Sir Keir Starmer is facing Rishi Sunak at the first PMQs since parliament returned from the summer recess. The PM will also deliver a statement following the publication of the final report into the Grenfell Tower fire.
Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak is now questioning the prime minister, kicking off on the topic of the winter fuel allowance.He also pays tribute to the Grenfell community in the wake of the publication of the inquiry's final report today.Mr Sunak accuses Sir Keir Starmer of taking money away from 'low income' pensioners - and giving it to 'certain unionised workforces in inflation busting pay rises'.
In response, the prime minister points to the legacy left by the Conservative government.'We've had to take tough decisions to stabilise the economy and repair the damage, including targeting winter fuel payments while protecting pensioners.' But Mr Sunak comes back, claiming the prime minister needs to take responsibility for his own decisions.The Labour leader says: 'I remind him that we inherited absolute chaos from the party opposite.
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