Next next, next, british Prime Minister Boris Johnson fields questions on the governments response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is 35 minutes. We are now moving onto questions to the Prime Minister. Hear hear. And there will be further meetings. I associate myself with those kind remarks on behalf of my honorable friend the member for bolton. My constituents are reeling from the 9 contraction of the economy since march this year. Unemployment has skyrocketed and joblessness in haringey is the highest in the capital. Unfortunately, we are at the same time facing the idea that there could be a congestion tax forced on an extra 4 million londoners by this government. These londoners are already facing the double whammy of covid and financial ruin. Will the Prime Minister please immediately stop the imposition of this dreadful plan . I look forward to his answer. I must respectfully inform the honorable lady that the current mayor of london had effectively bankrupted tfl before corona
We now come to questions. I know caucus Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker know the thoughts of whole house a with people in east london following yesterdays appalling attack. Such violence has no place on our streets. Its heartbreaking. A teenage boy has died and i cant imagine what his family are going through and we send them our heartfelt condolences and our very best wishes to all those injured. I would just like to reiterate my thanks to the police and other emergency First Responders for embodying the highest standards of Public Service under such awful circumstances. I know our thoughts are also with those injured this morning in an attack at a school in sheffield. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Thank you, mr. Speaker. We already know more than one in five teenagers are dealing with some experts describing this as an interdiction. Yesterdays tee
Minutes. We now come to questions. I know caucus Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker know the thoughts of whole house a with people in east london following yesterdays appalling attack. Such violence has no place on our streets. Its heartbreaking. A teenage boy has died and i cant imagine what his family are going through and we send them our heartfelt condolences and our very best wishes to all those injured. I would just like to reiterate my thanks to the police and other emergency First Responders for embodying the highest standards of Public Service under such awful circumstances. I know our thoughts are also with those injured this morning in an attack at a school in sheffield. Mr. Speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Thank you, mr. Speaker. We already know more than one in five teenagers are dealing with some experts describing this as an interdiction. Yeste
Is the tory candidate really suffering as a result. It will confirm the fear of tory mps that the effect of the reform party is to really reduce their chances and increase labour s chances, so if it is replicated on scale in a General Election it could have quite a devastating effect in terms of the type of loss of the tories have, so this result will not provide much comfort, particularly because there are problems that nigel farage might say he is taking a more active role in the party, something tories have also feared, for giving it more momentum. Also feared, for giving it more momentum also feared, for giving it more momentum. ,. ,. , momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what do momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what do you towards rishi sunak, what do you think the results so far
And they came a close third to the conservatives. Heres the result their candidate came in just 117 votes behind their conservative rival securing 17 of the vote. I spoke to the leader of reform uk richard tice and asked him if he was pleased with the result or frustrated not to have done better. It would have been great, but nevertheless, we are delighted with 17 , its above our National Polling average, our best by election result, and what it shows actually, with great local candidates, more and more people are hearing about reform uk and they like the message they hear, and everybody knew labour would win this but if you look at the collapse in the tory vote, they went from 50 down to 17 . This is a seismic shift. What about the idea for voters that actually you did very well Given National vote share and the things you mentioned, nobody will dispute that, but its still nowhere near actually winning a seat, so what does that say to voters in the area . That says we have the wrong E