UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to reform leasehold, with the government set to legislate on the issue. Meanwhile, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out further tax rises, sparking concerns over the economic impact of any new increases.
PMQs Key Takeaways
- Keir Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises when challenged by Kemi Badenoch.
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Kemi Badenoch says Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the CBI conference she would not reverse the national insurance rise, but one of her shadow ministers said the opposite.
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Starmer agrees with Chris Curtis that the government will legislate on leasehold reform.
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Daisy Cooper urges the government to let her local hospital trust build a new hospital, citing improvements in 65-week wait times despite poor staff conditions.
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Badenoch criticizes the government for making life worse and asks why business confidence is falling.
Quotes from Key Figures
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Kemi Badenoch: “If Starmer wants to see what a Conservative government would do, he should resign.”
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“The farmers were not protesting outside when the Tories last had a budget.”
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Keir Starmer: “Badenoch said herself on Monday she would not reverse the national insurance rise, while one of her shadow ministers was saying the opposite.”
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“We are not going to write the next five years of budgets. We will legislate on leasehold reform.”
Leasehold Reform and Tax Rises
- The government will legislate to reform leasehold.
Hospital Funding
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Daisy Cooper praises her local hospital trust for eliminating 65-week waits despite poor staff conditions.
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Keir Starmer says the new hospital programme inherited by Labour was a failure of the previous government.
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