pushed for a july general election . and if a july general election. and if his own side hasn't offered him a peerage, i definitely would have. and mr speaker, the definition of working people are the people that the tory party

have failed for the last 14 years. oliver dowden well, the deputy prime minister , stood on deputy prime minister, stood on a manifesto promising not to raise taxes on working people. >> it now appears she can't even define who working people are. so let i'll i'll give her another go. there are 5 million so let i'll i'll give her another go. there are 5 million small business owners in this small business owners in this country. are they working country. are they working people? >> yeah. yeah, yeah . people? >> yeah. yeah, yeah . >> yeah. yeah, yeah. >> yeah. yeah, yeah. >> deputy prime minister, mr >> yeah. yeah, yeah. >> yeah. yeah, yeah. >> deputy prime minister, mr speaken >> deputy prime minister, mr speaker, i do not know how the speaken >> deputy prime minister, mr speaker, i do not know how the shadow deputy prime minister can shadow deputy prime minister can stand there with a straight stand there with a straight face. when it was the small face. when it was the small businesses, the working people these i'll i'll give her businesses, the working people of this country that paid the of this country that paid the price of them crashing the price of them crashing the economy, sending interest rates , economy, sending interest rates , economy, sending interest rates, scoring. i think he needs to economy, sending interest rates, scoring. i think he needs to learn his own lessons in learn his own lessons in opposition. >> oliver dowden well, i think opposition. >> oliver dowden well, i think the whole house will have heard the whole house will have heard the whole house will have heard the deputy prime minister the whole house will have heard the deputy prime minister disregard 5 million hard working disregard 5 million hard working small business owners. these, small business owners. these,

these are their hard work, these are the publicans, the shopkeepers, the family running a local cafe. none of those count as working people to her. now labour gave into

which brought £63 million into our economy , we're pro—business, our economy, we're pro—business, pro—worker and getting on with fixing the mess that they left behind . behind. >> salah al—din. >> salah al—din. >> so i think we can take it from that answer that the deputy prime minister doesn't agree with the ifs, and i suppose it shouldn't come as a surprise that she does not agree with her chancellor. but does she agree with this? and i quote, working people will pay when employers pass on the hike in national insurance. mr speaker, these are her words. so does she at least agree with herself , prime minister? >> what i'm incredibly proud of is this week this government brought in the new employment bill, which will raise the living standards of 10 million workers. what the shadow deputy prime minister like to apologise for the hiking tax. the 70 year hiking taxes that he put on working people, the crashing of the economy and the disaster

that he left behind. >> oliver dowden . >> oliver dowden. >> oliver dowden. >> well, she mentions her policy. let's be clear. it's a £5 billion hit to the british economy and that's her own assessment . your own assessment, assessment. your own assessment, mr speaker, i think that following these answers, there will be millions of working people now even more worried about the tax rises coming their way in next week's budget . but way in next week's budget. but as this is our last exchange across the dispatch box, i would like i'd like. >> to do more. i, i'd like to turn to somebody i hope we can all agree is a hard working person. >> his majesty the king will. will she join me in sending him? best wishes ahead of the commonwealth summit in samoa? in particular, will she confirm that this government recognises the unique role played by the

commonwealth? and will she commit to deepening this relationship so that under his majesty's leadership , we build majesty's leadership, we build upon possibly the greatest legacy of the late queen? >> deputy prime minister , i will >> deputy prime minister, i will miss our exchanges . miss our exchanges. >> the battle of the gingers . >> the battle of the gingers. >> the battle of the gingers. >> the battle of the gingers. >> the late nights voting. >> the late nights voting. >> and in that spirit, mr speaken >> and in that spirit, mr speaker, i will agree with my right hon. friend the king does a tremendous job, and so did the late queen and the commonwealth is very important. and that is why the king and the prime minister at the moment are working together. thank you. >> oliver laurence. >> oliver laurence. >> well, well, i thank the right hon. lady for that. that answer. our commonwealth family is brought together by historical and cultural ties. indeed, much like the pair of us. but. but. i

will resist. mr speaker, the temptation to replicate that . temptation to replicate that. but but as we look to the commonwealth's future, we now have the opportunity to deepen our economic relationship. will she, therefore assure the house that the prime minister will use this summit to continue the work begun by the last government in building deeper economic ties with our commonwealth friends and allies ? and allies? >> deputy prime minister? >> deputy prime minister? >> well, mr speaker, we talk about economics. the architect of the 2024 tory general election campaign doing his victory lap before retiring with the hereditary peers that 1534 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:39,