Sir Keir Starmer says the govt has raised, not lowered, the overall tax burden, adding that Boris Johnson needs to 'cut the nonsense'. The PM says the govt is 'reducing the tax burden wherever we can'. PMQs: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and Freeview 233
Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey asked the prime minister why the UK still requires a visa for Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of their country when coming to the UK.
Mr Johnson replied by saying the number of people who had offered their homes to Ukrainian refugees was"incredible". The prime minister says it is"certainly inconceivable" that any sanctions can be tapered off if there is a ceasefire.12:22:39The SNP's Ian Blackford says the government is"partying through the cost of living crisis".Tory MP Michael Fabricant shouts:"There was no champagne!"
Nadhim Zahawi is gesticulating at Starmer and heckling as the prime minister says Labour would have kept the country in lockdown.12:15:39Pushing Mr Johnson further on the"partygate" scandal, Sir Keir asked the prime minister when he was"going to stop taking the British public for fools". He also said the Tories wanted to help people get back to work, saying record numbers had found jobs, and accused Labour of wanting to raise taxes.Analysis by Joe Pike, political correspondentAfter four questions on cost of living, Starmer pivots to #partygate. 12:11:20Sir Keir says Boris Johnson broke the ministerial code when he claimed in Parliament that no rules were broken by parties held in Downing Street and across Whitehall at a time when coronavirus restrictions were in place.
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