Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) - 13 September 2023

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

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🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Prime Minister's Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister or a nominated minister. In most cases, the session starts with a routine 'open question' from an MP about the Prime Minister's engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance. The Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on: Twitter: www.twitter.com/HouseofCommons Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukhouseofcommons Instagram: www.instagram.com/ukhouseofcommons

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0:00.0	We now come to Prime Minister's questions. Let us start with Chris Law.
0:05.0	Number one, Mr. Speaker.
0:08.0	Prime Minister.
0:09.0	Mr Speaker, can I start by paying tribute to the clerk of the House to John Benjure and thank
0:14.0	him for his many years of distinguished service.
0:17.0	Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.
0:20.0	In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.
0:24.1	Chris Law.
0:24.9	Mr. Speaker, the wealth of billionaires has skyrocketed over the past decade,
0:30.1	whilst average working households in the UK have the lowest living standards since the 1950s.
0:36.4	While hard-working families are struggling to make ends meet, the welfare are playing
0:39.9	by a different set of rules, with reports even that members of the House of Lords are
0:44.5	trying to exploit the non-dom status loophole to avoid paying their fair share.
0:49.4	So does the Prime Minister agree that whether you're the wife of the most powerful man in
0:53.6	the country or the host of the most powerful man in the country or
0:54.5	the host of the apprentice, no billionaire should qualify for special tax treatment while
1:01.3	my constituents face soaring levels of inequality and poverty.
1:05.4	Mr. Mr. Speaker, the fact tell a very different story to what the Honourable
1:11.2	gentleman said. He mentioned inequality. Inequality today is lower than it was in 2010.
1:16.6	He mentioned the number of people in poverty.
1:22.6	Again, I'm pleased to say there are 1.7 million fewer people in poverty today than 2010,
1:29.7	including many in Scotland.
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