to remember >> it is important to remember that for all the bashing we do of the prime minister, there's still almost a third of people are going to vote labour and they think the best, best choice. >> and we shouldn't forget that. labour won with the biggest majority since 1997, 165, 166, 6768. he's got a huge majority. he's there for as long as it takes. although of course we hear you've heard it gossip about wolf. keir starmer still lead the labour party into next general election. >> politics on both sides seems so much more volatile than. >> who will ask about trump. who's going to ask the prime minister? are you going to invite donald trump here? are you looking forward to being ianed you looking forward to being invited to america by donald trump? that's really. >> only if nigel farage is in the house or whether he's still in washington. >> i mean, that's a great question. yeah. and will anybody ask about did elon musk, what did they think of what the elon musk gesture, which some of the left is saying was the hitler salute? i don't think it was a hitler salute, but the

government minister on the broadcast today said, i have no idea what he was doing. >> okay. >> okay. >> they don't want to rock the boat. >> which british mps were at the inauguration. obviously farage suella braverman was there. >> boris johnson, along. >> boris johnson, along. >> with his navalny. >> with his navalny. >> suella braverman liz truss no longer an mp. >> yes. >> yes. >> nigel farage, of course. >> nigel farage, of course. >> who might only be farage and braverman. so i wonder if either of them will will get asked a question. of course, for ordinary backbench mps, you've got such a tiny chance each week of getting a prime minister's questions. the average backbencher just gets two pmqs a year and it's chosen by ballot. so it's by ballot every week. whether or not some people are lucky, they might get 5 or 6 in a year. >> what if you're not there? >> what if you're not there? >> if you're not? oh, you have to be. and if you can't be there for an emergency reason, you have to write to the speaker and say, i won't be there. and then he'll take you off the list. and then what happens is, if there's extra time, you can stand up and down and try and get by and you might get a question. >> go to parliament. now. prime minister's question is about to begin. here we are. >> thank you, mr speaker. the senseless, barbaric murder of

three young girls in southport was devastating. a measure of justice has been done. but for the victims, the injured and the affected, we must see a fundamental change in how britain protects its citizens and its children. as part of the pubuc and its children. as part of the public inquiry, mr speaker, we will not let any institution deflect from their failures. mr speaken deflect from their failures. mr speaker, next monday marks holocaust memorial day, visiting auschwitz last week only strengthened my resolve to build a national holocaust memorial and learning centre. beside this parliament. mr speaker, the whole house will also welcome the release of emily demari and other hostages from gaza. we must now see the ceasefire deal implemented in full, the release of the remaining hostages and a surge in aid into gaza for citizens. mr speaker, may i also welcome cheryl corbell, whose young daughter olivia was

murdered in awful circumstances, and her sister antonia to the chamber. i have met them twice and we will change the law so that the most serious offenders attend their sentencing hearings. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house. i shall have further such meetings later today. >> david will. >> david will. >> thank you, mr speaker. before christmas i received nearly a. >> thousand handwritten. >> thousand handwritten. >> letters from pupils at saint peter's secondary school in exeter. each letter strongly advocated for greater. support to tackle the mental health challenges faced by young people, with many sharing deeply unsettling personal stories. i am committed to improving local mental health services to help young people build the resilience they need to live happy and healthy lives. however, mr speaker, i know these challenges are not faced and not unique to my constituency and are being faced by children across our country. so, can the prime minister please outline what steps his

government are taking to enhance mental health support for our children nationwide? >> the prime. >> the prime. >> minister i thank him for raising an issue of huge concern in his constituency and in all constituencies. far too many young people are not receiving the care that they need, so we will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school. recruit an additional 8500 staff to deal with children and adult mental health services, and roll out our young future hubs in every community. thank you, mr speaken >> marcus campbell—savours. >> marcus campbell—savours. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> my right hon. friend will understand the importance of farming to the economy of my constituency and in penrith and solway and. cumbria as a whole. with recent reports of foot and mouth outbreaks in germany and concerns being expressed over transmission to the united kingdom, would the prime minister assure this house that all government departments are on high alert and vigilant in monitoring the situation,

particularly at places of entry, including airports where meat import controls can be lax? we must avoid the disaster that this would bring to uk farming. >> prime minister, thank him for his question. we will do whatever it takes, mr speaker, to protect farmers from the risk posed by foot and mouth. and thatis posed by foot and mouth. and that is why we acted swiftly to ban the imports of cattle, pigs and sheep and their products from germany to protect farmers. we will not hesitate, mr speaken we will not hesitate, mr speaker, to restrict imports from additional countries. if the disease spreads, we will keep the situation under close and careful review. >> leader of the opposition kemi badenoch. >> mr speaker, can i take. >> mr speaker, can i take. >> this opportunity. >> this opportunity. >> to welcome the release of hostages, including emily de—man, from barbaric captivity? i also know that the thoughts of many will be with the victims of the southport killings. there are important questions to answer and i will return to those after the case is

concluded. between 2009 and 2022, the oecd found children in england rose up global league tables in maths, reading and science. conservative government action means english schools now top the western world at maths and reading. the prime minister's schools bill, which is being voted on in committee this week, reverses the improvements that made this happen. this bill, this bill is an act of vandalism. it is wrecking a cross—party consensus that lasted for decades. why does the prime minister think that so many school leaders are criticising this bill? >> the prime minister? >> the prime minister? >> mr speaker, it was labour that introduced academies in the first place to drive up standards. academies are here to stay and will continue to drive up standards. that is what the bill is about. but also in that bill is about. but also in that bill are important provisions

for protecting children, including a provision to stop abusers taking children out of school, a unique identifier to ensure the whereabouts of all children are known. what did the leader of the opposition do? she instructed all of them to vote against those measures. >> kemi badenoch even bother voting. >> he didn't even bother voting on that bill. >> mr speaker. >> mr speaker. >> and he talks about safeguarding measures. that's not what the issue is. it's about the reforms that he is changing. we have an example of where these reforms were not introduced. wales, which has been under labour control for two decades. welsh educational outcomes have tumbled down. international league tables. poor children in england now do better than wealthier children in wales. this bill denies children the guarantee that their failing schools will be turned into a better, into a better academy. it is an attack

on excellence. it is an attack on excellence. it is an attack on higher standards. it is an attack on aspiration. this bill is the worst of socialism, mr speaken is the worst of socialism, mr speaker. and isn't it? deprived children. deprived, isn't it? depnved children. deprived, isn't it? deprived children in england. who will pay the price? >> prime minister? >> prime minister? >> mr speaker, as i said, we introduced academies. we are committed to them. we are driving standards up. but this, this bill, this bill is important because it also sets up breakfast clubs for the very children that she claims to champion. it limits the expense of school uniform, and it puts in place vital protections for children. she has to answer the question why did she instruct all of them to vote against child protection measures? >> kemi badenoch. >> kemi badenoch. >> mr speaker, the prime minister thinks that he can distract people from what is wrong with this bill. this is not about breakfast, clubs and school uniforms. teachers and parents will be horrified at

just how bad this bill is. even his own mps may not realise it, but the bill will cut teachers pay- but the bill