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alex burghart. >> first, we had above-inflation pay rises for the unions.hen we had a budget that the obr said was going to push up inflation. this morning, we had city economists -- real economists -- saying that next year inflation will hit 3%. does the right honorable lady agree that this government's decisions mean higher inflation for working people? >> i ask the honorable gentleman, 11.1% or 3%? >> we have already talked about ukraine. it was ukraine and covid that drove up inflation, but this government are doing it to the british people. high tax, high inflation, low growth, low reform -- there is a word for that, it is starmerism. yesterday, like many opposition members, i spoke to farmers from across the united kingdom. some of them were families who have farmed their land for centuries -- elderly men in tears, children worried about their parents and all of them worried that their way of life is about to be destroyed. what would the right honorable lady like to say to them? >> first of all, we are absolutely committed to our british farmers, and

broadly speaking the questions from alex burghart, - questions from alex burghart, chancellor of thehe backlash from the budget. but again, it comes back to this question, lucy powell, that accusations that labour was not straight with people about about the possibility of taxes going up, whether it be on farmers, on businesses or cuts to winter fuel payments. do you admit you were not straight? we payments. do you admit you were not straiuht? ~ , ., straight? we were straight with --eole but straight? we were straight with people but obviously, _ straight? we were straight with people but obviously, what - straight? we were straight with people but obviously, what we | people but obviously, what we inherited, what we discovered when we came _ inherited, what we discovered when we came into government was far, far worse _ we came into government was far, far worse than _ we came into government was far, far worse than not only we knew that the office _ worse than not only we knew that the office for— worse than not only we knew that the office for budget responsibility and all the _

alex burghart. _ cases that she raises. alex burghart, the _ cases that she raises.rghart, the shadow - cases that she raises. alex burghart, the shadow chancellor. thank_ burghart, the shadow chancellor. thank you. — burghart, the shadow chancellor. thank you, mr speaker. very happy to associate myself and the side of the house with the remarks the right honourable lady made about ukraine. democracies must stand together. what is the government doing to bring down inflation?— bring down inflation? well, mr seaker, bring down inflation? well, mr speaker. i _ bring down inflation? well, mr speaker, i think— bring down inflation? well, mr speaker, i think it _ bring down inflation? well, mr speaker, i think it is _ bring down inflation? well, mr. speaker, i think it is astonishing and first of all can i welcome the member to his place. many might not know but the honourable member was the minister for growth under liz truss when inflation was 11.1% so we are doing much better than he did. the truth is that... thanks to the honourable lady for her standard charm. the tr

. >> we now come to alex burghart, the shadow chancellor of the duchy of lancaster .uchy of lancaster. >> thank you very much , mr >> thank you very much, mr speaker . >> thank you very much, mr speaker. very, very to happy associate myself and this side of the house with the remarks of the right hon. lady made about ukraine. democracies must stand together . what is the government together. what is the government doing to bring down inflation? >> yeah, well , doing to bring down inflation? >> yeah, well, mr doing to bring down inflation? >> yeah, well , mr speaker, i >> yeah, well, mr speaker, i think it is astonishing that . think it is astonishing that. and first of all, can i welcome the right honourable member to his place and many people might not know, mr speaker, but the honourable member was the minister for growth when under liz truss, inflation, inflation was 11.1%. >> and growth flatlined. so we are doing much better than he did. alex burghart well, the truth is that this well, actually thanks to the honourable, i would like to thank the honourable lady fo

mr burghart also branded high tax and high inflation as starmer ism, as he criticised the government'spproach to farmers. >> we've committed £5 billion to the farming budget over the next two years. >> that's a largest ever amount for sustainable food production in the uk, and it's alongside £60 million, mr speaker, to support those affected by extreme wet weather and over £200 million to tackle disease outbreaks. >> his party could not even get the money out the door for farmers failing to spend over £300 million on farming budgets, perhaps the right honourable lady thinks that everyone came to london yesterday to thank the government. >> let's look at the facts. a typical mid—sized 368 360 acre family farm in the constituency of my right hon. friend for thirsk and malton. they've spoken to their accountant. their new liability because of this government is half £1 million. that's 12 years worth of profit. when this generation passes away, that farm will become totally unviable and it's just one of thousands and thousands of similar farms. it's clear the government hasn't got its fact

deputy pm angela rayner was asked by shadow cabinet minister alex burghart whether she would commit toolicies mr burghart also branded high tax and high inflation as starmer ism, as he criticised the government's approach to farmers. we've committed £5 billion to the farming budget over the next two years. >> that's the largest ever amount for sustainable food production in the uk, and it's alongside £60 million, mr speaken alongside £60 million, mr speaker, to support those affected by extreme wet weather and over £200 million to tackle disease outbreaks. >> his party couldn't even get the money out the door for farmers failing to spend over £300 million on farming budgets, perhaps the right honourable lady thinks that everyone came to london yesterday to thank the government . government. >> let's look at the facts. a typical mid—sized 360 acre, 360 acre family farm in the constituency of my right hon. friend for thirsk and malton. they've spoken to their accountant. their new liability because of this government is half £1 million. that's 12 years worth of profit. when this generati

other names look out for laura trott, helen whately, andrew griffiths, alex burghart, andrew bowie, juliaclaire coutinho, all of those guys might get jobs in the shadow cabinet. we know that mel stride is the new cabinet. we know that mel stride is t

shadow cabinet office minister alex burghart has tonight demanded the pm come clean about when he firstrned of haig's historic conviction for fraud , and he conviction for fraud, and he accused sir keir of ignoring labour's own promise of running a squeaky clean government full of ethics and transparency. louise haigh admitted she reported her work phone stolen in 2013. only later to find it at home, and she described this as a genuine mistake and said she pled guilty to fraud in 2014 on the advice of her solicitor. and she claims starmer was made aware of her conviction when she was given a job on the opposition frontbench. here's what the pm needs to answer tonight, or at least over the weekend. is miss haigh correct when she says the pm knew all along and if so, if he didn't see louise hague's conviction as a disqualifying factor before her appointment to the cabinet in july, why has it suddenly become one today? this is important because in 2022, keir starmer himself told the commons that boris johnson couldn't possibly be a lawmaker and a law breaker and he had to go. >> the value

. >> despite this, shadow cabinet office minister alex burghart was critical of the government's approach telling the house it's obvious that labour had got it wrong. >> perhaps the right hon. lady thinks that everyone came to london yesterday to thank the government. it's clear the government. it's clear the government hasn't got its facts right. the central association for agricultural valuers , the for agricultural valuers, the real experts in this field, say so.the real experts in this field, say so. the nfu says so. they are shortly to publish a report showing that 75% of all commercial farms will fall above the threshold . the threshold. >> and finally, snow will continue to fall over the weekend. the met office has said between 2 and 5cm is expected widely over the coming days . widely over the coming days. whilst it could reach ten centimetres in some parts of the north—west mainland, with higher ground potentially even seeing up to 15 to 20cm. meanwhile , up to 15 to 20cm. meanwhile, over the weekend, heavy snow is expected on saturday, followed by a rapid thaw and rain on saturd