woi'i won an election, and trump won an election, and i think today, you know, democracy has spoken and i respect it . and has spoken and i respect it. and the lesson for labour and our government is , is clear that we government is, is clear that we have to stay focused on the concerns, on the values, on the money in the pocket , on our money in the pocket, on our borders, the things that working people care about. and if we drift from it, we will be punished at the ballot. >> you and gareth, you both have american wives. i wonder how how they're reacting. you must be aware. you're more aware than many viewers . i think about how many viewers. i think about how americans vote, why they voted trump. do you understand why they voted trump and not kamala harris, who is more of a of a pleasing person, maybe for social media on the left? >> well, my wife's from rural nonh >> well, my wife's from rural north carolina that's just voted for donald trump . and, you know, for donald trump. and, you know, many of her friends are republicans, some of them not still republicans. some of them are converted republicans. so, yeah, you know, unless we make sure that the money people feel in their pockets and the values that we are going. >> prime minister's questions trump on his historic election victory as the closest of

allies, the uk and us will continue to work together to protect our shared values of freedom and democracy. >> and having having had dinner with president elect trump just a few weeks ago, i look forward to working with him in the years to working with him in the years to come. may i also welcome the leader of the opposition to her place, my fourth tory leader in four and a half years . but i do four and a half years. but i do look forward to working with her in the interests of the british public. mr speaker, this weekend is remembrance sunday and people across the country will come together to pay solemn tribute together to pay solemn tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, defending the values and freedoms that we enjoy today. and i'm sure the entire house will join me in paying tribute to them . mr speaker, tribute to them. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. i shall have further such meetings later

today. >> dame caroline, thank you very much, mr speaker. my constituent, susan, is going to miss out on her winter fuel allowance this winter because she's just £10 above the pension credit threshold. so as well as losing out on this vital to money keep her house warm, she also doesn't get the £150 warm home discount she doesn't get the £169 free tv licence or free nhs prescriptions for the sake of a tenner, prime minister. is this fair, prime minister? >> mr speaker, we passed a budget which was to fix the foundations of this country and to rebuild our country. and one of the issues we had to confront was the £22 billion black hole that was left by the last government. we've taken the tough decisions that will stabilise our economy. that means we can commit to the triple lock, and that means that pensioners will be better off seeing the increase in their

pension. they would have been under the party opposite . under the party opposite. >> jacob collier, thank you , mr >> jacob collier, thank you, mr speaken >> jacob collier, thank you, mr speaker. every week i meet hard working families in burton and uttoxeter who are juggling raising their children and their family finances when they hear the party opposite and its new leader say that maternity pay has gone too far. leader say that maternity pay has gone too far . they are okay. has gone too far. they are okay. they are terrified about what this means for them . to ease the this means for them. to ease the worry felt by thousands of hard working families, can the prime minister please commit that he has no plans to change maternity pay has no plans to change maternity pay or to roll back the hard won rights of working families ? rights of working families? >> well, i thank my hon. friend for his question. he's a champion for families in his constituency. my answer is simple yes, and i don't agree with the leader of the opposition when she says that maternity pay is excessive and

that it's gone too far. >> i come to the leader of the opposition, kemi badenoch . yeah, yeah. >> mr speaker, can i thank the prime minister for his almost warm welcome? and can i also echo the comments that he has made ? it is an immense privilege made? it is an immense privilege and the honour of my life to lead the conservative party, and i look forward to joining him at the cenotaph. this remembrance sunday. as leader of his majesty's opposition, i will be taking a different approach to the last opposition by being a constructive opposition. and so i would like to start by congratulating president elect trump on his impressive victory this morning. the prime minister and the foreign secretary met him in september. did the foreign secretary take that opportunity to apologise for making derogatory and scatological references , scatological references, including, and i quote, trump is not only a woman hating, neo nazi sympathising sociopath, he

is also a profound threat to the international order and if he did not apologise, will the prime minister do so? now? on his behalf? mr >> mr speaker, that will be many issues on which the leader of the opposition and i disagree, but there will be issues that do unite this house on national security and ukraine. and i do look forward to working closely with her on that, and i will provide her with the information that she needs to discharge her duties. that is the right thing for the country, and it is far more important than party politics. the foreign secretary and i did meet president elect trump just a few weeks ago for dinner for about a couple of hours, and we discussed a number of issues of global significance. it was a very constructive exercise . constructive exercise. >> mr speaker, the prime minister did not distance himself from the remarks made by the foreign secretary, and i am very sure that president trump will soon be calling to thank him for sending all of those

nonh him for sending all of those north london labour activists to campaign for his opponent. given that most of his cabinet signed a motion to ban president trump from addressing parliament, will the prime minister show that he and his government can be more than student politicians by asking the speaker to extend ? asking the speaker to extend? can they show that they can be more than student politics? >> order, order! mr perkins, i do not need to any more. your voice carries. it's like mine to load . load. >> thank you, mr speaker. will the prime minister show that he and his government can be more than student politicians? by asking you, mr speaker, to extend an invitation to president trump to address parliament on his next visit . parliament on his next visit. >> prime minister, the leader of the opposition is giving a masterclass on student politics. but seriously, mr speaker, we

live in probably more volatile world than we've lived for in many decades. it is absolutely crucial that we have a strong relationship , that strong relationship, that strong special relationship forged in difficult circumstances between the us and the uk. we will continue to work as we have done in the four months in government on issues of security, our economy and global conflict . economy and global conflict. >> mr speaker, he does not answer the questions, just read the lines the officials have prepared for him. it doesn't sound like he wants to invite president elect trump to parliament. he needs to look after the special relationship. the us is our single biggest trade partner. given the risk of increased tariffs on uk exports, which threaten our manufacturing sector, will the prime minister commit now to continue the negotiations on our free trade agreement with the us, which the biden administration cancelled when they came into office? >> prime minister mr speaker , of >> prime minister mr speaker, of course, we will discuss issues

of our economy with the president elect, as we already have done. economy, security and global conflict are issues of real significance that ought to unite this house. but when it comes when it comes to the economy, what we've done with our budget is to fix the foundations. our budget is to fix the foundations . after 14 years of foundations. after 14 years of total return to economic stability after £23 million black hole. we've protected the pay black hole. we've protected the pay slips of working people. we've done the single biggest investment in our country for a generation in the nhs, in schools and homes. we have given a pay schools and homes. we have given a pay rise to the 3 million lowest paid. now, if she is opposed to that investment or the pay rise for working people, she's a straight talker, as i understand it. perhaps she should say so . should say so. >> emma burnell mr speaker, disgust, disgust disgust. chat. chat chat. he has no plans whatsoever. no plans whatsoever

for building on the special relationship he needs to realise that we in this country rely on our single biggest trade partner. president trump is also right to argue that europe needs to increase its defence spending. the last conservative government committed to raising defence spending to 2.5% by 2030. will the prime minister finally match this commitment? >> prime millom speaker there is no more important duty than keeping the people of this country safe, and it was the labour government that signed the nato treaty in the first place. and we are strong supporters. we have a strategic defence review. we are committed to 2.5%. well, i would remind the party the last time 2.5 was met was under the last labour government for 14 years, and they never did it once. last year the. now i certified a £17

billion black hole in the mod finances. the former defence secretary said the previous government hollowed out the armed forces and the plan they put forward at the election was pure fantasy . pure fantasy. >> emma burnell. mr speaker, he will not make that commitment. thatis will not make that commitment. that is very clear. all that he is doing, all. >> i'm going to hear the questions. if the people who do not want to hear it, they can leave now. come on. >> mr speaker, he will not make that commitment . and yet the that commitment. and yet the world is getting more dangerous. his chancellor's budget did not even mention defence. the chancellor's budget last week was a copy and paste of bidenomics. it turns out that a high spending, high borrowing, high spending, high borrowing, high inflation approach is less popular than she may have thought. may i suggest he now urge her to change course? or is he determined to be a one term leader? prime minister, the one

thing i learned as leader of the opposition is a good idea to listen to what the government is actually saying. >> i think she just said that defence wasn't mentioned in the budget. it was seven days ago that it was absolutely clear and central to the budget, as was economic growth . we are fixing economic growth. we are fixing the foundations . we are giving a the foundations. we are giving a pay the foundations. we are giving a pay rise to millions of people. >> we are picking up the mess that they left. >> 22 billion and a tax and a pay >> 22 billion and a tax and a pay rise for working people. and ihave pay rise for working people. and i have not heard yet how welcome that pay rise for the 3 million lowest paid workers . does she lowest paid workers. does she now welcome it to stick to a previous policy that it is excessive bazball? >> mr mr speaker, i was the one who raised the minimum wage last year as business secretary . i year as business secretary. i have a strong record on this, but we need to make sure that we balance the books. his scripted lines are showing that he has not even listened to the budget himself. so i will try a different question. perhaps he can give something that is

unscripted to the people watching. farmers across the united kingdom . mr speaker. united kingdom. mr speaker. >> mr speaker, mr speaker , are . order. >> i don't need any help. can i just say if somebody wants to leave, i'll be helping them do that? i'm going to hear the question, and i certainly want to hear the answer as well. so please, let's have some courtesy. come . courtesy. come. >> mr speaker, we have heard him repeat the lines on the television, fixing the foundations and so on. but what does he say over and over again? but what does he say to farmers who are facing uncertainty about their futures as a result of the increased taxes announced by the chancellor? i am very clear that we would reverse labour's cruel family farms tax . what can he family farms tax. what can he say now to reassure the farming community who provide security

for the whole nation? >> the prime minister, i'm to happy help the leader of the opposition. >> if she's going to complain about scripted answers, it's probably best not to read that from a script . what i will say from a script. what i will say about farmers is this i'm glad she's raised . about farmers is this i'm glad she's raised. i'm glad she's raised farmers because the budget last week put £5 billion over the next two years into farming. that's the single biggest increase. unlike the £300 million, which was underspend under the last government and when it comes to inheritance, when it comes to inheritance, when it comes to inheritance, the vast, vast majority of farmers will be unaffected, as she well knows, as they well know. but that budget was about fixing the foundations , fixing the whole foundations, fixing the whole £22 billion that they left, and investing in the future of our country, investing in our nhs , country, investing in our nhs, investing in our schools and our hospitals and our homes. and i

am proud that that's the investment. and if they oppose it, they should go out there and tell their constituents they are against that investment in the future of our country. that's the difference. a labour government taking us forward. they're stuck in the past . thank they're stuck in the past. thank you patrick. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> i'm going to hear matthew patrick. >> mr speaker, emily left her ex, but the abuse did not stop. he stayed in their home, cancelled the mortgage contributions and destroyed her credit score. now she cannot even take out a mobile phone contract. surviving economic abuse and uk finance have made progress tackling this issue, but more has to be done. will the prime minister in his government work with me to introduce new provisions so that we can restore the credit files for survivors of economic abuse , for survivors of economic abuse, like emily? >> well , i like emily? >> well, i thank my hon. friend for raising this really important issue , because important issue, because economic abuse has a devastating impact on victims, leaving them

vulnerable and isolated. and we are committed to ending this national emergency and keeping women safe from domestic abuse, harassment and stalking. and, mr speaken harassment and stalking. and, mr speaker, that includes 200,000 this year to the charity surviving economic abuse and hmrc have launched an online tool to help charities and businesses identify and respond to economic abuse. and i will make sure he has a meeting with the relevant minister, leader of the relevant minister, leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey. >> can i join the prime minister in his comments about remembrance sunday? we must always remember the brave british men and women who gave their lives for our country. and can i join him their lives for our country. and can ijoin him in their lives for our country. and can i join him in welcoming the conservative leader to her place? and can i congratulate her on becoming the first black leader of a uk wide party? a major and historic achievement . major and historic achievement. mr speaker, president elect trump praised vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. and i

quote, he called it genius. he also said he would encourage russia to do whatever the hell they want to nato allies . so they want to nato allies. so what action is the prime minister taking to encourage a trump presidency to change its mind? because otherwise it's a huge threat to global security and to national security in the uk. does he agree with me that the us will not oppose president putin and support our brave ukrainian allies? the uk must lead in europe so that together we do. here prime minister. >> mr speaker, i'm very proud that in this house we are united on the question of ukraine and clear about russian aggression, and we will continue to do so. i have long taken the view that the only winner, if we are divided in this house, is putin, and i am not prepared to let that happen. our relationship with the us is a strong

relationship forged in very difficult circumstances historically. it remains as strong today as it was when it was first forged, and i look forward to working with president elect trump to ensure that relationship stays. the special relationship ed davey. >> i am grateful for the prime minister's comments on ukraine, but donald trump has also said that trade wars are good. he calls himself tariff man. people are really worried that trump trade wars and tariff will damage our economy, damage businesses and hit the cost of living here in the uk. businesses and hit the cost of living here in the uk . so given living here in the uk. so given this, does the prime minister recognise that it's more urgent than ever that we support our british economy by getting rid of the damaging trade barriers with europe put in place by the conservatives? the prime minister ? minister? >> well, mr speaker, as you will know, we have put the economy centrepiece to our budget and we

will do everything that we need to do to ensure that our economy grows and that is measured in living standards going up for working people across the country. >> thank you . speaker. >> thank you. speaker. >> thank you. speaker. >> thank you. speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> there are so many families across aldershot and farnborough who have struggled for years to get their children the need they help with special educational needs. >> it is therefore shameful to read misguided claims that autistic people may well get better treatment and receive economic privileges and protections made by the leader of the opposition . will the seine. >> will the prime minister stand with families of autistic children and distance this government from those awful words , minister. words, minister. >> mr speaker, i believe the leader of the opposition to respond to those words as the recent nao report exposed under

the previous government, children with send were being failed by the system and this has come up. i think now five times in the last 2 or 3 weeks at pmqs. it is clearly a serious issue. our focus will be ensuring every child receives the right support to succeed in their education. >> that is what. >> that is what. >> thank you, mr speaker. prime minister. northern ireland is considered one of the most dangerous places in europe to be a woman. in the last four years, 24 women have been killed. but one of the most dangerous places for women and girls is online. i also want to pay tribute to the work of belfast and lisburn women's aid, who are tireless in their advocacy for women. so what is this government doing to keep women and girls safe online, not just in lagan valley, but right across the united kingdom. >> prime minister? >> prime minister? >> well, the right hon. member is right to draw attention to this issue. misogyny and abuse, both online and offline, causes

horrendous harm to women and girls across the uk. and can i just commend her honesty and bravery in speaking out about her own experiences and her dedication to creating safe spaces for women in her constituency? we must create a safer world online for women and girls through the online safety act. mitigating the risk of illegal content and activity which is abusive or incites hatred . hatred. >> paul coyte. >> paul coyte. >> speaker. everyone in southwick will benefit from the positive measures in the budget last week, especially the thousands on the minimum wage. getting a real terms increase to help them to help themselves, help them to help themselves, help their families and help the economy. but the new leader of the tory party , this week's the tory party, this week's leader, is on record on record as saying she wants to scrap it. having seemingly learnt nothing from july, will the prime minister pledge to protect the minimum wage and increase it in this parliament as finances

allow ? allow? >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> mr speaker, the last labour government transformed the labour market with the national minimum wage, something which was opposed by the party opposite at the time. and sadly, they don't seem to have changed. i was surprised by the comments of the leader of the opposition. i was surprised to see the new shadow business secretary say the minimum wage and this is a, quote, something legislators pass to make themselves feel good.i pass to make themselves feel good. i disagree and i'm very proud of the fact that this labour government has raised wages for 3 million low paid workers, and i expect the party opposite to welcome that. george freeman. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> after 14 years shaping the uk's long term strategies for life science, agritech, fusion and space, i welcome the government's industrial strategy. but too many of our great companies are being bought out by our competitors to build the industries of tomorrow. >> here we need to unlock some of the hundreds of billions in uk pension funds in the city,

only 3% of which are now investing in uk equities, with the lord mayor making the new lord mayor making this a priority and the mansion house speech imminent. will the new government commit to see through the last government's reforms to unlock british capital for british r&d growth ? british r&d growth? >> well, prime minister, i thank you for welcoming the industrial strategy. and i do know this is an issue close to his heart that he has spoken about and acted on for many years. the budget sees record numbers of r&d investment with over 20 billion next year, including over 2 billion to support our world leading life sciences sector and through the british growth partnership, will crowd in pension funds investment to support innovative business. and we've launched our landmark pensions review to unlock the billions of investment into the uk and boost growth and living standards across the country. thank you katherine forster. >> mr speaker, as the chancellor said last week, we were left a toxic legacy by the previous

government , including including government, including including rivers filled with polluted waste . waste. >> will the prime minister put the river wye into special measures by designating it a water protection zone? >> and will he meet with me and the excellent cross border wye catchment partnership to deliver their plan to clean up the wye? >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> the river wye is one of our most important iconic rivers and we are working closely with the welsh government on this pressing issue. a destruction of our waterways should never have been allowed, and that is why we launched a water commission to attract investment and speed up infrastructure delivery. and we introduce legislation to enable tougher penalties and severe fines to crack down on polluters. i will make sure that she gets a meeting with the relevant minister, father of the house, sir edward lee. as a good lawyer, i know the prime

minister will want to listen to the evidence . the evidence. >> so if the evidence mounts from experts in organisations such as the nfu , that smaller such as the nfu, that smaller family farms of average size 250 acres are going to be severely impacted by this tax will, in a spirit of compromise, will he listen to the evidence, keep an open mind and perhaps be to prepared raise the thresholds to preserve our family farms ? preserve our family farms? >> mr speaker, we are listening to farmers and the environment secretary and the treasury minister has met with the nfu on monday of this week. we have taken a fair and balanced approach. the vast, vast majority of farms will not be affected by this, but what i will also say this, having grown up in a rural community, i know that rural communities also need an nhs that is back on its feet. they also need schools that their children can go to and homes that their families can

afford to live in. but we will continue to talk to the nfu and others. mary glindon . others. mary glindon. >> thank you, mr speaker. this week, the leader of the opposition told us that any outrage in suitcases full of wine and karaoke machines in downing street, whilst people across the country were told to stay at home, was all overblown for the people and businesses in my constituency who followed the rules, many of us at great personal cost. this is an insult. will he? will the prime minister join me in ensuring ministerjoin me in ensuring that as a country, we learn the lessons from covid and as a party, the conservatives learn the lessons of their behaviour to. >> mr speaker. across the country, people made enormous sacrifices during covid. they missed weddings, births, deaths , missed weddings, births, deaths, really important moments in their lives and their family's lives. in doing so, they saved the lives of people they will

probably never meet . that was probably never meet. that was a collective effort and unfortunately , the party unfortunately, the party opposite who set the rules did not follow them themselves. it was a betrayal of those that did, and i think the leader of the opposition was wrong to describe the public anger and upset as overblown. i'm sure she will want to clarify that at the first opportunity. it is many. >> glencorse nursing home is in my constituency and this morning tell me that the budget changes mean a 10% increase in their cost. that's a staggering 127,500 extra in cost. will the prime minister reconsider the rise in employers national insurance? >> the prime minister? >> the prime minister? >> mr speaker, what we did in the budget last week was to ensure that no one would face tax rises in their pay slip. we had to deal. we had to deal with

the £22 billion black hole. but we did. when we did so, we protected the smallest businesses and charities. we doubled the employment allowance to £10,500. that means that 40% of employers will not pay nics . of employers will not pay nics. employers nics. companies with four employees or less on a minimum wage will pay no employer nics at all, and half of businesses that pay nics will see no change or pay less after the budget. thank you. >> bill brit school thank you, mr speaker. >> my constituents in bolton west were pleased to hear last week's budget prioritising investment in public infrastructure, including important projects such as the electrification of the wigan to bolton railway line, which will deliver more reliable and greener journeys. >> does the prime minister agree with me that investment in the key infrastructure of towns such as horwich, westhoughton, blackrod and bolton is the only way to deliver economic growth and prosperity for all? >> prime minister well, my hon .

>> prime minister well, my hon. friend is a champion for the nonh friend is a champion for the north west and the budget secured investment for vital transport projects to transform connectivity across the north of england and drive economic growth . and that includes growth. and that includes completing the wigan to bolton electrification. a really important momentum on the northern powerhouse rail. over £5 billion to support everyday journeys for working people by restoring economic stability, increasing investment, we are taking our country forward. >> victoria collins. >> victoria collins. >> thank you , mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> the swan youth project in berkhamsted is an incredible drop in centre that intervenes to bring hope and a better future to teenagers like lex and megan, who have been facing anxiety, depression and long mental health. >> waiting lists, as well as families coping with send they've already written to the treasury saying that they are worried about getting the funds that they need. as our communities face a tough winter and grants are depleting, parool, the manager, also assures me that she makes a mean curry and would welcome the prime minister. so will the

prime minister. so will the prime minister. so will the prime ministerjoin me to discuss their concerns and ensure that organisations in the third sector, like theirs, get the support that they need as they work tirelessly for our communities ? communities? >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> i shall be pleased to know i have been to berkhamsted a number of times. we've got very good friends who live there, and i want to pay tribute to the work of the swan youth project, because too many young people she cited. some are struggling with mental health and not receiving the support that they need, and that is why we will recruit an additional 8500 mental health workers and are introducing reforms to the mental health act, long overdue. and that's happening today. of course, we will also put more money into sven, but we also need to look at reforming, send something that i think and hope will be supported across this house, and i will make sure she gets a meeting with the relevant ministers about that. >> my right hon. friend, the prime minister will know that after 14 years of tory ideological hostility and cuts, our universities are in

financial meltdown. >> in my own constituency of norwich south, the university of east anglia is having to make redundancies, as are many others. our hon. friend, the secretary of state for education, has started to address the problem, but we need address the problem, but we need a longer term solution that does not simply settle more debt on our young people. so can my right hon. friend say how we can move to fix the foundations of higher education as we go forward? >> the prime minister , i thank >> the prime minister, i thank you for that question. >> is right to raise higher education because we inherited a sector facing severe financial challenges. universities have suffered a real terms decline in their income , and the gap their income, and the gap between disadvantaged students and their peers is the highest on record. we have had to take tough decisions to put that on a secure footing, but we are also taking the step of easing the living pressures by increasing the maintenance loans, which is worth 414 extra pounds per year.

thank you, mr speaker. >> alex brooke hamilton, former subpostmistress and constituent of north east hampshire, has long been campaigning along with alan bates for compensation following the horizon post office scandal. >> can the prime minister give an exact time frame in which those who have been waiting over a decade might finally be compensated ? compensated? >> i am grateful to for her raising this important issue, because a commitment was made to properly compensate the victims of this scandal. unfortunately , of this scandal. unfortunately, regrettably, having made that commitment, the party opposite when in government did not allocate any money to that compensation. her constituents will be pleased to know that we have changed the approach there. we have set out the compensation within the budget , a transparent within the budget, a transparent budget and accountable budget and we will make the payments just as soon as we can.

>> torcuil crichton, thank you , >> torcuil crichton, thank you, mr speaker. >> may i quickly echo the prime minister's sentiments to that other son of lewis? though i wish i had woken up today in the isle of harris. my wish i had woken up today in the isle of harris . my constituents isle of harris. my constituents there face long delays, cancellations and loss of service because of the snp's incompetent handling of ferry procurement. in last week's budget, the scottish government received a record settlement. >> can i urge the prime minister to tell scottish ministers to use that to improve public services in scotland, to invest in the nhs in highland year, to build schools in places like barra and to finally fix the ferry fiasco ? ferry fiasco? >> the prime minister. mr speaken >> the prime minister. mr speaker, last week in the budget we delivered the largest settlement for the scottish government in real terms since devolution. that includes £3.4 billion through the barnett formula, a fuel duty freeze and an increase to the national living wage, benefiting his constituents and all those across scotland. and the result

of the budget is now clear. the snp in power in scotland have the powers . they now have the the powers. they now have the money they have got no more excuses. excuses. >> excuses. >> leatherby's jackie . >> leatherby's jackie. >> leatherby's jackie. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. mr speaker, does the prime minister really think it is acceptable for a backbench mp to suggest that the leader of the opposition represents white supremacy in black face, and is the most prominent member of white supremacy's black collaborator class, with all the race traitor innuendo that that carries. >> and if he doesn't , why hasn't >> and if he doesn't, why hasn't he removed the whip? >> the prime minister? >> the prime minister? >> no, i don't , john slinger. >> no, i don't, john slinger. thank you, mr. thank you, mr speaken >> asa speaken >> as a semi—retired violinist, as a semi—retired violinist and rock musician, asking semi—retired multi—instrumentalist, i feel

confident that the prime minister shares my belief in the importance of music education. >> does my right hon. friend agree with me that as we unleash the potential of our country, we must invest in the educational infrastructure of creative arts subjects so that they are accessible to all? and will he visit my constituency to see the great work of the schools there? despite the inheritance we received ? received? >> the prime minister i'm not sure about the description. semi—retired. although it may be the wish of the party opposite. but on music, what i do know from personal experience is music. the creatives and art are really important for children and young people in terms of the pleasure. it gives them the knowledge , but the working in knowledge, but the working in groups and the leadership, and thatis groups and the leadership, and that is why we are determined to ensure that they are counted subjects again within the curriculum, which will encourage many more schools to provide it within the curriculum and enrich the futures of children and young people across the country. >> james cleverly .

>> james cleverly. before. >> james cleverly. before. >> before the election. before the election, he claimed that he would not put up national insurance contributions . he put insurance contributions. he put it up before the election. he claimed he would scrap tuition fees. he put it up before the election. he said he would not tax family farms. he's taxing family farms. will he address his party's growing reputation for dishonesty by making good on his commitment to close the wethersfield asylum accommodation centre? in my constituency ? constituency? >> mr speaker, we are keeping the promises we made in our manifesto . his his problem is he manifesto. his his problem is he can't add up. if he could add up, he might be down here rather than up there. and we'll take up the issue of his constituency. douglas mcallister . douglas mcallister. >> hear, hear.

>> hear, hear. >> thank you, mr speaker. monday of this week marked the seven year anniversary of my constituent, jagtar singh jewel's arbitrary detention in india. can the prime minister assure me that he and his government will do all they to can secure his immediate release and bring him home? >> yes. we are absolutely committed to pushing the government of india on this really important case, and the foreign secretary has raised it and will continue to do so. and we'll make sure that we speak to him as we do. thank you. >> right. that completes prime minister's questions . minister's questions. >> keir starmer taking questions for the first time from kemi badenoch. we're going to stay with the commons as soon as the new shadow home secretary gets to his feet, because he's got an urgent question today on the small boats crisis, which we will see from the labour party will see from the labour party will be responding to. that's right. >> but a question to you quickly, if i may. while you're

here, gareth, julie, our viewer says he's not impressed by kemi badenoch. she needs coaching. she's too weak. do you agree with that? your new leader. i know you backed robert jenrick in the campaign. you might agree with her. >> no, i'm afraid i. i'm afraid i disagree with julie to shock and horror on your face, i'm sure, but i thought she did a great job today. exposing the lack of preparedness of this labour government when it comes to international relations, as well as the detrimental impact of this budget of broken promises. we've got to go back to the chamber now, this may be a point of order, because this is the leader of the house, lucy powell . powell. >> so we will stay with us, stay with josh , labour representative with josh, labour representative from makerfield, the mp for makerfield. now. now julie may have had some unkind words about kemi but come on. keir starmer is not a gifted orator. he doesn't think on his feet does he, at prime minister's questions. >> well, i thought you saw a few good quips there from the prime minister actually. and what keir is, is a man that's focused on

delivering and getting out. >> okay, here we go. >> okay, here we go. >> shadow home secretary chris philp. here he goes. >> greece in dangerous, illegal and unnecessary channel crossings by small boat . crossings by small boat. >> mr speaker, for too long smuggling gangs have been undermining our border security and putting lives at risk, which is why the new government has made it a top priority to address the crisis we inherited . address the crisis we inherited. >> and let us be clear about what that crisis entailed. small boat crossings in the first half of the year are at their highest point on record, and over 100,000 arrivals in the five years prior. over 200,000 cases stuck in the asylum system, costing the taxpayer billions in support and £700 million spent on a gimmick that sent just four volunteers to rwanda. when we entered government, we said it was time for grip, not gimmicks and that is exactly what we are delivering. since july, we have established the border security command , headed up by an command, headed up by an experienced police chief, martin

hewitt. in the king's speech, we set out our intention to bring forward legislation to give the border security system stronger powers to investigate and prosecute organised immigration crime. we are recruiting 100 new specialist agency and investigation officers at the national crime agency to target and dismantle the criminal networks behind this phenomenon , networks behind this phenomenon, and we have announced an extra £75 million to bolster border security, bringing our investment in the border security command over the next two years to £150 million. this government's border security funding will boost will go towards a range of enforcement and intelligence activities and capabilities, including covert technology, as well as hundreds of staff and specialist investigators. as we crank up the pressure on the smuggling gangs. the pressure on the smuggling gangs . this is an international gangs. this is an international problem requiring international solutions. since the general election, we have intensified cooperation with partners overseas . we recently struck

overseas. we recently struck a new anti—smuggling action plan with g7 partners and the prime minister and home secretary both attended the interpol general assembly in glasgow on monday to press the case for a much stronger and more integrated global response to organised immigration crime, as well as tackling this issue upstream, we have taken to action speed up decision making and stepped up returns of those with no right to be in this country. the result of all this action is 9400 returns. since this government took office, including a 19% increase in enforced returns and a 14% increase in returns of foreign national offenders. mr speaker, sticking plasters and gimmicks have failed. the smugglers and traffickers have been getting away with it for far too long. it's time to show them we're serious. not with words , but serious. not with words, but with action. the security of britain's borders is paramount, and under this government it always will be. >> a shadow leader of the house fryston shadow home secretary .

fryston shadow home secretary. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank thank you, mr speaker. well, i'm afraid the government's actions belie the reality. since they came to office, 17,520 people have crossed the english channel, more than twice the number they have removed. that is one and a half times the number in the previous four months. and it is 15% more than the same period last year . in 15% more than the same period last year. in october alone. last month, 5417 people crossed. thatis last month, 5417 people crossed. that is three times higher than last october and tragically, since this government came to office, 50 people have lost their lives or have gone missing. that is more than the previous 18 months put together. and tragically, that includes 16 women and children . now this women and children. now this government decided they chose to cancel the rwanda scheme before it had even started. the first flight, the first flight was due

to take off, i believe, from memory on the 24th of july, but they cancelled it. now, had they allowed that flight to go ahead , allowed that flight to go ahead, had they allowed the scheme to continue the deterrent effect would by now have started and we know it works. we know it works because it worked in australia under their operation sovereign borders about ten years ago. we know the deterrent effective returns works because it worked with albania, where we secured a 93% reduction in arrivals. and don't take my word for it, the national crime agency said that law enforcement alone is not enough and you need an effective removal scheme in order to deter crossings. their announcements in glasgow on monday are simply not enough, and they simply repeat work underway already. but it's not just the nca and me saying we need a returns deterrent. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen , encouraged member der leyen, encouraged member states just a few weeks ago to

develop their own returns. hubs outside of the eu. so will she follow ursula von der leyen's advice and urgently implement offshore processing? might i also draw attention to the success belgium has had in stopping boats by the shore? will she ask france to do the same? and finally, mr speaker , same? and finally, mr speaker, because of their failings, labouris because of their failings, labour is breaking their manifesto pledge to end hotel use. so will she pledge not to open any more hotels . there you open any more hotels. there you have it. >> chris philp, the new shadow home secretary, with a question which won't be easy for the government to answer . will you government to answer. will you stop opening new migrant hotels? but let's think back now to pmqs what we've just seen kemi badenoch against sir keir starmer . josh howie how did you starmer. josh howie how did you think that that battle went? do you think that keir starmer was relaxed facing questions from kevin badenoch? i thought the questions were quite punchy about about, you know, what's your view on the remarks you have said and others have said about about donald trump, the new president elect ? new president elect? >> i think what you'll see in this exchange is kemi badenoch,

you know, says what's on her mind. it's very unpredictable. she gets herself into places where she's saying things that do not actually represent what most people think. >> like for example, that the partygate crisis was overblown. most people don't think that keir is a very, very disciplined, focused leader and he will always stay focused on delivering for the people of this country. and who knows where kemi badenoch will end up . where kemi badenoch will end up. >> so donald trump did feature pretty big at that pmqs. >> adrian, from northumberland, has been in touch should it was a question that kemi badenoch put to the prime minister. i didn't get very far. put to the prime minister. i didn't get very far . adrian, didn't get very far. adrian, from northumberland, asks should david lammy, the labour foreign secretary, apologise? because because of the comments that he has made in the past, before he held that position about donald trump, which are on social media being repeated everywhere today. it doesn't bode well for a good relationship, does it? >> well, donald trump is a transactional guy. he's focused on the interests of the united states and the people of america, not on tweets and

words, and something people often don't know about. david lammy is that he's a christian. he's a man who's worked with j.d. vance on child poverty. you know, both christian men and actually that relationship building that goes back a long way. well before donald trump was, you know, president and well before the last 24 hours, that will actually stand britain, i think, in very good stead should apologise. >> that's that's what adrian wants to know from northumberland. >> i that's up to david lammy. whether he apologised. >> would you apologise if he said similar things about. >> i haven't said similar things. so that's an absurd hypothetical to be asking. if i say things like that, then i can come back on and talk to you about whether or not i would apologise. but, you know, that's not what i actually i respect what the american people have decided. they've spoken, democracy has acted. and the thing that government have to do now is get the best deal for working people in this country. >> that's supposed to be your sister party, actually. i mean , sister party, actually. i mean, they always have been. your sister party. would you have voted for donald trump? >> gareth, i'm not going to talk about hypotheticals . i vote for about hypotheticals. i vote for the conservative party here in britain. but would you just

imagine who were you cheering on last night? >> come on. nobody went to sleep. you were all up watching it, surely. >> look, the whoever wins the election, we have to work with them in a very constructive way. and if there was ever a whiff that somebody wanted to get into power to be foreign secretary or even prime minister , the last even prime minister, the last thing that you do is attack a future president or a former president or a current president in the way that this foreign secretary has. i think it is humiliating for the labour party today that they have this new president re—elected. i think they have to rebuild the bridges that they burnt in the interests of britain. >> as i have said earlier on, that point. josh simons, nigel farage on gb news also the leader of reform uk party, 4 million votes in the election, five mps he's offering to help broker that relationship. should sir keir starmer accept that offer from nigel farage to mend that fence with donald trump? >> well , i've that fence with donald trump? >> well, i've heard nigel say that on gb news before and i think he underestimates you know, there are people in the

foreign service, there are people in our defence and intelligence establishment who worked with the united states and the american defence and intelligence establishment all the way through the trump presidency. britain knows how to find partnership with america , find partnership with america, regardless of nigel farage's help. and i think you know, david lammy has been working on that relationship , and i very that relationship, and i very much hope now that it will bear fruit in trade and in defence and security policy, when it's badly needed. and we all need that. >> by the way, they are our closest ally . the red light is closest ally. the red light is flashing across the world. there are a number of conflicts that need resolving, both with the united states and the uk and nato, and it's very important that we work together with our closest ally. that's why i think kemi badenoch led on this, because it is of concern that when you have comments like this, it is going to disrupt that relationship. that's why they need to rebuild that trust, rebuild that bridge with america , rebuild that bridge with america, with president trump as soon as possible. >> do you really think the special relationship is under threat or is that just sort of rhetoric speaking, do you do you really think this labour

government is a threat to our special relationship with america under trump? >> i wouldn't use that characterisation, but the fact is that comments have been made that may disrupt that relationship. and the way to resolve that is to move forward. yes, but to row back and apologise, i think, to the new president just moving on from from the trump win. >> josh simons had a question here from janet . janet, do say here from janet. janet, do say where you're from next time please. but janet says farmers need that dreadful inheritance tax abolishing. you know what she means. don't use our sources in the chamber there. we didn't raising measure. then actually, yo the ay become less serious raising measure. then actually, yo the chambere less serious raising measure. then actually, yo the chamber there. serious raising measure. then actually, yo the chamber there. we ous raising measure. then actually, yo the chamber there. we didn't hear that from sir keir starmer. in the chamber there. we didn't hear that from sir keir starmer. he won't even apparently meet he won't even apparently meet the national farmers union yet. the national farmers union yet. is that a mistake? is that a mistake? >> well, i think the mistake >> well, i think the mistake that's been made is kemi that's been made is kemi badenoch. she's come out saying badenoch. she's come out saying that she's going to reverse the that she's going to reverse the vat on private schools, so she's vat on private schools, so she's going to basically take money going to basically take money off state schools and give a tax off state schools and give a tax break to private schools. she break to private schools. she said. she's going to reverse the said. she's going to reverse the inheritance tax changes in farms . inheritance tax changes in farms . inheritance tax changes in farms. inheritance tax changes in farms. she's going to take that money she's going to take that money away from the nhs. that was a away from the nhs. that was a real mistake. and i think that, real mistake. and i think that, you know, from middle class you know, from middle class

people who might be watching people who might be watching this, this show, who are paying a 40% inheritance tax when they this, this show, who are paying a 40% inheritance tax when they hear that farms might pay a 20% hear that farms might pay a 20% inheritance tax above £3 inheritance tax above £3 million, i'm actually not sure million, i'm actually not sure they will think that's fair , but they will think that's fair , but they will think that's fair, but their livelihood is these these they will think that's fair, but their livelihood is these these farms. >> they haven't got £200,000 on farms. >> they haven't got £200,000 on £1 million sitting behind the £1 million sitting behind the sofa. they will break these sofa. they will break these farms up. farms up. >> well, as you know, chris, >> well, as you know, chris, there's a ten year period unlike there's a ten year period unlike it being paid immediately as it being paid immediately as middle class families would have middle class that to do on that 40%. there's a ten year period to pay that. i think we of course , we have to respect we of course, we have to respect the people who produce the food of this nation . but the people who produce the food of this nation. but i think the people who produce the food of this nation . but i think the of this nation. but i think the idea that this tax change is the thing that's going to cause the problem to farming, which has long been suffering under the conservative government , that's conservative government, that's just a red herring. >> gareth is there a danger that you're forced into a position of sort of opposing everything that you oppose for opposition's sake , you oppose for opposition's sake, and that actually your figures will not add up or you will not be trusted if you say, oh, we're going to reverse that spending commitment, or are we going to reverse that spending cut? we're going to reverse that that tax raising measure. then actually ,

raising measure. then actually, you may become less serious

>> the obr, far from saying that the 22 billion black hole left by your government was debunked , by your government was debunked, actually said that the figures given to the treasury in march made the previous estimates that they had in march made them effectively useless, and that's why they redid them . and what why they redid them. and what this government has chosen to do is put the public finances on sound public footing. and make sure that the people who pay for that are not the working people of this country, who for a long time, i think a lot of businesses would regard themselves. >> business people would regard themselves as working people, and they've just been hit with £40 billion of tax, which even if the 22 billion was correct, people in this country. sorry , people in this country. sorry, josh, even if the 22 billion was correct, which it's not, 40 billion is double that for ten years under your government . years under your government. >> gentlemen. >> gentlemen. >> i want to bring wendy in, who's sent in an email. labour constantly talk about investing as compared to spending. what do they consider the difference? >> so the change in the fiscal rules is a really important fundamental shift in how we think about economic policy in this country. hospitals,

buildings, equipment, machines, it's all spending our money, right? that's investing in caphal right? that's investing in capital, spending, wages, public sector wages, you know, buying books and pencils and so on. that's day to day spending. investment is this pot. and it's a really good thing that we're investing in this country on that. >> the taxpayer will get other people's money. >> it's other people's money. when keir starmer stood up at the prime minister's question and said, we're raising national living wage while raising people's wages, the government isn't raising wages, it's businesses that are raising wages, just as when they spend money, it is other people's money. and this is what labour, time and time again get wrong. it is other people's money. labour spend. do not invest in hospitals. we invest in. we had record spending in the nhs. but the difference, josh, is that we will reform the nhs and we will improve productivity . labour improve productivity. labour will not. >> the thing in answer to the question that these guys have to answer now is what would they stop investing in now that we are investing? that's the question they've got to answer and they are not willing to be. >> the labour party clearly wants to still be in opposition

because they keep asking us the questions. they have to realise they are in power now. they are in government. it's time to take responsibility. we made our choices. your broken promises and the betrayal of the british people who did not vote for any of them. >> gareth davis we are out of time. will you come back on? >> yeah, yeah, only if josh does. yeah. >> okay. >> okay. >> let's bring the wives next time in britain with miriam and emily. >> what's in your show? both. >> what's in your show? both. >> oh, we have such a good show lined up. >> of course, we're going to be continuing the reaction to donald trump's win. >> he's back in the white house. >> he's back in the white house. >> indeed. and we've got some fantastic guests coming on, including one of the only pollsters to have correctly called the trump victory, which is james johnson , a british is james johnson, a british pollster. >> we've got matt goodwin coming on. >> yes, we've got matt goodwin. we've also got ricky burson, who has quite a lot of interesting things to say about the demographics, the demographic shift in those election results. very interesting. lots to come. what a thrilling show coming up. >> we can't wait, can we, gloria? >> nice to see miriam. i can't hear the gallery. miriam cates

you have been watching and listening to pmqs live with gloria de piero and chris hope and our fabulous panel, josh and gareth don't go anywhere because up next it's good afternoon britain with miriam and emily, while tom catches up on a bit of kip. >> it's the must watch of an amazing evening, and even overnight in politics. tune in. >> thank you to come back again. you have. you were very . heavy you have. you were very. heavy showers. first thing will be followed by a warm, cosy day . followed by a warm, cosy day. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello. here's your latest gb news weather update coming to you from the met office as we go through the rest of today and well, the rest of this week . well, the rest of this week. really, it is going to stay pretty cloudy for many of us. and with that, there will be some drizzly rain around a generally dry picture though, because we are still under the influence of high pressure that high well to the east of us, but

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air across us and those cloudy skies means temperatures aren't going to drop a huge amount . going to drop a huge amount. generally, many places, particularly in the towns and cities , will stay in double cities, will stay in double figures a few places just about dropping into single digits. so tomorrow then getting off to another grey cloudy start for many of us, and it's pretty much a repeat of today inasmuch as there will be some breaks, perhaps towards the north of scotland, but many of us not seeing much if any, of the sun, and there will still be a little bit of drizzly rain around temperatures, maybe a couple of degrees down compared to today, but nonetheless still feeling relatively mild by a nice bright morning will generate a lovely warm day right through to the

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cates . cates. >> we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible, and it is now clear that we've achieved the most incredible political thing. look, what happened is this crazy ? this crazy? >> well, there we go. donald trump has won the us presidential election. he will make a historic return to the white house with what he calls an unprecedented and powerful mandate. is this the biggest political comeback ever ? and political comeback ever? and what does this mean for our special relationship with america? >> well, sir keir starmer says it will continue to prosper, but will those labour activists who went to the states to campaign for harris now wish they hadn't? nigel farage gave his verdict. >> clearly what the labour government needs to do is to roll out the red carpet to be welcoming, maybe to be just ever so slightly apologetic . so slightly apologetic. >> not everyone is happy. just stop oil protesters have already painted the us embassy building