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The main points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday 7 January, from 1200 GMT:The main points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday 7 January, from 1200 GMT:
  • Prime Minister Tony Blair sent his condolences to the family of a serviceman killed in Iraq on Monday.
  • Prime Minister Tony Blair sent his condolences to the family of a serviceman killed in Iraq on Monday.
  • Responding to a question from Andrew Dismore, Mr Blair said he was determined to stamp out race hate and anti-semitism.
  • Responding to a question from Andrew Dismore, Mr Blair said he was determined to stamp out race hate and anti-semitism.
  • Conservative leader David Cameron also sent his condolences to the family of the serviceman and added he agreed with Mr Blair's comments on race hate and anti-semitism.
  • Conservative leader David Cameron also sent his condolences to the family of the serviceman and added he agreed with Mr Blair's comments on race hate and anti-semitism.
  • Responding to a question from Mr Cameron, Mr Blair said he regretted the delay in the inquest into Matty Hull, the soldier killed in a friendly fire incident.
  • Responding to a question from Mr Cameron, Mr Blair said he regretted the delay in the inquest into Matty Hull, the soldier killed in a friendly fire incident, the film of which only became public in the past few days.
  • Mr Cameron called for an agreement with Britain's allies to make sure information is shared.
  • Mr Cameron called for an agreement with Britain's allies to make sure information is shared.
  • Mr Blair said he would look again as a result of what has happened "to make sure in similar such circumstances to deal with it in a better way".
  • Mr Blair said he would look again to make sure that in future similar events would be dealt with "in a better way".
  • Labour MP Colin Challen urged Mr Blair to do more on climate change. Mr Blair highlighted steps he said the government had been taking on climate change.
  • Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell associated himself with Mr Blair's earlier remarks about the serviceman killed in Iraq and anti-semitism.
  • He asked if Mr Blair's successor should seek a mandate from the British people in the form of an early general election.
  • Mr Blair said he was carrying on with the government's programme.
  • Sir Menzies said Labour had been elected on the basis of Mr Blair serving "a full third term" so the British people were entitled to their say about Mr Blair's successor.
  • Mr Blair said: "There was I thinking he wanted me to go and he wants me to stay."
  • Responding to a question from Labour's Alan Whitehead, Mr Blair said he had discussed plans for a huge wind farm in the North Sea with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He said this type of project offered the "best way forward" on climate change.
  • Mr Cameron asked if Mr Blair had "noticed the vocal support of his chancellor" in the past few "interesting" weeks.
  • Mr Blair responded by listing the policies he had been working on and asked what Mr Cameron had been doing in the past few weeks.
  • Mr Cameron asked why the chancellor "disappears" whenever Mr Blair was "in trouble".
  • Mr Blair paid tribute to Mr Brown's handling of the economy, which he said was now the strongest it had ever been.
  • "If the chancellor is doing such a great job, bring him on, said Mr Cameron. "Isn't it the truth", he added that Mr Blair was now "too isolated to govern and the chancellor too indecisive to get rid of him".
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