Oral Answers to Questions

George Osborne Excerpts
Wednesday 30th January 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ed Miliband Portrait Edward Miliband
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Just for once, why does the Prime Minister not give a straight answer to a straight question? Growth was not 5%, as he forecast, but—[Interruption.] The part-time Chancellor is about to give him some advice. I have to say to the part-time Chancellor that he should spend more time worrying about our economy and less time worrying about how to divert high-speed rail routes away from his constituency.

Ed Miliband Portrait Edward Miliband
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He shakes his head, but what does his council leader say? “Your MP”—[Interruption.]