@@Robert-cu9bm that was not my point. Shouldn't ministers be qualified to take up their respective positions? i.e. Health Secretary to have worked in Health
How about not allowing every non contributing foreigner to take advantage of the NHS. As for the winter fuel allowance, I suppose that the government see the advantages of freezing pensioners to death. I’m a pensioner but my heating is on. If I can’t pay the bill, what can they do about it? Imagine the scandal if pensioners like me have their power cut off for not being able to pay, that will not look good for Comrade Starmer and his government will it?
Every labour mp when questioned sing from the same hymn don’t they, they all quote the same thing the elusive 22 billion black hole. Think they’ve all been given the same script.
@gillianhunt3871 Ever heard of Parliamentary whips? Ministers / Spokespersons agree with the leadership what the party's line must be about issues; whips enforce that among the wider membership of backbenchers. Otherwise we'd have total chaos.
@@biker-jy9rv This may come as a surprise to you, but it's rare - VERY rare - that a candidate for any political party is a perfect fit for that party's ideals. When you stand for Parliament, you consider the problems facing the area you'd like to represent, which you find out by talking to people, shadowing politicians currently working in that area, and researching / reflecting on the causes of the problems, which could be local or national, domestic or foreign, resulting from government actions or from government inactions, etc. Then you think about what you believe the right solutions would be, and then you consider which political party most closely aligns with how you're thinking. Whichever party you sign up for will have its rules, and will admit you in good faith that you will follow those rules, otherwise there'll be no discipline within the party and no way to focus everyone on an agenda for government or opposition. Obviously, there's no accounting for problems that don't exist, but might do in future out of the blue (war, disease, economic collapse in the UK or elsewhere in the world, natural disaster, etc.) and when or if such problems crop up, you could find yourself at odds with your political allies about how to deal with them. We saw that during Covid, with several Conservative MPs opposing their own government over things such as the length and severity of lockdown restrictions - my own MP at the time, who normally always toed the party line, voted against the November 2020 tier allocations because it meant that the hospitality sector (by far the biggest contributor to the economy in that part of the country) would be ruined by having to follow stricter measures than were deemed necessary by local doctors. So, it's worth keeping that in mind when you consider what an MP has to do when faced with a vote on a policy that will affect millions of people. He or she has to decide "yes, I support this" or "no, I don't" on the basis of three things: the party's line on the issue in question; personal conviction about what's the right answer; the needs and wishes of the electorate in his/her constituency. For Ministers (such as Bridget Phillipson), the party's line is non-negotiable - if she doesn't want to follow it, she could resign, but this weakens the government (which she obviously supports) and takes away some of her clout when it comes to tackling local issues for her constituents. For Backbenchers, it's easier to rebel, though you run the risk of having the whip withdrawn, meaning you might not get to stand for re-election... We've already seen quite a few Labour backbenchers going against the government (on Winter Fuel for example) in recent months, but the Ministers will toe the party line in word and action unless they really feel they cannot support their leadership. There are some MPs who don't have to toe the party line - Independents, who aren't members of any political party and only have to go by their own principles and the best interests of their constituents. However, we couldn't have a majority government if all MPs were independent... indeed, we'd very likely have no government, only chaos. It's very hard to get elected as an Independent anyway, as you have to fund your campaign out of your own pocket, whereas with the backing of a political party you can draw on their funding to support your campaign.
Pensioners shafted, young kids ruined for life. This is just the start, I read today that 200,000 jobs in Retail are expected to go that's along with the 200,000 jobs going in the North Sea Oil Business. Its not going to take Labour long to completely destroy the Country.
This is the woman who took a seven thousand pound gift to spend on her birthday party although of course she insists it wasn't a party.Where have we heard that before.Sickening.
Can anyone tell me what sacrifices MPs have had to endure, all politicians are like robots spouting the same old answers that they have drilled into them.
No more foreign aid,return all illegals,charity should begin at home, remove starmers knighthood and tell Khan to do one, as far as expenses are concerned for 2nd or 3rd home's, they can forget it
Tough choices! The fact remains that illegal immigrants are being kept warm and cosy and the cost of accommodation to the tax payer is in the region of £5.4 billion/annum so is this an example of British justice (when pensioners have been robbed of their winter fuel allowance) or just another.example of comlete incompetence by this Labour Government?
As Nigel said: mentioning 22bn debt show you have zero understanding of economics. The debt is 2.7 trillion. There isn't a bad bit in the debt it's all debt. Labour have also had 14 years to look at the accounts.
Stop putting the immigrants into hotels giving them heating, free TV then Labour could afford to pay the pensioners fuel allowance and maybe who would want to come over in a boat if you haven't got a roof over your head. A great deterrent IMO
Keep immigrants in hotels give them free tv free heating stop giving pensioners everything they had enough money for 14 years now its the otherway around turn
‘Through the budget, we’re investing record sums’. Yes, but, the economy is ‘tanking’. The ten year government bond yields surpassed that of the Truss-Kwarteng mini budget. Rachel from accounts is now looking at an emergency spring budget !
Same old tripe from labour, it's everybody's fault but theirs yet they find it so easy to punish the elderly whilst handing out cash right, left and centre to the same old people who have the support of the big unions who hold the country to ransom. These politicians in our current government are useless. Just for the record I started working in 1964 and retired in 2024 so I think I have every right to make these comments.
Emma Barnett to Bridget Phillipson on Radio 4 Today programme earlier: ‘So, it’s not working and we can’t afford it, we don’t know how it’s going to be funded or how we’re going to solve it’ 😂😂😂😂😂
She works for a private company that makes their own money so they can pay whatever they want. We'd all take it in a heartbeat so don't be ridiculous. It's not like their stealing front the tax payer like the goverment
22 billion black hole 😂, there is always a black hole. Labour the last time they were in did the same. They sent sky TV to Africa so they could watch football.
Whilst going to University to want to be a Teacher you have to do placements as a Teacher as part of your qualification. The qualified Teacher should always be present in the classroom to assist. 😊
Academies employ mostly unqualified teachers. How will the government afford to train thousands of staff? It's probably more important to focus on staff retention rather than training new staff.
Being in the top 5% of earners in the UK, I already pay a fortune in tax but I’d rather pay more, not to take the winter fuel allowance from pensioners
They always say what we inherited or the 22 billion black hole I’m freezing and can’t heat my home never seen a government like this in 75 years if they take away free prescriptions for over 60s they have signed my death warrant 😢
They've given a load of money abroad. But stuff us, and NO they didn't have to take the winter fuel away. Another thing they should have frozen the utility bills. That would have helped everyone. It's fine for them to be warm. THEY DON'T CARE.
The o.b.r. Has repeatedly said the deficit was 9.5 billion, but the 22 billion when you look at the figures does appear to be contrived nonsense hope THIS helps.
Of course she isn’t why would they do it if it was a problem to them . Let’s stop all MP allowances free travel food etc let’s not allow any release on their pensions time to make all MP ,s account able to we the people. They are not doing what we voted them in for work e for new voting.
They should be thoroughly ashamed especially in this weather they've saved nothing and cost lives totally disrespectful and without principles they won't get in next time
Academy schools and colleges are run by a head teacher where we had a sports hall for all the local community 5 a side kick boxing badminton but if the head teacher of the academy does not want you to use the facilities he can just kick us all out which he did and now every evening it is closed and in darkness so our community has no where to go anymore that is the power of having academy schools.
Labour certainly faced some tough choices, to start with take away pensioners fuel allowance and give £5k a year extra to train drivers already earning £65k a year.
You got the money to put up foreign young men in hotels though haven’t you? Men that have entered this country illegally as well. 😡
Well pensioners don't use winter fuel allowance to heat homes they waste money on other things
Why can't we take £1.7bn from foreign aid budget and give it to old people to heat their homes?
Exactly! And the money claimed by MPs to heat their second homes. Should be given to the ill and elderly as well.
Why cant we reverse the tax cuts the wealthy have enjoyed since Thatcher and use that money?
Israel won't allow that
two tier labour police mate
Because it's on an earlier set different budget.
It didn't stop them from paying civil servants £12.000 bonuses for doing their job, £22billion black hole or not.
She is such smug lier. Her plans for schools are terrible. Stopping the fuel allowance wasn't a necessity, it was a choice they deliberately made.
" We want qualified teachers in all classrooms"; could we please ask for the same of our MPs?
The people voted them in... They had a choice 6 months ago and chose this lot.
@@Robert-cu9bm that was not my point. Shouldn't ministers be qualified to take up their respective positions? i.e. Health Secretary to have worked in Health
A very good point......
@@andrewwilson3448
Just working in something doesn't make you automatically better.
@@Robert-cu9bm but having worked in the areas that ministers are responsible for then they will have attained appropriate qualifications
Fed up with this tough choices and 22 billion black hole is getting very annoying they destroyed Britain in 6 months
Tories destroy Britain for 14 years
They keep saying it in hope others than the far left will believe it
I wil never understand this Government, you should be ashamed
The votes In Sunderland won't forget that Dreadful woman.
Ed’s wife also choose to stop the winter fuel payment to pensioners 😮
remove MP s heating allowance its a joke
Stop sending money abroad , then there’s plenty to give back fuel allowance
Why won't someone ask Starmer that question? I would love to hear his answer.
How about not allowing every non contributing foreigner to take advantage of the NHS. As for the winter fuel allowance, I suppose that the government see the advantages of freezing pensioners to death. I’m a pensioner but my heating is on. If I can’t pay the bill, what can they do about it? Imagine the scandal if pensioners like me have their power cut off for not being able to pay, that will not look good for Comrade Starmer and his government will it?
Every labour mp when questioned sing from the same hymn don’t they, they all quote the same thing the elusive 22 billion black hole. Think they’ve all been given the same script.
its probably on a laminated A4 sheet double sided with all the excuses.
ROBOTS , starmer sounds like DR WHO dalek or AI speak,
@gillianhunt3871 Ever heard of Parliamentary whips? Ministers / Spokespersons agree with the leadership what the party's line must be about issues; whips enforce that among the wider membership of backbenchers. Otherwise we'd have total chaos.
@@MS-19what's happened to having your own principles and morals etc.
@@biker-jy9rv This may come as a surprise to you, but it's rare - VERY rare - that a candidate for any political party is a perfect fit for that party's ideals.
When you stand for Parliament, you consider the problems facing the area you'd like to represent, which you find out by talking to people, shadowing politicians currently working in that area, and researching / reflecting on the causes of the problems, which could be local or national, domestic or foreign, resulting from government actions or from government inactions, etc. Then you think about what you believe the right solutions would be, and then you consider which political party most closely aligns with how you're thinking.
Whichever party you sign up for will have its rules, and will admit you in good faith that you will follow those rules, otherwise there'll be no discipline within the party and no way to focus everyone on an agenda for government or opposition.
Obviously, there's no accounting for problems that don't exist, but might do in future out of the blue (war, disease, economic collapse in the UK or elsewhere in the world, natural disaster, etc.) and when or if such problems crop up, you could find yourself at odds with your political allies about how to deal with them. We saw that during Covid, with several Conservative MPs opposing their own government over things such as the length and severity of lockdown restrictions - my own MP at the time, who normally always toed the party line, voted against the November 2020 tier allocations because it meant that the hospitality sector (by far the biggest contributor to the economy in that part of the country) would be ruined by having to follow stricter measures than were deemed necessary by local doctors.
So, it's worth keeping that in mind when you consider what an MP has to do when faced with a vote on a policy that will affect millions of people. He or she has to decide "yes, I support this" or "no, I don't" on the basis of three things: the party's line on the issue in question; personal conviction about what's the right answer; the needs and wishes of the electorate in his/her constituency. For Ministers (such as Bridget Phillipson), the party's line is non-negotiable - if she doesn't want to follow it, she could resign, but this weakens the government (which she obviously supports) and takes away some of her clout when it comes to tackling local issues for her constituents. For Backbenchers, it's easier to rebel, though you run the risk of having the whip withdrawn, meaning you might not get to stand for re-election... We've already seen quite a few Labour backbenchers going against the government (on Winter Fuel for example) in recent months, but the Ministers will toe the party line in word and action unless they really feel they cannot support their leadership.
There are some MPs who don't have to toe the party line - Independents, who aren't members of any political party and only have to go by their own principles and the best interests of their constituents. However, we couldn't have a majority government if all MPs were independent... indeed, we'd very likely have no government, only chaos. It's very hard to get elected as an Independent anyway, as you have to fund your campaign out of your own pocket, whereas with the backing of a political party you can draw on their funding to support your campaign.
- winter fuel allowance = NHS in crisis. You reap what you sow I'm afraid. Sad state of politics
Where is the breakdown for this £22bn blackhole?
We will never see it, cos there isn't one
In there bank accounts 😂
Loss of tax revenue after the B word.
It's online..its very easy to see..it was published...takes seconds to see...hope that helps
cloud cuckoo land theres not one😂 just an excuse to raise taxes
What is the point of bringing slimy politicians on? they just blame the other party and don't answer questions
Not difficult decisions, BAD decisions.
Pensioners shafted, young kids ruined for life. This is just the start, I read today that 200,000 jobs in Retail are expected to go that's along with the 200,000 jobs going in the North Sea Oil Business. Its not going to take Labour long to completely destroy the Country.
Tories destroy the country for 14 years
This is the woman who took a seven thousand pound gift to spend on her birthday party although of course she insists it wasn't a party.Where have we heard that before.Sickening.
Off course she isn't...... none of them are!!!!
I noticed she never mentioned the £3400 heating allowance the MP's enjoy
Notice how Ed makes sure Suzanne doesn’t keep asking her to answer the question, he should never be allowed as a presenter he’s too biased !!
Trying to get his wife evette cooper off the hook.
Labour didn't inherit taking winter fuel allowance from pensioner's!!!
Can anyone tell me what sacrifices MPs have had to endure, all politicians are like robots spouting the same old answers that they have drilled into them.
They've had to accept the gift of the bleechers instead of the box set.
They also turned their second home heating down to 23.
No more foreign aid,return all illegals,charity should begin at home, remove starmers knighthood and tell Khan to do one, as far as expenses are concerned for 2nd or 3rd home's, they can forget it
That's the best solution,h I w right you are.
“We’re ashamed of what we inherited” own up to it ffs for once just admit you got it wrong!!!
Tough choices! The fact remains that illegal immigrants are being kept warm and cosy and the cost of accommodation to the tax payer is in the region of £5.4 billion/annum so is this an example of British justice (when pensioners have been robbed of their winter fuel allowance) or just another.example of comlete incompetence by this Labour Government?
There we go. The 22 billion black hole. I was waiting for that 😅
Bridget Phillipson can certainly waffle! Likes the sound of her own voice. She has control over education - very worrying>
Guy Fawkes really did have the right idea.
Got to fund the illegal immigrants from somewhere
It's like talking to a robot, they all say and sound the same.
What we need is qualified MPs.
@@kennethmaley2443 what is a qualified MP!!
As Nigel said: mentioning 22bn debt show you have zero understanding of economics. The debt is 2.7 trillion. There isn't a bad bit in the debt it's all debt.
Labour have also had 14 years to look at the accounts.
This government just doesn't like pensioners end of.
Tories doesn't like the young end off
Stop putting the immigrants into hotels giving them heating, free TV then Labour could afford to pay the pensioners fuel allowance and maybe who would want to come over in a boat if you haven't got a roof over your head. A great deterrent IMO
Keep immigrants in hotels give them free tv free heating stop giving pensioners everything they had enough money for 14 years now its the otherway around turn
Ed takes over when he thinks Susanna is hitting a nerve with a labour MP.
How about you talk about the future? You'll be quoting the black hole until the next election.
LIES LIES THAT IS ALL YOU GET
Eat sleep & repeat, £22 billion black hole
This woman is as hard as nails……
Slime ball politician questioned by marginal,tepid,presenters.
But what she proposes is being used in Wales and Scotland and their eduction is failing. Doesn’t make any sense.
Parrot fashion of the twenty two million pound black hole. Wish I had a pound for every time an MP uttered this.
You could pay for the hole if ya did 😂
‘Through the budget, we’re investing record sums’. Yes, but, the economy is ‘tanking’. The ten year government bond yields surpassed that of the Truss-Kwarteng mini budget. Rachel from accounts is now looking at an emergency spring budget !
The free breakfasts for all children.Are the parents of these children means tested?
Any question asked 22 billion black hole 14 years of chaos or situation inhereted when will they take any responsability for anything
Did not have to fo it it was their choice to take away winter fuel allowance
Why don't you ask her about her mum? It's on RUclips and FB. What happened in 2007? What happened with charity accounts, etc?
Same old tripe from labour, it's everybody's fault but theirs yet they find it so easy to punish the elderly whilst handing out cash right, left and centre to the same old people who have the support of the big unions who hold the country to ransom. These politicians in our current government are useless. Just for the record I started working in 1964 and retired in 2024 so I think I have every right to make these comments.
Emma Barnett to Bridget Phillipson on Radio 4 Today programme earlier:
‘So, it’s not working and we can’t afford it, we don’t know how it’s going to be funded or how we’re going to solve it’
😂😂😂😂😂
They should be ashamed ,but suzzana Reid should be embarrassed taking 1.1 million a year salary for a few hours work a week...
And you wouldn’t accept that if you were in her position?
She works for a private company that makes their own money so they can pay whatever they want. We'd all take it in a heartbeat so don't be ridiculous. It's not like their stealing front the tax payer like the goverment
Why am I paying to feed children that are not mine
She's not ashamed or she wouldn't have voted to take it away from them.
The black hole is never mentioned when they send money to other countries
Very uneducated for a education ministers
Why can't pensioners move in with illegal immigrants bet they are warm this winter.
Liebour actually believe their own lies ,how long can they blame the so called blackhole and the tories ffs !
They keep saying pay pensions 4.1 % not a true figure because pay back 20% of that in extra tax .
Welll done Susanna. You let her off lightly😡
If Farage was being interviewed, they would have gone 100% harder on him!
At least Nigel replies with the truth
I’m sick of hearing about this 22 billion black hole especially 40 billion in the budget
Get that robot off, same old same old, 22 billion pound black hole inherited ? Never heard that one before ?
22 billion black hole 😂, there is always a black hole. Labour the last time they were in did the same. They sent sky TV to Africa so they could watch football.
Are we meant to thank them for attempting to do the basics? Lol
Same story different day
Maybe investing but no action. No CHANGE. No BLAME
Change the record blame blame blame fed up with this government they will never be forgiven for taking the winter fuel payments.
Putting money in the NHS doesn't solve the problem, money doesn't treat patients it's the NHS staff who do it, and they the need training to do this
Whilst going to University to want to be a Teacher you have to do placements as a Teacher as part of your qualification. The qualified Teacher should always be present in the classroom to assist. 😊
They will always be remembered for taking away the winter fuel payment........picking on the elderly 👀
99.9% probability that fuel poverty is to blame.
Remove the MPs allowances full stop! They get 93,000 a year with second jobs so they’re not hard up so that can be first thing to go!
Academies employ mostly unqualified teachers. How will the government afford to train thousands of staff?
It's probably more important to focus on staff retention rather than training new staff.
They always say ' the state we inherited '. What a load of B/S!
Being in the top 5% of earners in the UK, I already pay a fortune in tax but I’d rather pay more, not to take the winter fuel allowance from pensioners
You can, you just don't do any deductions.
Shameless all of them..
They always say what we inherited or the 22 billion black hole I’m freezing and can’t heat my home never seen a government like this in 75 years if they take away free prescriptions for over 60s they have signed my death warrant 😢
They were told to take it away
She really believes what she says mind blowing.
They've given a load of money abroad. But stuff us, and NO they didn't have to take the winter fuel away. Another thing they should have frozen the utility bills. That would have helped everyone. It's fine for them to be warm. THEY DON'T CARE.
Winter fuel payments
They do not care.
Why do we keep asking them the same things?
Tool maker, £22 billion black hole.. Blah blah blah..
Labour support those gangs, always have always will.
You created the blackhole
Some school teachers are not qualified. Did I hear that right
What is a criculum? Ask the male presenter,
The o.b.r. Has repeatedly said the deficit was 9.5 billion, but the 22 billion when you look at the figures does appear to be contrived nonsense hope THIS helps.
So we are talking about it all being the tories fault. Again.
Have people woken up now and realized the Tories were bad but this lot were always going to be worse.
Her blink rate says 'liar'.
What’s this £22bn black hole? Haven’t heard that.
How about taking away mp's expenses
Millions sent to pakistan in 2023/2024, even more millions the Labour party uping it , in 2025 , WHY??.
Of course she isn’t why would they do it if it was a problem to them .
Let’s stop all MP allowances free travel food etc let’s not allow any release on their pensions time to make all MP ,s account able to we the people. They are not doing what we voted them in for work e for new voting.
They should be thoroughly ashamed especially in this weather they've saved nothing and cost lives totally disrespectful and without principles they won't get in next time
Please get the black hole audited, forgive me if it has been
Money is needed for the new population arriving by boats, hence old non working people is an easy target by the working class.
Academy schools and colleges are run by a head teacher where we had a sports hall for all the local community 5 a side kick boxing badminton but if the head teacher of the academy does not want you to use the facilities he can just kick us all out which he did and now every evening it is closed and in darkness so our community has no where to go anymore that is the power of having academy schools.
Labour certainly faced some tough choices, to start with take away pensioners fuel allowance and give £5k a year extra to train drivers already earning £65k a year.
50 million aid money to Syria while our elderly people suffer
Bet the added to the black hole