Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak 'he's the man with the reverse Midas Touch'

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00:00 There can be few experiences more haunting for the Members opposite than hearing this

00:05 Prime Minister claim that he is going to sort out a problem. First, he said he would get

00:10 the NHS waiting list down. They went up. Unabashed by that, he said he would get control of immigration.

00:18 It has gone up. Following that experience, he turned his hand to bringing taxes down.

00:24 Would you believe it? The tax burden is now going to be higher than ever. It is ironic

00:29 that he has suddenly taken such a keen interest in Greek culture, when he has clearly become

00:36 the man with the reverse Midas touch. Everything he touches turns to—maybe the Home Secretary

00:45 will help me out here—rubbish. Will the Prime Minister do the country a favour? We

00:55 will have to check the tape again. Will the Prime Minister do the country a favour and

01:01 warn us what he is planning next, so that we can prepare ourselves for the disaster

01:06 that will inevitably follow?

01:08 >>The Prime Minister At the beginning of the year, we said we would

01:19 halve inflation, and this Government have delivered, easing the burden on the cost of

01:23 living for families everywhere. We know the Prime Minister's plans all the way through

01:28 that. What did he do? He backed inflationary pay rises, he talked about welfare—no controls

01:33 for welfare—and he borrowed £28 billion a year, which would just make the situation

01:39 worse. He mentioned tax. Just this past week, we have delivered the biggest tax cuts since

01:44 the 1980s for millions of people and businesses, increased pensions and benefits, and this

01:51 week secured £30 billion of new investment for this country. He can keep trying to talk

01:59 the talk.

02:00 >>Mr Speaker Order. Let me just say to the shadow Foreign

02:04 Secretary—

02:05 >>Mr Speaker Order. Just a little bit quieter, please. I want