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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 13 June 2018

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.591 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 13 June 2018.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Questions to the Prime Minister?

0:02.0

Mr Gareth Thomas.

0:04.0

Number one, Mr. Speaker.

0:06.0

The Prime Minister.

0:07.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:09.0

Tomorrow marks one year on from the Grenfell Tower fire.

0:13.0

I know that members from all sides of this House will join me in saying that this

0:17.0

unimaginable tragedy remains at the forefront of our minds.

0:27.0

On Monday I had the privilege to attend the very moving vigil in memory of those who were lost that night,

0:30.9

and I was honoured to take part in an IFTAR with members of the local community.

0:35.2

Let me again reassure the House that we are doing everything that we can to see that the survivors of Grenfell get the homes and support that they need and the truth and justice that they deserve.

0:42.7

Mr Speaker, I would also like to take this opportunity to wish the England men's football team the very best in the upcoming World Cup.

0:51.4

This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

0:56.6

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

1:00.5

Gareth Thomas.

1:02.5

I am sure the whole House will want to join the Prime Minister in her comments about the Grenfell tragedy 12 months ago.

1:10.5

And my constituents certainly will want me to echo her good wishes to the England football team.

1:16.6

Can I ask the Prime Minister, though, last year the top five cooperatives in our country

1:22.2

paid more than four times the corporation tax of Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Starbucks and Eon.

1:29.6

The Prime Minister, I'm sure we want to praise the patriotism of those who have signed up

1:33.5

to the Fair Tax Mark campaign, but might this not be an opportunity to encourage the Department

1:38.7

for Business and the Treasury to take a more proactive and supportive interest in the growth

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