PMQs row erupts as Labour fails to define ‘a working person’

In Wednesday’s bonus episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley dissect Deputy PMQs, where Louise Haigh stood in for Andy Burnham at the Dispatch Box for the first time.

They analyse the argument that erupted over the national welfare bill, and the number of times Alex Burghart, deputy leader of the Conservative Party, questioned the Government’s efforts to bring down the expenditure on benefits. Camilla and Tim also discuss Haigh’s role in Labour’s latest row over who counts as a “working person”, after Emma Reynolds, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, told GB News that employers “are not working people”.

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Producer: David Levene

Senior Producer: Emma Williams

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

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Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman

Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

• Camilla and Tim analyse deputy PMQs as Louise Haigh and Alex Burghart stand-in
• Camilla and Tim dissect Labour's latest definition issue as Emma Reynolds sparks row over what a 'working person' is

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