Commons speaker accuses energy secretary of ‘immense discourtesy’ after she misses Jackdaw statement - UK politics live
UK political debate centered on the government's handling of the EU relationship and concerns over Elon Musk's influence on Ukraine's defense capabilities. Prime Minister Burnham faced criticism regarding the budget and the UK's stance on US-led technology restrictions.
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Ed Davey , the Lib Dem leader, asked Burnham if he was going to wait until after the election until considering the case for joining the EU single market.
Burnham said at the UK-EU summit next month he would try to get a better deal covering food, energy and immigration. He went on:
double quotation mark If this house was to come together, it would give me the strongest position to go to that summit and get a good deal for.
Davey said, in the light of the PM’s position on Europe, “I feel that next week’s budget will not be the growth budget our country needs.”
double quotation mark This week Ukraine’s defence system was seriously undermined by the US restricting access to Elon Musk’s Starlink system.
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