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Yesterday in Parliament

Yesterday in Parliament 4 Dec 25

Yesterday in Parliament

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🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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The Budget is still the Number One issue at PMQs

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0:05.6

Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is yesterday in Parliament from BBC Radio 4.

0:11.4

One week on from the budget, the way the Chancellor handled the whole event was still the number one issue at Prime Minister's questions on Wednesday the 3rd of December.

0:21.4

The Conservative leader, Kemi Badock, said Rachel Reeves should be sacked, if not prosecuted.

0:27.0

Sekeir Stama told the Tory leader she was losing the plot.

0:31.7

Sekeir Stama and Rachel Reeves arrived at Prime Minister's questions together.

0:38.7

A week ago, the Prime Minister had been a spectator in the Commons, as the Chancellor was

0:43.8

challenged by Kemi Badenock in the immediate aftermath of the budget. Now it was the turn of

0:49.7

Rachel Reeves to look on, as Kirstama faced the Conservative leader for the first time since that

0:55.6

statement. A change of cast, but not of subject. Does the Prime Minister believe that when an

1:02.0

organisation descends into total shambles, the person at the top should resign?

1:08.4

Rachel Reeves and other ministers threw the jibe back at Kemi Beidinoch

1:12.9

and pointed at the Conservative benches as the Prime Minister placed his folder on the dispatch box.

1:19.2

I was very proud to lead this party at the budget last week where the Chancellor set out

1:23.7

that we would protect the NHS, which we've done in the budget,

1:28.7

create the conditions for economic stability, not repeating the mistake of austerity, and bearing down on the cost

1:34.1

of living by taking £150 of energy bills. We're fixing the mess that they left, and I'm very

1:40.7

proud to be doing so. Rachel Reeves nodded in agreement,

1:44.6

but Kemi Bade Knox at the Prime Minister

1:46.6

liked to blame everyone except himself.

1:49.6

We now know that the head of the OBR

1:52.5

was forced out for telling the truth

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