Newcastle upon Tyne City Council Debate

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Baroness Primarolo

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Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

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Tuesday 8th January 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Rotheram Portrait Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab)
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Is my hon. Friend aware of the misleading statement by the Prime Minister last week, and does she think that it is mere coincidence that the areas hardest hit are those with the greatest need?

Baroness Primarolo Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)
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Order. I need the hon. Gentleman to rephrase what he thought about the Prime Minister’s statement. He cannot make that accusation. He can say another word rather than “misleading”, and I would like him to do it now.

Steve Rotheram Portrait Steve Rotheram
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The Prime Minister has already admitted that the statistics he gave only last week were misleading. He said that he was poorly briefed, but the statistics were misleading.