when i see the cross of st george, i think of the words of my constituent, william shakespeare. plot, this earth, this realm, this england". does my right honorable friend agree that we should not sneer at people who work hard, who are patriotic, and who love their country? ut i agree with -- i agree with every word. i agree with every word my friend has said. in fact, i was wondering why the labour benches were so quiet, and now i realize, of course, the shadow attorney-general, who normally makes so much noise, is presumably not here today. she is probably out taking pictures of people's homes, i expect. but we know what that meant about the modern labour party, sneering at people who work hard and love their country. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. can the prime minister tell the house how much taxpayers' money his government spent on challenging the eu cap on bankers' bonuses before it was abandoned last week? has he learned nothing from rochester and clacton, and is not ukip right, because even ukip was against increases in he bankers' bonuses? >> the prime minister. w