February 23, 2022
11:56 am
Prime Ministers Questions
Catch-up
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PMQs Live – People facing Tory cost of living crisis, SNP’s Blackford says
BBC News says The SNP’s Ian Blackford says the PM is rearranging the deckchairs as people face a “Tory cost of living crisis”.
He says figures from the Open Democracy website show that the National Insurance increase will mean nurses get a £275-a-year “pay cut” from April, and this will happen as energy prices go up.
He calls on Johnson to scrap the “regressive hike” in National Insurance.
The PM counters, saying the government needs to clear the Covid backlog in the NHS. He says staff are being recruited, and the starting salary for nurses has gone up.
“We value our nurses, love our NHS and we’re paying for it,” the PM says.
PMQs Live – ‘Isn’t it just forcing people to take out a loan?’ – Starmer
BBC News says Keir Starmer’s fourth question is on the government’s response to rising energy prices.
He says the PM hasn’t got the first clue what the chancellor has signed him up to.
He says the government is giving billions of pounds to energy companies, then forcing families to pay it off for years to come.
“Isn’t it just forcing people to take out a loan?” he asks.
Boris Johnson says people in the A to D council tax bands – that’s 26 million homes- are being given a £150 rebate on their energy bills.
He says Labour’s offer is £89 – the government’s is faster and more generous, he argues.
Labour would clobber the oil and gas companies with a tax that would deter investment in gas just when the country needs it as a transition to greener fuels, adds the PM.
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