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PMQs: May and Corbyn set out election 'choices' PMQs: May and Corbyn set out election 'choices'
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Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the "choice" facing voters in the final PMQs before the general election.Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the "choice" facing voters in the final PMQs before the general election.
The PM claimed a win for Labour would mean a "chaotic Brexit" but Mr Corbyn said the Tories were "strong against the weak and weak against the strong".The PM claimed a win for Labour would mean a "chaotic Brexit" but Mr Corbyn said the Tories were "strong against the weak and weak against the strong".
Mrs May also declined to confirm the so-called triple lock on the state pensions would be kept in place.Mrs May also declined to confirm the so-called triple lock on the state pensions would be kept in place.
The SNP's Angus Robertson, who raised the issue, said the PM's answers showed she planned to "ditch" the commitment.The SNP's Angus Robertson, who raised the issue, said the PM's answers showed she planned to "ditch" the commitment.
The triple-lock, which has been in place since 2010, guarantees that pensions rise by the same as average earnings, the consumer price index, or 2.5%, whichever is the highest. The triple lock, which has been in place since 2010, guarantees that pensions rise by the same as average earnings, the consumer price index, or 2.5%, whichever is the highest.
With a general election looming on 8 June, the exchange could have been the last between Mrs May and Mr Corbyn.With a general election looming on 8 June, the exchange could have been the last between Mrs May and Mr Corbyn.
Mr Corbyn opted to read out questions from members of the public, who were concerned about low wages, house prices, school spending and the NHS. And it is thought to have been the longest on record, lasting for about 58 minutes.
'All people'
Mr Corbyn opted to read out questions from members of the public, about low wages, house prices, school spending and the NHS, reverting to an approach he used regularly in his first months as leader.
Millions of people were struggling to "make ends meet" following seven years of austerity, he claimed, while lack of investment in housing had led to the lowest levels of house building for 90 years.
"The election on 8 June is a choice...between a Conservative government for the few and a Labour government that will stand up for all of our people," he said.
The PM defended the government's record and repeatedly said the Conservatives offered "strong and stable" leadership.The PM defended the government's record and repeatedly said the Conservatives offered "strong and stable" leadership.
She contrasted this with what she said was her opponent's "refusal to say he would strike against terrorism, to commit to our nuclear deterrent and to control our borders".
"Every vote for him is a vote to weaken our economy. Every vote for me is a vote for a strong economy with the benefits felt by everyone across the country," she said.
Responding to Mr Robertson's question about pensions, Mrs May declined to give a guarantee over future spending but insisted "pensioner incomes" would continue to increase under the Conservatives.
Labour has pledged to retain the triple lock, although the policy has been criticised by MPs as being "inherently unsustainable" and an independent review last year said it should be reconsidered.