"Reform UK MP Lee Anderson accused the government of peddling their own form of dog whistle politics as he asked the prime minister a question in the Commons. Laughter erupted in the chamber after the comment, with another MP calling Anderson the expert in such things. More laughter came when he said his party was cracking on with the day job in Reform-led councils."
"I will remind him that food inflation is up 4.9%, that is making life miserable for all of those people out there. But let's go back to thresholds because this is important when the Chancellor (Rachel Reeves) made that promise to unfreeze the thresholds, it wasn't an off-the-cuff comment. She said it on the floor of this House in her budget speech."
"He said: And the prime minister may shake his head, propped up these gullible back benches, but here's the challenge - will he ensure that all the cancelled elections from this year, and the proposed local elections for next year will go ahead in May 2026. He added: Go on - be a man. Sir Keir Starmer replied: "I didn't realise he's quite so good at stand-up comedy.""
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson accused the government of peddling dog-whistle politics and provoked laughter in the Commons. He demanded assurance that cancelled elections this year and proposed local elections next year will take place in May 2026. Sir Keir Starmer responded with a quip about stand-up comedy. Kemi Badenoch accused the Government of daily speculation for three months and said inflation has nearly doubled since the government came into office. She noted food inflation is up 4.9% and warned that breaking the Chancellor's promise to unfreeze thresholds would undermine public trust. Exchanges featured interruptions and cross-party jibes during Prime Minister's Questions.
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