PMQs dwell: Keir Starmer goes head-to-head with Kemi Badenoch
Keir Stamer and Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head today at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The PM and Tory leader could clash over farmers’ protest at a Budget inheritance tax shake-up or the decision of a major car firm to close a plant risking over 1,000 jobs.
During the session Mr Starmer also brutally mocked the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
The PM joked Mr Farage was making a “rare” appearance in the Commons after his frequent trips to the US to support his chum and president-elect Donald Trump.
It also comes as MPs also gear up for the first vote on assisted dying in almost a decade, with the Labour backbencher behind the bid warning it will be “very close”.
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Free school breakfast clubs will start next year with extra childcare for parents
Primary schools can sign up for the first rollout of free breakfast clubs from Wednesday as the Government pushes ahead with plans to feed millions of kids.
Some 750 schools in England will be picked for a year-long pilot starting in April, as part of a massive expansion of provision. Parents will be able to get 30 minutes of free childcare at the start of the day, while pupils will receive a nutritious breakfast so hunger doesn’t hold them back from learning.
Smoking ban critic Nigel Farage skips major vote to present GB News show
Smoking ban critic Nigel Farage skipped a key Commons vote so he could present his GB News show.
MPs overwhelmingly backed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill by 415 to 47, majority 368, at second reading on Tuesday. T
he legislation will prevent anyone turning 15 this year – those born on or after 1 January 2009 – from ever being able to legally buy tobacco products. It will also clamp down on youth vaping.
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch to go head-to-head at PMQs at noon
Keir Stamer and Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head today at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The PM and Tory leader could clash over farmers’ protest at a Budget inheritance tax shake-up or the decision of a major car firm to close a plant risking over 1,000 jobs.
During the session Mr Starmer also brutally mocked the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
The PM joked Mr Farage was making a “rare” appearance in the Commons after his frequent trips to the US to support his chum and president-elect Donald Trump.
It also comes as MPs also gear up for the first vote on assisted dying in almost a decade, with the Labour backbencher behind the bid warning it will be “very close”.
