. >> dave miliband. >> mr. speaker, can i join the prime minister in paying tribute to kev fortuna and rifleman martin lamb from first battalion the rifles? lieutenant augusta, mahmoud ahmadinejad samuel alexander and lance corporal martin gill from 42 commando royal marines and corporal michael pike from fourth battalion. they all showed enormous bravery and courage and our thoughts are with their family and friends. and as the prime minister said, these number of deaths once again demonstrates the bravery of all of our forces in afghanistan and elsewhere around the world. mr. speaker, we read in the newspapers today that the prime minister has torn up the justice secretary's policy on sentencing. has he? >> what we want is tough sentences for serious offenders. this government produced -- we produced a consultation paper a wide consultation paper that had wide consultation and wide support for the proposals it made and in the coming weeks we'll be publishing our legislation. >> ed miliband. >> but, mr. speake

. >> dave miliband. >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, when the prime minister signed off his welfare bill, deny that it would make 7,000 cancer patients worse off by as much as 94 pounds a week? >> well, that is simply not the case because we are using exactly the same definition of people who are suffering and a terminally ill as the last government. we want to make sure those people are helped and protected. the point i would make to the honorable gentleman is that if you're in favor of welfare reform, you encourage others to do some. >> as usual mr. speaker he doesn't know what's in his own bill. listen to mcmillan cancer support. what do they assumed on the 13th of genuine, 2011, cancer patients to lose up to 94 pounds a week. and these are people who have worked hard all their lives. who have done the right thing. who have paid their taxes. and when they are in need, the prime minister is taking money away from them. i asked him again, how can it be right that people with cancer, 7,000 people with cancer are losing 94 pound

weak leadership of a divided party. >> dave miliband. >> mr. speaker, what an absolute disgrace to describe talking about cancer patients in this country as a smoke screen. this is about people out in the country, cancer charities who are concerned on their behalf and he doesn't know his own people. it's not about the people who are terminally ill. it's about recovering from cancer who are losing the support of this government. now, mr. speaker, mr. speaker, we know he doesn't think his policies through. isn't this one occasion when if ever there was a case to pause, listen and reflect, this is it. why doesn't he do so? >> what we have seen this week is the right honorable gentleman get on the wrong side of every issue. with its cutting the deficit we now have the cbi, the iod, the imf, his brother, tony blair, all on our side and only he is on his own. on welfare reform, we have everyone recognizing welfare needs to be reformed. apart from the right honorable gentleman and on the health service, yes, we now have the royal college of gp's, the

. >> dave miliband. >> mr. speaker, can i join the prime minister in paying tribute to craftsman andrew found to the electrical and mechanical engineers, lloyd newell and gariff bellingham. they all served with dedication and bravery and our hearts go out to their family and friends. armed forces day is coming up this saturday and this is an oppounity to remind us all of the service that is provided by our armed forces in afghanistan, in libya and all around the world and i think it is a moment to recognize t service they provide with honor and courage for our country. mr. speaker, we support the mission in libya but in the first week the sea lord and the commander in chief air command have raised concerns over the prospect of an extended campaign. can the prime minister take this opportunity to assure the house that sufficient resources are in place to maintain britain's part in the mission at the current rate? >> first of all, can i join the right honorable to paying tribute to our sources and i look forward