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| PMQs verdict: score draw, but Corbyn senses weakness on social care | |
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| This week’s exchange was dominated by fallout from the autumn statement, with Jeremy Corbyn attacking Theresa May on the broad economic outlook – “growth down, wage growth down; borrowing up, debt up” – the deficit, and more specifically on funding for the NHS and social care, neither of which, he said, were mentioned even once in the chancellor’s speech last week. On debt, May responded by ridiculing what she said was Labour’s policy to increase borrowing by £500bn. She said the government had injected an extra £3.8bn in funding into the NHS this year, while Labour plans from the last election would have seen it receive £1.3bn less. Corbyn accused her of not addressing the problem of 4 million children in poverty; May responded that the numbers of families in absolute and relative poverty were falling. | This week’s exchange was dominated by fallout from the autumn statement, with Jeremy Corbyn attacking Theresa May on the broad economic outlook – “growth down, wage growth down; borrowing up, debt up” – the deficit, and more specifically on funding for the NHS and social care, neither of which, he said, were mentioned even once in the chancellor’s speech last week. On debt, May responded by ridiculing what she said was Labour’s policy to increase borrowing by £500bn. She said the government had injected an extra £3.8bn in funding into the NHS this year, while Labour plans from the last election would have seen it receive £1.3bn less. Corbyn accused her of not addressing the problem of 4 million children in poverty; May responded that the numbers of families in absolute and relative poverty were falling. |
| Snap verdict | Snap verdict |
| A good PMQs for the factcheck brigade – there were statistics aplenty flying about – but it was rather less illuminating for everyone else. Corbyn and May put in solid, quality performances – I scored it a draw – but they were talking across each other, and mostly did not engage with each other’s points. PMQs used to be the highpoint of the week in the Commons, but May v Corbyn is starting to feel a bit missable. Corbyn was at his best talking about the “disgrace” of 4 million people living in poverty, and his response to May’s jibe about Labour borrowing was a good one. May seemed most comfortable attacking Labour over welfare, but it was also interesting hearing her respond to Corbyn’s question about social care. He raised the same issue last week, but this time May seemed more willing to acknowledge there was a problem with the system. Corbyn has clearly identified a weakness. | A good PMQs for the factcheck brigade – there were statistics aplenty flying about – but it was rather less illuminating for everyone else. Corbyn and May put in solid, quality performances – I scored it a draw – but they were talking across each other, and mostly did not engage with each other’s points. PMQs used to be the highpoint of the week in the Commons, but May v Corbyn is starting to feel a bit missable. Corbyn was at his best talking about the “disgrace” of 4 million people living in poverty, and his response to May’s jibe about Labour borrowing was a good one. May seemed most comfortable attacking Labour over welfare, but it was also interesting hearing her respond to Corbyn’s question about social care. He raised the same issue last week, but this time May seemed more willing to acknowledge there was a problem with the system. Corbyn has clearly identified a weakness. |
| Most memorable lines | Most memorable lines |
| Next year this government is handing back £650m in corporation tax cuts and rising. Could she explain this to the 1 million elderly people and 4 million in all on NHS waiting lists why not a penny extra will go to the NHS or social care? | Next year this government is handing back £650m in corporation tax cuts and rising. Could she explain this to the 1 million elderly people and 4 million in all on NHS waiting lists why not a penny extra will go to the NHS or social care? |
| Corbyn on the government’s spending prioritites | Corbyn on the government’s spending prioritites |
| One policy that would not deliver is Labour’s to increase borrowing by £500bn. It would lead to doubling income tax, doubling council tax, doubling vat and doubling national insurance. | One policy that would not deliver is Labour’s to increase borrowing by £500bn. It would lead to doubling income tax, doubling council tax, doubling vat and doubling national insurance. |
| May’s riposte on the deficit | May’s riposte on the deficit |