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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 23 May 2018

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.591 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 23 May 2018.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Order. Questions to the Prime Minister? Kerry McCarthy.

0:07.0

Question number one, Mr. Speaker.

0:10.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:12.0

Mr. Speaker, this week has seen the start of the Grenfell Tower inquiry.

0:21.6

This was an unimaginable tragedy and justice must be done for the victims, survivors, bereaved and the wider community.

0:29.6

It is right that we learn everything we can about what happened and take the necessary steps to make sure that nothing like it ever happens again.

0:36.6

Yesterday also allowed the nation to come together one year on

0:41.3

to remember all the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack.

0:44.3

That night saw the worst of humanity, but it also saw the best.

0:49.3

The kindness, compassion and fortitude we witnessed that night triumphed. And the great spirit of Manchester continues to inspire us.

0:58.0

Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

1:02.0

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

1:06.0

Kerry McCarthy.

1:07.0

I would echo the condolences expressed by the Prime Minister to the victims, friends and families of both Grenfell and the Manchester bombing.

1:14.6

On a happier note, congratulations from this side of the House to the royal couple.

1:18.6

I think even the fully paid up cynics amongst us found it quite charming.

1:23.6

I'm very much one of them.

1:33.6

And not so welcome American import, Mr. Speaker, is that Britain now has more children who are classed as obese at the age of 11 than does America.

1:37.7

Yesterday's Public Health England report showed the dismal failure of the first year

1:42.0

targets on cutting sugar and only 2%. That's compared to 11% drop in the taps on sugary drinks.

1:50.0

Will the Prime Minister admit that the voluntary approach is simply not working, it won't work,

1:55.6

and that what we want to see in Chapter 2 of the Childhood Abysity Plan is mandatory targets and a ban on junk food

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