Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sam Rushworth

Tuesday 28th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Mrs Badenoch]

Perhaps the hon. Lady should have just taken the Whips’ questions instead of messing that one up. She raises an interesting point about the Foreign Affairs Committee. It is looking only at Mandelson and not into the issue of the Prime Minister misleading the House. Let us stop pretending that the Committee is carrying out a massive inquiry. It really is not.

[Sam Rushworth]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker.

[Mr Speaker]

Are you sure it is a point of order?

[Sam Rushworth]

I believe so, Mr Speaker.

[Mr Speaker]

Let’s hear it.

[Sam Rushworth]

A moment ago, the Leader of the Opposition described the statement read out by the Prime Minister as “doctored”. That is akin to saying that it was dishonest and that he was lying. Is that not unparliamentary language, Mr Speaker?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Sam Rushworth

Monday 28th April 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I can save the Minister. That question is about Opposition policy, which is not her responsibility.

[Sam Rushworth (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)]

I am deeply concerned about the funding of Howden-le-Wear primary school in my constituency. After years of real-terms cuts, it is now making four teaching assistants redundant. I will write to the Minister on that to seek her support, but the elephant in the room is that the pay of the chief executive of the multi-academy trust of which it is a member has increased £30,000 over the last two years, taking it to £275,000. That is the equivalent of 12 teaching assistants. Which does she think would be better: one CEO or 12 teaching assistants?