Prime Minister

In the House of Commons debate, the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, began by expressing shock at the attack on a British soldier in Kent and wishing the soldier a swift recovery. He also wished the British Olympic team good luck as they travel to the Paris games. The Prime Minister then outlined his plans to bring about the change the country has voted for, stating that he had meetings with ministerial colleagues to discuss this. The Leader of the Opposition, Rishi Sunak, joined the Prime Minister in his remarks about the soldier and the Olympic team. He then focused his questions on the UK's support for Ukraine, praising the government's leadership in providing military capabilities and encouraging other allies to do the same. Sunak urged the Prime Minister to continue being responsive to Ukraine's requests and to work to establish a sound legal basis to seize Russian assets and use them to fund Ukrainian reconstruction. The Prime Minister agreed on the importance of maintaining unity across the House on supporting Ukraine. The debate then covered a range of other topics, including the carer's allowance repayment scandal, the social care crisis, the plight of nuclear test veterans, the implications of Labour's plans to levy VAT on independent school fees in Scotland, the importance of renewable energy projects like the Mersey tidal project, the need to revive struggling town centres, the government's commitment to nature recovery, and the tragic shooting of a teenager in Kensington. Throughout the exchanges, the Prime Minister acknowledged the significant challenges and crises inherited from the previous government, pledging to take tough decisions and work across the House to address them. He defended Labour's plans, arguing that the electorate had decisively rejected the previous government's approach.