PMQs newest: Rayner says ‘not a chance’ she needs to be PM forward of Starmer going through Commons over welfare reform | EUROtoday

The Independent’s political correspondent Archie Mitchell experiences:

Sir Keir Starmer has defended final night time’s climbdown on his welfare reforms, claiming the ultimate invoice was “consistent with the principles I set out throughout”.

The prime minister mentioned: “What we delivered last night was a bill that ends mandatory reassessment of those with severe disabilities. That is the right thing to do. It rebalances Universal Credit that is long overdue, and it sets out a pathway to reform of Pip.”

Kemi Badenoch mentioned the prime minister should not have seen what occurred within the Commons as chaos unfolded on Tuesday night time.

The Tory chief mentioned: “This bill was completely gutted in a U-turn in the middle of the debate removing clause five. Where on earth was he?”

She added: “This is the first prime minister in history to propose a bill to save money, who ended up with a bill which costs money.”

Keir Starmer is about to be grilled by MPs at PMQs over welfare reform.

The prime minister can be questioned within the Commons round noon.

It comes after Labour’s advantages invoice scraped via its second studying after the federal government made main concessions.

The Independent’s political correspondent Archie Mitchell experiences:

The Independent’s political correspondent Archie Mitchell experiences:

Angela Rayner has mentioned Nigel Farage “promised the world the moon on a stick” with Brexit and Britain has not seen any of the advantages.

Asked in regards to the prospect of Reform UK successful a normal election, she mentioned: “Nigel Farage was the key architect for Brexit, and all these wonderful things we were going to get, and we haven’t had those wonderful things. Now we can argue this, we were promised a lot, and we haven’t had that. So I think you have to be very skeptical about people that will promise the world the moon on a stick, and then there’s no detail of how they can actually deliver it.”

Labour set the winter gas cost threshold too low when it got here into energy, the deputy prime minister has mentioned.

Angela Rayner mentioned it’s a “fair thing to challenge me on” when questioned in regards to the U-turn on one in all Labour’s first acts in authorities.

Asked by ITV’s Lorraine, she mentioned: “We said that, you know, people who are millionaires don’t need it, and many pensioners say, ‘I don’t need them’.

“We got the threshold at the wrong point, and that is very clear, that people said we needed a threshold, but where do you set that line?

“We took it too low, and then we reflected on that, and we changed the policy as a result of that. And I think that’s a fair thing to challenge me on.”

Angela Rayner has mentioned Labour is “in a better place” after U-turning on its flagship welfare reforms in a dramatic Commons showdown on Tuesday night time.

The deputy prime minister instructed ITV’s Lorraine: “People might see that as, oh, well, it’s chaos. But actually, we’ve got to a better place now, and we’ve got the bill through Parliament at its second reading. And now we’ll get into the details.”