June 29, 2022
11:54 am
Prime Ministers Questions
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PMQs – What’s happening this week? Rail Strikes, by-election and inflation on the agenda
The PM will face Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer for this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions – the first questioning since the UK’s biggest strikes in 30 years started.
There are no official worker walkouts today but travellers are still expected to face widespread disruption due to the knock-on effects of Tuesday’s strikes.
There is plenty on the agenda for this week’s PMQs – including by-elections in both Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield taking place on Thursday.
What time is Prime Minister’s Questions today?
As usual, PMQs will start at noon on Wednesday 22 June.
You can watch live here or follow along with TEXT updates.
PMQs is also broadcast live on the UK Parliament YouTube channel
What’s on the agenda for this PMQs this week?
At the top of the agenda will be the rail walkouts – the largest rail strike for several decades on Tuesday. Workers are calling for better pay and an end to compulsory redundancy; RMT wants a pay rise of 7 per cent, while employers have so far offered 3 per cent.
The news on inflation reached 9.1 per cent on Wednesday morning, with the Bank of England expecting the figure to reach 11 per cent by the end of the year.
The Tories are also facing a by-election defeat this Thursday with the Lib Dems polling neck-and-neck with the Conservatives.
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PMQs Live – Dom Philips missing ‘deep concern’ for govt
Home Secretary Priti Patel offers a statement on the Rwanda plan following backlash and controversy.
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Theresa May says she has a constituent who is a niece of Dom Phillips – the Guardian journalist who has gone missing in the Amazon. Will the govt make this a diplomatic priority?
PM says govt is deeply concerned and FCDO officials are working with Brazil on this and the UK has offered to provide all the support that may be needed.
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Labour’s Kerry McCarthy asks the PM to support more suicide prevention programmes.
PM says the gobt wants to focus ever more on mental health and it would be good if Labour supported the govt’s health spending.
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Labour’s Anna McMorrin quotes new cost of living tsar asking (in a tweet posted bef0re his appointment) why the worst people rise to become PM.
PM says McMorrin wants to return to the single market and the EU.
He is referring to this story.
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Neale Hanvey (Alba) asks if the PM will have a meeting to discuss the case of Jim Fitton – the Brit jailed in Iran for collecting fragments of pottery.
PM says he will arrange a meeting.
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says people in rural communities like Devon are hurting because rural fuel duty relief is not available.
PM says all households are getting help with the cost of energy under his government’s plans.
HE says people don’t know what Lib Dems policies are – Lib Dems are in favour of green taxes and returning to the common agricultural policy, he says.
