Badenoch attacks Labour as PM defends jobs record

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Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of failing on the economy, claiming unemployment had “surged” since Labour took office. The PM hit back at PMQs, saying 500,000 more people are in work and highlighting jobs from defence, energy and housing projects. Starmer said Labour is investing in Britain’s future, while the Tories “talk Britain down”. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Since Labour took office, inflation has nearly doubled, growth has halved and unemployment

00:07has surged. Is this what the Prime Minister meant when he tweeted that the economy is improving?

00:15Since the general election, 500,000 more people are in work.

00:21I know she does not mention that. She is fixated on talking Britain down. We are investing in the

00:26future. Mr Speaker, even in the last two weeks, the Strategic Defence Review, 30,000 new jobs

00:32building submarines. Yesterday, the Sizewell announcement, 10,000 new jobs. Tens of thousands

00:38of construction jobs building the social and affordable housing that was announced this

00:42morning. That is the difference that Labour makes in Government.

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