did as _ windfall taxes, and george osborne did as well.conservative party have to remember that a _ conservative party have to remember that a significant amount of their voters _ that a significant amount of their voters in — that a significant amount of their voters in 2019 were also unconservative. when the prime minister— unconservative. when the prime minister won unconservative. when the prime ministerwon in unconservative. when the prime minister won in parts of the country that never— minister won in parts of the country that never voted conservative. thinking — that never voted conservative. thinking outside the box and thinking _ thinking outside the box and thinking meeting the room, this is a popular— thinking meeting the room, this is a popular measure. yes, there are questions. — popular measure. yes, there are questions, but it shows government's cycle _ questions, but it shows government's cycle the _ questions, but it shows government's cycle the i_ questions, but it shows government's cycle. the i think it is the right th

_ one, gordon brown, ken clark, george osborne basically regardless of their— osborne basically regardlesssh economy right now, which it is, very low— the british economy right now, which it is, very low unemployment, being able to— it is, very low unemployment, being able to continue is the cost of living — able to continue is the cost of living crisis? you bet there is. but the resilience of the economy, the structural— the resilience of the economy, the structural strength of the economy is there _ structural strength of the economy is there for— structural strength of the economy is there for us to see. now all that means— is there for us to see. now all that means there's some confidence to be given— means there's some confidence to be given to _ means there's some confidence to be given to people. i'm pretty disappointed, actually, in the governor— disappointed, actually, in the governor today because i would've thought _ governor today because i would've thought the performance in front of the select— thought the performance in front of the select committee could have been far more

i couldn't say that about david cameron or george osborne. i was expected to feel as though i was talking to greatness. i felt as though i should feel lucky to be in their company. this isn't about posh male privilege is it? i think what you're telling me, i think your words, though, is they patronised you and he didn't? yeah, yeah, actually, you know what, i've never thought of it like that, but yeah, you're right. it was patronising. and he treated me as though as an equal, he treated all of my intake in 2005 as though we were... he didn't patronise us one little bit. and i think right from then i was kind of like, yeah, you're a decent bloke. and is that why you talk about having undying loyalty? because i think somebody asked you if there's anything he could do that would break that loyalty. kick a dog and i'd probably, yeah, that would be it. there aren't many things though? i'm a dog lover. yeah, yeah, but there aren't many. there are things of course there are things he could do that would, you know? but, but because i know him, i coul

, and went after— gordon brown, or george osborne, and went after the production of sound money~ _ wentyment, i know _ we have very low unemployment, i know there — we have very low unemployment, i know there is an inflationary spike — at know there is an inflationary spike - at the _ know there is an inflationary spike — at the same time, the cost—of—living crisis will basically be dealt — cost—of—living crisis will basically be dealt with. i could do with seeing — be dealt with. i could do with seeing a _ be dealt with. i could do with seeing a lot more action from the government because the rule book is out the _ government because the rule book is out the window, the rule book to deal with— out the window, the rule book to deal with the economic crisis of 2008 _ deal with the economic crisis of 2008 was — deal with the economic crisis of 2008 was out of the window. you then had brekit— 2008 was out of the window. you then had brexit and the pandemic, now you -ot had brexit and the pandemic, now you got russia's_ had brexit and the pandemic, now you got russia's war in ukraine. these

so un—conservative, madam deputy speaker, that margaret thatcher, george osborne and now this governmenthimself said, it would be silly, silly to offer help now, given they didn't know the full scale of the challenge. what nonsense. it should not take half £1 million of publicly funded focus groups for a chancellor to realise that helping families and pensioners is exactly the right thing to do. now, every day for five months the prime minister sent conservative mps out to attack the windfall tax and yet defend an increase in taxes on working people. he has made them vote against it not once, not twice, but three times. and for months he has sent his mps to defend the litany of lawbreaking in number 10 downing street set out in number 10 downing street set out in the sue gray report yesterday. there is a lesson here for conservative mps. there is a lesson here for conservative mp5. you can't believe a word that this prime minister says. as long as he is in office he is going to continue making calls —— full is out of each and every one of you. if they keep him there, madam deputy speaker

it doesn't really wash because conservatives have done this before under george osborne and even thernment imposed a windfall tax. so i don't think it is ideologically unconservative. there may well be concerns around if this is seen on an attack —— as an attack on business, and how much money will this actually raise. but there's also a case of reading the room. this is something popular with the public and which show the government is on the side of the public. and again you have this tension where it seems the chancellor is getting that message, officials get that message, but you have a few people at number ten who aren't. there's a pattern here, numberten ten who aren't. there's a pattern here, number ten have called quite a few policies recently that i think are not conservative. they are very much in election mode, but they need to member that their voter base from 2019 probably not too ideologically conservative either, and the parts of the country that never voted conservative before probably don't agree with this assessment. so thinking about how to hold that coalition goin

although someone else who was on the airwaves this morning, a former adviser to george osborne, said percentage points, back to what alistair darling did during the financial crisis.— financial crisis. what about this suggestion _ financial crisis. what about this suggestion from _ financial crisis. what about this suggestion from some - financial crisis. what about this i suggestion from some charities financial crisis. what about this - suggestion from some charities and politicians of bringing forward the benefits and pension rise, which people are going to get from next april, which is always based on the inflation figure of the september before, so september 2010. we know inflation is going to be high —— back september 2022. the inflation is going to be high -- back september 2022. the government said to uuite back september 2022. the government said to quite a — back september 2022. the government said to quite a lot _ back september 2022. the government said to quite a lot of— back september 2022. the government said to quite a lot of derision _ back september 2022. the govern

i want to ask you . about a tweet from george osborne, the former tory councillor, he has tweeted saying fines or cabinet office reports, it is about whether or not anyone wants to try to take power from borisjohnson. i anyone wants to try to take power from boris johnson.— from boris johnson. i think that is definitely a _ from boris johnson. i think that is definitely a big — from boris johnson. i think that is definitely a big factor— from boris johnson. i think that is definitely a big factor in _ from boris johnson. i think that is definitely a big factor in this. - from boris johnson. i think that is definitely a big factor in this. one i definitely a big factor in this. one of the only things we know, and even then, a caveat slightly, boris johnson is not going to resign, he has been very clear he has no plans to go by choice, and it starts to get pretty ugly when it comes to removing the prime minister. plenty of tory mps in the past few months have said they would prefer a different leader but getting to that process, having someone stick their head above the parapet and potenti

who was on the airwaves this morning, a i was on the airwaves this morning, a former adviser to george osbornere should be a vat cut of 2.5 percentage points, so back to what alistair darling did during the financial crisis. find during the financial crisis. and what about — during the financial crisis. and what about this _ during the financial crisis. fific what about this suggestion from various charities, and also some labour politicians, of bringing forward the benefits and pension rise which people are going to get from next april, which is always based on the inflation figure of the september before, so september 2022. we know inflation is going to be high. we know inflation is going to be hiuh. . , we know inflation is going to be hih, ., , ., we know inflation is going to be hih. ., , ., , we know inflation is going to be hilh. ., , ., ~ we know inflation is going to be high. has that been talked about? the chancellor _ high. has that been talked about? the chancellor said _ high. has that been talked about? the chancellor said in _ high. has that been talked about? the chancellor said