Rachel Reeves crying in PM questions

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She’s visibly crying

But you don’t have sympathy for the children who are in the situation through no fault of their own? Unlike Rachel Reeves.

I'm not really sure what this is in relation to, is it to back up your claim millions would die as a result of PIP reforms?

Not that it’s too damaging. Which is probably why they’re already u turned on half their policies.

I get you are pro Labour but really more people can see their impact.

I feel sad for any child who’s education is disrupted but their parents chose private education they couldn’t afford - not RR

Why does he only get a year but the Tories had years before they were criticised?

So all you critical ‘experts’ where should she get the billions required to get the country back on its feet …………. Oh -of course tax the rich 😂😂😂

Well, being willing to listen to Labour rebels rather than just ram through a 'George Osborrne' budget is one of the (currently relatively few) things that I do like about Starmer and Reeves.. Of course, it would have been better if they'd held dicussions much EARLIER and not acted so chaotically. Not great people skills there.

And of course the Chancellor will always be the PM's scapegoat.. At least Reeves hasn't (so far!) come back from a trip abroad to discover from Twitter that she'd been sacked, before the PM bothered to tell her. As happened to Kwarteng at the hands of Truss.

Oh my God, pathetic.

Her tears and Two Tier’s incompetence has moved markets this afternoon. We are all paying the literal price of her tears through higher debt interest. Enjoy being fleeced by a government that is not only a shambles but are costing us through their weak behaviour also.

it's better than taxing the employees more.

Employees are being made redundant as struggling businesses try to cut costs.

What do you think they should do?

As a start, a 1p increase in the basic rate of income tax and VAT would raise billions. However, Labour have backed themselves into a corner by promising not to do that, which has meant they are now scrabbling around trying to raise more tax from elsewhere.

Well, being willing to listen to Labour rebels rather than just ram through a 'George Osborrne' budget is one of the (currently relatively few) things that I do like about Starmer and Reeves..

Not sure it really counts when you only listen when you have a rebellion large enough to sink your bill.

It's an absolute disagree. We need a strong hand on the knife to turn around the country. We need to remember that there are nearly 70m people in the UK - the government needs to make decisions that will benefit the majority rather than keep being scared of affecting a few.

Its about you saying that suicide is being used as a weapon. People do die from suicide because of the government, and the dwp its a fact. The millions dying would not be all suicide it would be the people who lose their homes, cant pay carers, cant get to appointments, cant afford to eat, cant afford aides, cant afford electricity for medical equipment. You can not take someone's whole income away from people who have no choices.

We're in a farming community. Farmers are champion moaners. BUT they have a point about the food chain which is a worldwide issue.

The rights of farming communities to grow food, graze animals is being undermined by very powerful entities.

I remember a long time ago fighting Monsanto on Frankenstein plants, we won that round, they withdrew for a time. The new boys Gates, Bezos are playing the game now. Warren Buffet has just given Gates 11 billion dollars to further his ambitions to feed and innoculate the world against further pandemics. Alter weather patterns. That does concern me and excites Starmer, he wants to be in the gang 🙄

I'm not sure what you mean? They haven't U turned on half their policies at all. What is too damaging?

As i've already stated, I am not a Labour supporter, but I do look at facts. Going on feelings and populist decisions is what leads to disaster for the many and the few.

The knife in Rachel Reeves back you mean?

Probably because of the negative impact they’ve had in such a short period.

Sorry this was supposed to quote a pp who said RR was the first chancellor in a good while to have had a degree in economics.

Just the ones that were going to reduce the bill for handouts.

I’m not surprised she was crying. She is tackling a mess with her hands tied behind her back. We need reforms to be made to pay for public services and they wont let her make them. They put in the manifesto no tax rises and now she will have to whack the workers again, so she really is in a shit position.

What a shame it wasn’t Boris Johnson crying while Harriet Harman grilled him about parties. That would have been worth seeing. (But he’s not human, and never has been.)

No they haven't u turned I agree. They pushed through unpopular policies from day 1.

Trying to resolve the problems the Tories caused.

You haven’t noticed u turns? Are you following what’s happening

Their policies are too damaging, on growth.

Those parents often chose private school because their child had been failed by the state system, and long before the cost of living crisis, very high interest rates, followed by a 20% overnight tax, on top of business rate and NIC changes. Many families did not foresee the huge effect that the combination of those things could have. Many of those families affected are just trying to do their best in whatever way they can. It was Reeves who implemented a huge tax and who has openly said she wants private schools to be closed. So, yes, it is Reeves to blame.