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Harriett Baldwin

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Port Talbot Transition Project
Wednesday 11th September 2024

(2 days, 5 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Harriett Baldwin Portrait Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)
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Q12. I thought that socialism was about taxing those with the broadest shoulders in order to help the most vulnerable, but it appears that Starmer socialism involves scaring those with the broadest shoulders out of the country while taking away the winter fuel allowance for frail 90-year-olds living in draughty homes. Will the Prime Minister apologise to my shivering constituents for his personal choice, and will he reverse this chilling decision?

Keir Starmer Portrait The Prime Minister
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My choice is to stabilise the economy after 14 years of failure, and I will tell the House why: when a Government lose control of the economy, it is working people who pay the price. I will not let that happen under a Labour Government.

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