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Deputy Editor, @TheHouseMag. Former Editor, @LabourList. Other: @guardian, TV, radio.

Sep 30, 2020, 5 tweets

Starmer speaks for residents of lockdown areas when he says things feel as if they're getting worse not better despite tougher restrictions in their area – plus quotes Tory council leader saying the rules are "too complex" #PMQs

This causes Boris Johnson to U-turn on accusation that disobedient public is the problem, as he now says people do understand the rules and are following them #PMQs

Starmer now picking up on gaps in economic support, asks of sectors such as hospitality: "Why has the government decided that these jobs aren't worth saving?" PM utterly disengenuous in saying these areas need extra restrictions and ignoring the point about support #PMQs

Boris Johnson claims that "last week Labour supported the economic plan" – he knows that Anneliese Dodds welcomed U-turn on a jobs scheme but had numerous criticisms too #PMQs

This is the email Keir Starmer read out at #PMQs from a business in Rishi Sunak’s constituency:

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