Starmer hits back at Badenoch’s PMQs claim he backs criminals over ‘law-abiding British people’ – UK politics live
Pm and leader of the opposition clashed over immigration during PMQs
There will be two government statements in the Commons after PMQs.
At 12.30pm Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, will make one on international collaboration on border security (following the deal with Germany announced yesterday). And after that Wes Streeting, the health secretary, will deliver a statement headlined “Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Next Steps”. When Streeting took office, he he extended a temporary ban on puberty blockers originally introduced by the Tories following the Cass report.
The Department of Health and Social Care, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Education have all recommended 2.8% pay rises for staff in 2025-26.
The proposals yesterday came after chancellor Rachel Reeves called for every government department to cut costs by 5%, as she started work on a sweeping multi-year spending review to be published in 2025.
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