Oral Answers to Questions

Wendy Morton Excerpts

Wednesday 24th June 2026 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

I join my hon. Friend in marking Windrush Day and thank her for raising it, because it gives me the opportunity to thank a community who made an extraordinary contribution to our country, and to remember the injustice that they faced. I am proud that we have overhauled the compensation scheme to deliver faster access to compensation and justice, providing £1.5 million for organisations supporting claimants, and we have appointed the first ever Windrush commissioner to rebuild trust and deliver justice. I am incredibly proud to lead a country that is built on dignity and respect, where everyone is seen and everyone is valued.

[Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)]

Q15. From slashing winter fuel payments to surrendering the Chagos Islands, this Prime Minister has got every major decision wrong. It is no wonder that even his own MPs are now looking elsewhere for the answers. As this may be one of his final appearances at the Dispatch Box, will he make one final U-turn? Will he scrap Labour’s disastrous grey-belt policy and help protect the precious green-belt spaces and green areas across Aldridge-Brownhills? If not, his legacy will be that he was the Prime Minister who destroyed so many of our local communities.

[The Prime Minister]

I do like the right hon. Lady. When she talks about destroying legacies, I remember that she was the Chief Whip to Liz Truss. I am very proud that we are building the houses that we need so that everyone has a base camp for their opportunity and aspiration—something the last Government failed on and we are succeeding on.