PMQs proved to be another painful process for the prime minister as opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn highlighted the UK’s painful inequality statistics.
The session started with the usual tributes, including a comical but affectionate nod to Doris Day, who passed away on Monday. Corbyn even referenced her lyrics, in the a lighter moment of PMQ’s.
But it was Jeremy Corbyn’s assault on the state of inequality in the UK that brought the mood back down. He highlighted multiple hedge funds that had donated millions to the Conservative party, questioning if it was money to help support the many or just the elite of society.
May responded that the government has reduced inequality since 2010, claiming the Tories were a party for everyone looking for a better life.
Corbyn pushed on, highlighting the work of Angus Deaton, the Nobel prize-winning economist investigating inequality for the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), who said the UK was on the brink of extreme inequality in regards to levels of pay, health and wealth. He said the UK ran the risk of reaching levels as worse as those in the US.
The prime minister retorted that wages had gone up while the top 1% paid more than under Labour.
Scottish National Party leader Ian Blackford further assaulted the prime minister and Jeremy Corbyn, saying they had both been neglecting the will of the Scottish people by not including him in negotiations.
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PMQs proved to be another painful process for the prime minister as opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn highlighted the UK’s painful inequality statistics.
The session started with the usual tributes, including a comical but affectionate nod to Doris Day, who passed away on Monday. Corbyn even referenced her lyrics, in the a lighter moment of PMQ’s.
But it was Jeremy Corbyn’s assault on the state of inequality in the UK that brought the mood back down. He highlighted multiple hedge funds that had donated millions to the Conservative party, questioning if it was money to help support the many or just the elite of society.
May responded that the government has reduced inequality since 2010, claiming the Tories were a party for everyone looking for a better life.
Corbyn pushed on, highlighting the work of Angus Deaton, the Nobel prize-winning economist investigating inequality for the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), who said the UK was on the brink of extreme inequality in regards to levels of pay, health and wealth. He said the UK ran the risk of reaching levels as worse as those in the US.
The prime minister retorted that wages had gone up while the top 1% paid more than under Labour.
Scottish National Party leader Ian Blackford further assaulted the prime minister and Jeremy Corbyn, saying they had both been neglecting the will of the Scottish people by not including him in negotiations.
