Watch live: Starmer faces off against Badenoch in final PMQs of 2025
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Watch live: Starmer faces off against Badenoch in final PMQs of 2025
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"Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces off against Kemi Badenoch for the final time this year at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (17 December). It comes as UK inflation dropped far more than expected last month, with food prices falling to ease the cost of living for households across the nation, new official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. The rate fell to 3.2 per cent in the year to November, the lowest it's been in eight months. However, the figures come a day after the unemployment rate rose to 5.1 per cent in the three months to October. A five-day strike by NHS resident doctors also began at 7am today and is set to last until 7am on Monday (22 December), and will likely be a topic of conversation in the Commons. Earlier today, Wes Streeting said he did everything we could do to try and stop the strikes, which he said has come at the worst time as flu cases soar. In a statement, Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of the resident doctors committee at the British Medical Association (BMA), said the latest strike was the result of hurried, last-minute offers from"
The Independent emphasizes funding for on-the-ground journalism covering topics from reproductive rights and climate change to Big Tech. Donations enable continued reporting without paywalls and support investigations such as the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and a documentary spotlighting American women fighting for reproductive rights. Live political coverage includes Prime Minister's Questions where Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch. Recent UK data showed inflation fell to 3.2% in the year to November while unemployment rose to 5.1% in the three months to October. A five-day NHS resident doctors strike began, prompting political comment and concern.
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