Oral Answers to Questions

Matt Western Excerpts

Wednesday 30th March 2022 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

I am very happy to meet my hon. Friend to talk about this issue, which he has campaigned on many times, but I can tell him that the British Council, for which I have huge regard, has received a massive grant and loans to allow it to continue its activities.

[Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab)]

Q11. You will forgive me, Mr Speaker, if I start by saying that, given the Prime Minister’s preferences for fantasy castles and Peppa Pig, he is welcome to come and visit Zog Playland at Warwick castle.In Warwick and Leamington, as across the country, the cost of living crunch is really serious. As we have heard, energy bills are set to double by the end of this year and food prices to rise by 10% to 15% by year end, and fuel is already 22% up year on year. It must be hard for the Prime Minister to stay in touch with financial reality, given that donors and friends pay for flights and holidays and many of his bills. We also have a “200 Million Dollar Man” Chancellor—[Interruption]—who is so out of touch that he is contactless. The public believe—

[Hon. Members]

Sit down!

[Mr Speaker]

Order. You will sit down, please. I hope that we have come to the end of the question.

[Matt Western]

The Chancellor is so out of touch, he is contactless. The public believe that the—[Interruption.]