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PMQs: Keir Starmer challenges Boris Johnson over the cost of living

PMQs: Keir Starmer challenges Boris Johnson over the cost of living – BBC News

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  1. Boris Johnson faces lawmakers amid growing pressure on the cost of living crisis
  2. The prime minister held a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to seek ideas for tackling rising prices without spending more on taxpayers’ money
  3. Proposals, including reducing the cost of childcare by easing health and safety rules and reducing the frequency of MOT
  4. Sir Keir Starmer challenges prime minister over UK forecast for slowest growth among G7 countries
  5. Boris Johnson says the inflation crisis is global and the government is taking steps to address the pressures facing people
  6. The prime minister said there was no room for sexism or misogyny in parliament, following allegations about Angela Raynor in the Sunday newspaper
  7. The paper quotes Tory MPs as saying that the Labor deputy leader crossed and crossed his legs to distract Johnson from the box.
  8. Asked by MP Caroline Lucas about MPs under investigation, the prime minister confirmed that sexual harassment was a reason for dismissal