PMQs: Truss and Starmer clash over energy windfall tax

[@SuperDrummerful]

I don't want to live in a country where we have to simply 'get through the winter' so that their corporations get to squeeze everyone's pockets dry

[@acthompson9983]

Bye

[@SevenEllen]

Yeah right. There'll be rioting for this ship capsizing.

[@J14Irish]

@norman smithersyoure the true definition of a lemming.

[@David_Bower]

"Criminals walking the streets with impunity" from what I just saw, it looked like most of them were sat down.

[@HendrixTaylor24]

Stunningly original

[@David_Bower]

@@HendrixTaylor24 ditto

[@paulshorney3465]

👏👏👏

[@willrobertsmith]

She blames the lack of nuclear investment on labour. Doesn't she know who's been in charge for the last 12 years?

[@agt155]

Yeah, but in the last 12 years go-aheads have been given ie Hinkley Point

[@spartan1987able]

Still better than labour abolishing nuclear power and always relying on energy from overseas which we can’t control ie since Vladimir and his power trip we’re now suffering coz of lazy labour makes Brussels decide everything for us who are all unelected morons !!!

[@antispindr8613]

Hopefully it will be never come to it, but does not the Ukrainian nuclear station - being in a active War Zone - highlight the dangers of nuclear power at times of armed conflict?

[@spartan1987able]

so your opinion on nuclear power is swayed upon the fact of war which in hindsight is only the viable option for renewable power and would make everything cheaper and keep costs down all because your scared that a very small percentage a war would damage the nuclear plant and cause a disaster is very minimal as they are very protected and are also getting more advanced safety measures germany has nuclear power america has nuclear power and their fine so really your point is absolutely ridiculous

[@seewhatifound]

Most of the "anti nuclear" in history came from Labour and it's supporters particularly around 16 years ago

[@global001]

She was an industrial economist for Shell as she proudly tweeted. She’s on the side of energy firms & refuses to tax their unreasonably extreme profits, projected to be £170 billion, instead choosing to borrow & shackle the public with further debt. Her predecessors has shackled the UK taxpayers with debt too - £38 billion in failed track & trace, billions on failed PPE to his mates and additional millions in contracts to his mate who hosted his wedding. Its going to destroy the living standards of the public going forward.

[@martinwebb1681]

Yeah, under the Tories the national debt has gone from £811 billion pounds to £2.3 trillion pounds. Yet the majority of people are poorer, public services have been decimated, record homeless etc, etc, yet the rich have grown richer and big business are making record profits.

[@gbthegreat]

No wonder our Maj has had enough and gone back to Balmoral!

[@thomasholland5487]

@@martinwebb1681 the rich getting richer is good. Because if they aren't, then they won't stay in the UK to make more money. Not taxing the hell out of them is a good idea because taxing the rich isn't the only way to increase government income.

[@bt3743]

@@thomasholland5487 even if its at the expense of the poor? Why should I care if the rich are bringing money into this country if me or my family or anyone else in my area isn't seeing it

[@NicholasThorntonOfficial]

In your opinion

[@PianoDentist]

I was under the impression that if we ALL pull together to "tighten our belts" and "ride the storm" that also includes the energy companies, who have made billions throughout this crisis and of course have much deeper pockets than the rest of us.

[@braindonor8753]

not while the Tory donors own all the shares. their standard of living will be just fine on their dividends.

[@jayveebloggs9057]

they haven't at all.. it's the energy providers Shell, BP etc... nowt to do with Octopus energy etc

[@davidsoulsby1102]

Its the producers who are making the profits, what happens when we tax them, they move to other areas and pay tax there. The trick is to get more in not tax a small group heavily. Short term and leads to boom and bust.

[@insopanasiancuisine8098]

Most of your good impression stands correct except for the energy companies riding the storm with us.

[@ssuwandi3240]

I think I knew where the moneys from for North sea oil supply but I will wait until tomorrow... smart regulations are a must do

[@ChemiiOneLegacy]

How has the Ukraine war led to the energy crisis if energy company profits are up? Does she understand the lack of logic in this statement? Profits wouldn't be increasing year on year if the cost of delivery was driving up the price to the consumer.

[@patm6704]

While the main objective of the US is obviously to force regime change and weaken Russia, forcing Germany to abandon Nord Stream 2 and buy the much more expensive US gas, was another objective of the US-engineered war in Ukraine. For the corporate-controlled US fraudulently disguised as a 'democracy', everything is about money. Biden told the president of Ukraine to sack the prosecutor who was investigating Hunter Biden or Ukraine would not get the $1 billion aid from the US. Hunter Biden and Zelensky are bankrolled by Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky. Joe Bribe'em and Hunter Bio'den.

[@andymcdonald8922]

Thats a very good point. If there were problems getting it out the ground and transporting it, then surely they would be struggling to make a profit, not recording sone of the highest levels ever seen

[@dacupsta]

Energy companies increase prices in expectation of future unit cost increases, that’s why their profits are increasing, as the cost of oil and gas has not increased as much as the increase in prices they are charging. I think the argument for this is that it allows them to guarantee they will be able to continue supplying energy when prices do increase for them, but in reality it makes very little sense, especially now.

[@donaldellis3609]

Same old tory story blame someone else for the total unforgivable mess that they have put this country in.

[@agt155]

The war in Ukraine has led to a 3 fold increase in global wholesale gas prices. The main reason energy companies profits have risen is because they made next to no profits during covid, BP lost £25Bn in one year.

[@ericlovelace6502]

Yup, a classic case of privatising the profits whilst socialising all the loses. Got to protect those corporate donors - or they might stop donating.

[@cartoonhead9222]

We haven't ever socialised the losses of energy companies. They lost billions during COVID for example.

[@ericlovelace6502]

@@cartoonhead9222 So who's paying for the 'price cap' bill then? It quite clear from Liz Truss own mouth that the bill is going to be paid for by heavy borrowing and then the payments of that loan are going to be handed over to the tax payers.

[@mhtbfecsq1]

yep, held to ransom.

[@exp-eri-mental]

This. 100% this. It's all a massive scam. These oil and gas billionaires are terrified of renewable energy.

[@afd19850]

New Tory leader, same middle finger to the country!

[@Mrguyal]

This was the first sentence of her speech yesterday: ''What makes us great is our fundamental belief in freedom, enterprise and fair play'' So we are tripling energy prices to bankrupt pubs and restaurants and small businesses, just as the unelected WEF has instructed me to do...

[@gergis31]

Liz Russ working for WEF puppet of Klaus Schwab

[@sextonblake4258]

"WE" are not tripling anything. Oil and gas are global commodities. This has happened before when the Arabs, quite rightly, refused to be ripped off any more and put up oil prices. This time it is Putin. Starmer is a grubby opportunist. Truss has a tough job to do and it would still be tough, even if Starmer was to actually help.

[@yourmom5893]

@@sextonblake4258 if the rise in price for the consumer was the same as the rise in the price the energy companies were getting it for, THEY WOULDN'T BE MAKING BILLIONS IN EXTRA PROFIT.

[@pipoo1]

@@sextonblake4258 it wouldn't be so bad if the Tories hadn't spent the last decade totally trashing our economy. Stagnant wages, anaemic growth. At the moment global commodity prices go through the roof they've trashed sterling with Brexit and it's now trading at levels not seen since they were last in power in 1985. That exacerbates the effect of inflation here. When Blair was PM Sterling was trading between $1.50-2.00 for almost the whole time.

[@sextonblake4258]

Or if Tony Blair had not over supplied the labour market to bring down wages. The thing is, constant growth is NOT a good thing. It trashes natural resources and causes colossal pollution.

[@k3lray841]

Can we just have a general election please 🥴

[@martinsmith1538]

Agree, after Boris, we should have had one, never should we have had an internal vote to replace one idiot with another.

[@andrewgreen5892]

12 years of this.

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

Yep. Media only let the sheeple vote Labour or Tory. No one wants a Labour government

[@michaelcoward1902]

"I'm on the side of people who work hard and do the right thing" - From someone who spent the last 2 years supporting Johnson, the single laziest and least ethical man in the entire country!

[@acthompson9983]

How much in handouts did Johnson give us? Billions. Fairly ethical by that measure.

[@martinwebb1681]

@@acthompson9983 ... Give us? no such thing, it was public tax money and every penny will have to be paid back.

[@jackwatsonepic626]

Labour will never ever win any general election as long as Keir starmer the EX QC millionaire is in charge

[@andrewelliott4436]

That's nonsense. I am much lazier and less ethical than Boris. Please retract your statement.

[@pallhe]

@@andrewelliott4436 A friend of mine is actually a worse person than A. Hitler. He just doesn't get the same opportunities so hasn't really achieved anything really evil.

[@johnwright9372]

She blames the Labour Govt (12 years ago) for the energy shortage, while massively increasing public borrowing at the tax payers' expense just to pay it all to the energy companies and further increase their record profits and dividends for shareholders. Fool.

[@Chappers.Gaming]

If they was in power for the last 12 years why didn't they do anything about it hmmmm

[@martinwebb1681]

National debt under last Labour government £811 billion pounds, current national debt under this Conservative government £2.3 trillion pounds. Also, a majority of people are poorer (except for the rich) and public services have been decimated under the Conservatives.

[@philgee7249]

Tory default position is always blame the last Labour Government . . .

[@bd1845]

I love how she at one point said ‘same old Labour Party tax and spend’ Is she thick? We are paying the highest tax burden for 70 years and our deficit is over £2 trillion… genius!!

[@pip1723]

If in doubt blame Labour.

[@Lynnpjjbdndji]

Highest Taxes in History...which she Voted for.... They like to forget they have been in Power for 12 years.... It's Madness

[@acthompson9983]

??? Highest?? labour taxes used to start at 33%!!

[@jealousmuganda5709]

Labour was in power 12 years ago so how can it be blamed in energy? Please educate me

[@agt155]

...because they built no power stations.

[@SevenEllen]

@@agt155 And the Torys had twelve years to supply adequate insulation to prevent this, but they didn't.

[@idleishde6124]

@agt155 The Tories could easily have invested in the nation, put money into Energy, Health. Remember the Brexit Windfall? 350k? Where is that money because I sure don't see it in our pockets or in our services. It's almost like the Tories pocketed the money just like usual hmmm

[@jameschapman5748]

So give the rich a break because they work hard or is it because they will go somewhere else? If everyone taxed them properly where exactly will they go? Or if people are too sick and cold to work who exactly is going to make their profits?

[@Neil-qg9cw]

And if they go someone won't replace them? Plenty of people happy to make profit, even if it's less profit. It's total nonsense. Big business doesn't give up market share.

[@janjan-gran]

Who are the people who have businesses and employ people?

[@garyspruce7736]

@@janjan-gran the poor people claiming benefits?

[@Animemaniacman]

I like Germany's plan to deal with the energy crisis. That plan shifts the burden towards those most able to shoulder it, whilst protecting the poorest and most vulnerable.

[@fig1115]

what decent person wouldn't like that plan . my old mum has a large amount of money in Centrica and she can more than shoulder the price increase in energy if the gov did nothing . but she would gladly give up her dividend and the loss in the value of her shares if it means we dont freeze and starve our poor .

[@twistedcherrypop]

As someone who isnt struggling to pay my bills (however I am far from wealthy) I agree. I dont mind poorer people paying less than me. However the rich dont feel the same way.

[@patm6704]

While the main objective of the US is obviously to force regime change and weaken Russia, forcing Germany to abandon Nord Stream 2 and buy the much more expensive US gas, was another objective of the US-engineered war in Ukraine. For the corporate-controlled US fraudulently disguised as a 'democracy', everything is about money. Biden told the president of Ukraine to sack the prosecutor who was investigating Hunter Biden or Ukraine would not get the $1 billion aid from the US. Hunter Biden and Zelensky are bankrolled by Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky. Joe Bribe'em and Hunter Bio'den.

[@mrtheo7680]

Makes sense

[@enigma___]

Germany should have listened to Trump when he warned them. No sympathy for them. They laughed at him. They have it coming. I feel sorry for the citizens who elected the pompous fools.

[@daniellissenburgh1584]

Stop protecting big business and the bankers!!!!!

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

Make everyone poorer init!

[@georges4870]

Putting ‘investors’ and ‘growth’ ahead of people’s lives this winter. What a vile woman.

[@acthompson9983]

She hasnt, a vile comment

[@SevenEllen]

Yep. She's a stone-hearted witch, exactly like Thatcher.

[@SevenEllen]

@@acthompson9983 Um, she said it was fair that the rich get more financial support - about £1800, vs £7 going to the poorest. They had this on a GRAPH that she could see and she insisted it was fair.

[@antispindr8613]

Welcome to Mini Thatcher and the return of the Nasty Party!

[@kuryanthomas1438]

if keir loses a general election to this, there will never ever be hope for labour in this country

[@adityashivaappalla1384]

If people vote Tory even after these bozos as PMs, then there is no hope left for the UK. Sometimes the best is the least worst alternative.

[@bt3743]

If that's the case then my biggest fear will be true. Labour is in any form unelectable. People don't want even an idea of change. They want to be pissed on and told its raining while getting fucked over by the rich

[@TheSeafordian]

Starmer will never lead a party to an election, let alone win one.

[@acthompson9983]

That ship has sailed mate

[@mdhowlader2295]

I had been voted Labour for years now it’s because I am working class but this time I will vote Labour as a proud working class voter👍

[@brendanadams1801]

We are so screwed with Truss. Her answer, make us pay for energy companies ripping us off. Then also we need to drill for more Oil and Gas and stop renewables. It's bonkers.

[@lostfiresanimations6541]

There is no hope for any of us.

[@shabbos-goy9407]

Enjoy your replacement

[@thekurgan1580]

@Jon To like any one cares atm for your tires

[@callumplays5723]

Yep candles as are lights

[@haydenhoodless2055]

When Truss speaks it's like a broken record. "Cut taxes, grow the economy, we want investment blah blah I will deliver". She makes May's oratory skills look like Stephen Fry's in comparison.

[@Chopperhog]

The political system is completely broken in the UK it makes me cringe I cant Evan watch this to the end .

[@alexwiercinski4510]

Amen to that 👍

[@wellwell7950]

energy bill increase from peer nations : Italy 89%, Germany 38%, USA 6%, France 4% : The UK 178% and by the end of the year over 400% increase. There is a lot this government can do and they are doing non of it, because they care more about big business profits some of which are going to the French government as they own EDF. They care more about those profits, than the people of this country of which some will not make it through the winter.

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

People were against fracking the £Trillions of natural gas though 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Neil-qg9cw]

@@user-ug8wx5er1w Cause it's an environmental disaster. The Gov has plenty of other options that don't do that. Vapid comment really.

[@martinwebb1681]

@@andrewpalmer2745 ... By October it will have increased that much. We are the highest in Europe I believe, and the French seem to be the lowest.

[@if6was985]

@@user-ug8wx5er1w and still against it as there are not trillions of £'s worth in the ground and what they do take out of the ground goes straight to private companies. We're already an oil and gas producing country...show me the benefits from that to the bill payer?

[@bd1845]

@@martinwebb1681 yea Martin. When we put the price cap up 54% the French did by 8% then told EDF they could not charge anymore than what the govt deemed right end of… who would have thought it a country within the EU acting as a sovereign nation… didn’t think that was allowed 😂

[@judtindouglas9051]

Liz truss will be more arrogant and foolish than Boris

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

🤷🏽‍♂️ people wanted him gone for having a wine tho 🍷

[@jebbo-c1l]

the Oil companies are barely investing their profits, Truss is clueless

[@-xirx-]

Tories = workers & shirkers. The rest of us = heating _or_ eating

[@cleebe823]

"I'm on the side of people who do the right thing, like BP and Jeff Bezos!"

[@christophera556]

Yep she is doing the same thing that all altright radical conservative leaders do looking after the rich and screwing everybody else over.The sooner governments in the western world face the facts that neo liberal economics has failed the money doesn't trickle down because rich people make sure most it stays in their pockets.

[@deusvlad2.083]

To be honest Amazon is a good company they sell cheaper products than supermarkets and the quality is comparable to marks n spencers, without Amazon I'd be starving there are so many good deals on Amazon for literally everything and delivered with best customer services, whatever Jeff Bezos did to make Amazon he deserves the good things in life, cause they also give to charity. People hate people because they are rich and keep getting richer thats all it is. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful ring any bells?

[@cleebe823]

@@deusvlad2.083 mate, he doesn't pay taxes. I have absolutely nothing against the workers, I agree they do a fantastic job, and Jeff obviously has quite the business acumen - but from my perspective that doesn't mean he does the right thing. He's using money that should be going to our schools and NHS on vanity projects like going to the edge of space.

[@cyriuxx5750]

(And her mates!)

[@ag3ntorange164]

Yes I think that bullshit line will come back to haunt her.

[@johntrew1597]

Never thought I would say this but I’m with Labour 100% on this

[@spartacusforlife1508]

Always thought starmers delivery was wooden but, Jesus christ, truss's is downright fossilised. Each word she utters is it's own sentence. It should be used as a cure for people who struggle to sleep. She actually makes starmer sound like a raconteur

[@pamelajudithrwanyarare8429]

But let's agree this time they are speaking than shouting at each other like chimpanzees in the jungle.

[@spartacusforlife1508]

@@pamelajudithrwanyarare8429 maybe but I think people will lose interest halfway through because of boredom. Starting to wonder if she is using a " cunning plan" to stop people watching🤣🤣

[@jacktyson9277]

I actually laughed hard at this.

[@Anewdawn-f9t]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@Anewdawn-f9t]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danielcox7383]

Starmer got straight into it. Wanting answers i guess.

[@jongb88]

He's not got the personality to do anything else

[@danielcox7383]

@@jongb88 theyre all a bunch of tossers

[@michaelmather7352]

so basicly tax the poor and let the rich off

[@ggunga7764]

Yes w r all-in deep trouble. Bring the general election or rioting

[@joebutler3118]

Nothing ever changes with tories no mater who in charge

[@martinwebb1681]

Yes, that's correct, and all the while running up the national debt ... £811 billion pound when Conservatives came to power, now after twelve years of mismanagement and lining their own pockets the national debt is currently £2.3 trillion pounds.

[@SevenEllen]

That's why I hate Tories.

[@theascendance]

She’s on the side of the rich

[@curlyken01]

Of course she is. She's a Tory.

[@acthompson9983]

Yawn

[@Marconi121]

Which is why rich old people voted for her.

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

Poor in UK are richest in the world 🤷🏽‍♂️ Reclaim Party tho??

[@Marconi121]

@@user-ug8wx5er1w Except they're not, not with the amount of riches the UK holds purely at the top. We've been suppressed in a very particular way for a long time and for good reason.

[@HughieMunro]

What a huge facade. We pay the price no matter who’s in charge. While they all sit there with smiles on there faces, laughing at our future.

[@jebbo-c1l]

lowering taxes will have negligible benefits for poor and working class families. It will only benefit the rich and increase the deficit + UK debt

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

@@MuhammedChand That's why she was put in charge. After seeing Bojo and Trump it's clear that they just want a puppet in charge to take focus away from what's really going on behind closed doors.

[@andrewlane8949]

well said i knew she would win because the first thing she mentioned was tax cuts and not tax cuts for the average worker

[@garyspruce7736]

Not working class again. How do I qualify for working class family ? Is 70 to 80 thousand a year working class or middle class ?

[@edwardsaunders1925]

It happen every time around a war 😅 just before a war starts

[@johnrussell3961]

Truss. I have the best plans….to fix everything previous Tory MP’s messed up since 2010. Didn’t Boris say the same thing?

[@acthompson9983]

Trotsky drivel, keep going, will keep Labour unelectable

[@benjamindavies485]

Exactly BORIS said that he was going to help us hard working people but did nothing

[@Neil-qg9cw]

@@benjamindavies485 Anyone who believed him is as much of a muppet as he is.

[@matthewwhitehouse301]

Don’t people understand that taxes fund national services?¿ without sufficient taxes, public services lack the funding it needs to function in a healthy manner to serve the people it’s design to do.

[@tomgreene1843]

There should be a windfall tax ....how do energy companies increase profits if they only recover cost increases?

[@andrewlane8949]

well said

[@haroondaman7162]

They don't, demand has skyrocketed due to Russian oil being sanctioned, oil prices in the markets have gone up. And that's what these companies will charge, the market rate of oil.

[@51gan788]

trickle down economics. Yeah lets try it again for the 1000th time. Definitely this time it'll work

[@willrobertsmith]

Can't believe people still fall for that drivel..

[@charissseburchett8353]

It has not led to an energy crisis when the companies are making billions in profits.

[@catmancooper907]

Totally agree! It’s pure exploitation by the energy companies. The public would understand the sudden increases in energy prices given the circumstances but not when energy companies are reporting record breaking profits.

[@chippychips7076]

its just a excuse for companies to make more money

[@williammcleod59]

So energy companies are making 170bn in the next 2 years, there are 28 million households in the uk. If we take 150bn of that and give it to those households £5400 per house, £2700 per house per year. No body has to freeze or starve, our government is chosing this. When will we learn trickle down economics ONLY increases inequality.

[@mauriceosullivan6832]

Their aim, is too go back too the workhouse.

[@MrMitchGreen]

Since when can governments take companies profits at will? Oh today I think I will take a couple billion off amazon for a new house of commons maybe?

[@williammcleod59]

@@MrMitchGreen ever heard of a wind fall tax?

[@williammcleod59]

@@MrMitchGreen they gave amazon a tax cut actually, so the opposite

[@RHINOWINOLUNATIC]

Performance frozen in amber. First PMQ and she's rubbish as far as I can see

[@Yoyo1Hit]

She is trying to be smart in what she is saying but really it's free labour and slavery if it goes her way.

[@williamg7123]

So in short, the new Tory PM will do what every other Tory PM will do? Protect company profits, spend wildly and have the people pick up the bill? Anyone still voting Tory either have thousands in the bank or never finished school.

[@tiredoftheentitled9009]

Yes we really should punish profitable companies who employ people and drive them to take their businesses out of this country and create widespread unemployment. The perfect socialist solution. We really should not create more indigenous energy either, I mean that would be stupid as would creating investment. Madness all that would be. Typical socialist view, I.e. I want an equal piece of the pie but I don’t want to contribute to baking it. Getting more revenue by companies investing in the country would just be stupid

[@martinwebb1681]

Yes, the national debt was £811 billion pound when the Conservatives came into government twelve years ago, after years of mismanagement and lining their own pockets, the national debt currently stands at £2.3 trillion pounds.

[@MasqueradePW]

@@tiredoftheentitled9009 average unhinged tory voter who just wants to make us vs them rhetoric

[@patm6704]

UK politics is playing out as pre-determined by the Establishment. Tory or Labour governments are selected on the basis of which can best serve the interests of Establishment at the time. The next act is an early general election to get Starmer elected PM because he's more rightwing authoritarian than many Tory MPs. Out of 650 MP’s, Starmer was the only one invited to become a member of the US rightwing neo-con's Trilateral Commission, founded in 1973 by US billionaire Nelson Rockefeller. All part of the increasing authoritarian lurch in the UK, in goosestep with the US and EU etc.

[@williamg7123]

@@tiredoftheentitled9009 how is it any different than energy companies punishing people by pushing up prices while their profits hit billions?

[@marxam6671]

If Keir Starmer ran at a pigeon, it wouldn't move. Frankie Boyle.

[@moistman6930]

LMFAO

[@sojounourtruth2980]

Why attack the man who's prospective policies will improve the lives of millions in the UK

[@Neil-qg9cw]

'Liz Truss looks like she might die by forgetting to breath' Frankie Boyle

[@marxam6671]

@@Neil-qg9cw Class.

[@Mrguyal]

And immediately it's someone else's fault...

[@bdeithrick]

Trust did nothing the last 4 years. She’ll do notin

[@kevinjones3900]

Same old school ground nonsense 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it's the first day back in school for them.

[@millienoble3482]

Is this the same Liz Truss who is a Co-author (along with Dominic Raab, Priti Patel & Kwasi Kwarteng) of “Britannia Unchained” in which they attack British workers as being “among the worst idlers in the world”?

[@eurocentric5656]

The irony is she's made none other than Ms Coffey into her Deputy PM, who was previously in charge of the DWP/benefits, and she's the physical embodiment in both waistline and complexion of laziness and bad diet, someone who won't have lifted more than a pen in her life and would be out of breath if she tried.

[@chrismurphy6070]

Yes

[@acthompson9983]

Sadly true in far too many cases, not just that, many of the feckless and idle choose to ignore their childrens educational opportunities.

[@chrismurphy6070]

@@acthompson9983 Yes , unfortunately for us all they are all in the conservative party ,and their crank policies inflicted on the rest of us , quite right, they are lazy hence how we are here and have cut funding to education massively the Tories have always been lazy feckers 👍

[@oomz1975]

Meanwhile Boris is laughing as he has pretty much got away scott free despite all his shenanigans.

[@dorino9057]

Well done Starmer 💯

[@ryanwebb5082]

For not knowing the difference between a man and a woman

[@acthompson9983]

At what? Just reminded us why Labour is unelectable

[@SpencerCJ]

@@ryanwebb5082 Stop being cringe Ryan, nobody cares about your gender politics as a way to deflect from the real issues

[@thejfoshow1320]

@@acthompson9983 how so?

[@williamg7123]

@@ryanwebb5082 Where did that come up in the video?

[@TAFFY5652]

Time to leave the UK 👌

[@johnbobson1557]

I left 10 years ago, never looked back.

[@TAFFY5652]

@@johnbobson1557 thinking NZ but might look at Japan and teach English and fabrication 👌

[@DJMMAS14]

If everyone so dissatisfied with her...why elect her ?!?!

[@haroondaman7162]

I didn't like her this morning, but I'm liking her now, I didn't think any leader had the balls to actually fix the economy.

[@samsmith8954]

Well she isnt gonna last long, when the ppl get to vote SHES OUT

[@learningarch5047]

Agree

[@vincentblack7467]

The grass is not always green a. Sam.

[@martinmason6234]

I wonder how many shares truss as in energy companies

[@MrStevegibb]

I think it is very stupid to assume that reducing business costs/rates will attract business's to this country when because of Brexit no global operation will ever want to use the uk as a base for trading in Europe as the logistical nightmare now created far outweighs and potential tax break.

[@heldertorres4296]

This is pure insanity

[@joyemonena2304]

I am retired but I had to force myself back to work because of increase in energy bills food. I can't wait for election to come.

[@TheSeafordian]

Unless Starmer is removed then the Tories will get in again.

[@SevenEllen]

Me neither. Why are we being punished by this vile government?

[@Tara_Masika]

At least everybody we see on screen will all be able to keep warm and eat this winter. It's not all bad, we won't be able to see what happens because we can not afford to keep our laptops charged!

[@kamsavesmoney]

​@@DankensteinsNooner most people have a laptop and charger. almost everyone has a phone.

[@ScepticalBrit]

Lizz Truss's performance has defiantly reassured me, phew no need to worry about being saddled with energy price increases debt for generations to come....

[@greenman1411]

I think she's found the magic money tree. Where else do all these hand-outs come from, especially as there are also going to be tax cuts?

[@jcl2392]

Tax payers pay for everything anyway, where do these people think all the money comes from. borrowing money has aways happened in government because they can not live within their set bugets. like all humans

[@cjwaywell]

I have been a Conservative voter for 30+ years but after what they did to Boris Labour now has my X

Man she’s giving the same answers as she gave to sunak🙄

[@SK-em3ur]

I don’t know why people voted for her! This country is a complete and utter shambles!

[@willrobertsmith]

Only Tory members voted. Not at all representative of the general population..

[@bd1845]

They didn’t. The old Tory faithful got her in.

[@marcussmith573]

Ex shell employee against windfall taxes, surprise surprise.

[@peterzeman5660]

At least we got a prime minister that can speak in full sentences. Makes it easier to deconstruct Tory lies and deceit

[@ButterflySimmer]

That true.

[@SNAREWILD]

bloody hell the tories are more annoying than i ever thought they could be

[@martinfox3478]

Liz Truss is awful. If she seriously thinks that the public will back a plan to pay extra tax in the long term in order to subsidise excess profits now, then she's living in cloud cuckoo land. Starmer hightlighted the line in this debate and it's going to be an ongoing theme.

[@BurnsTennis]

Thursday's announcement will be interesting. Truss seems to take ideology to a new level.

[@acthompson9983]

Objective review by a socialist? never going to happen. She made Starmer look clueless and unelectable

[@sandortarjanyi1044]

I like her. This guy has no idea who pays for the profit. If they tax the profit the price goes up. The tax is paid by the customers. NEVER by the companies.

[@brokenbikeframe]

As if she’s trying to blame Labour for not building Nuclear Power plants.

[@jimwest7107]

Labour still want to push in with renewables lol despite them not giving enough supply.

[@Marconi121]

Amazing right. ? just blame someone one degree outside the scope of public memory and all is forgiven.

[@johnoneil4456]

Does the UK have shares in our oil, n gas fields? I bet many of our MPs do

[@thomascullen7216]

This woman has all the charm and charisma of a bag of flour

[@philipholland6989]

Marks out of two, I'd give her one 😁

[@alexwiercinski4510]

Or a piece of four by two 🤔

[@garypritchard3446]

Interesting debate. The issue here is NOT tax but out of control energy companies. The "highest bidder" oil & gas market needs reform for the betterment of people and not stupid excessive profit.

[@alastairbrewster4274]

Absolutely vile woman , representing big business “let them eat cake”.

[@craigcutts7085]

What rubbish, neither are PM material 🤔 if Labour think Starmer is the answer then they better think again ... we need a worthy opersition

[@motlow1465]

All I hear is more reasons for us normies to riot.

[@ResearchBasedCritic]

All I saw in the thumbnail was wrinkles.

[@indefatigable8193]

Man she is about as interesting as a leaf falling from a tree. Keir looks like the PM in waiting. I always wondered what pile of wood would make Starmer look dynamic and Truss is that pile of wood.

[@turkishcypriot8013]

I DIDNT VOTE THIS WOMAN TO BECOME PM

[@TheOnni123]

Good luck to her but until she questions the sanctions on Russia we stand no chance.

[@simonpostle3327]

In the immortal words of Joe Lycett "...I feel thoroughly reassured... She’s going to sort everything out!"

[@barrywalton7553]

Straight out of the fourth Industrial Revolution book old uncle Klaus

[@Bootsystem66]

How did we get here?

[@martinwyke]

Starmer crushes her, that is why he was so please she was chosen

[@bizi786]

Typical Torry what did we all expected 🤣

[@thenintendogamer9318]

Truss is a great Liberal Democrat friend of Oligarchs and big businesses

[@Musicalbluewolf666]

Steeling from British people is not investing. Gas doesn't come from Russia it's from the north sea which they are selling surplus including electric.

[@suesmith3744]

Good luck to Ms Truss and friends , sorting out the problems the conservatives caused in the first place 🤦🏻‍♀️‼️

[@charlesmartin4454]

Truss needs trussing up. She refused to condemn human rights in Saudi and she started we need to be allied with them this it the type of human she is . Against human rights and she’s the prime minister

[@sailormanoyster1849]

Exactly correct 👏

[@martinwebb1681]

Yes indeed, when they came into power the national debt was just £811 billion pound, after twelve years of total mismanagement the national debt currently stands at £2.3 trillion pound.

[@charlesmartin4454]

Truss needs trussing up. She refused to condemn human rights in Saudi and she started we need to be allied with them this it the type of human she is . Against human rights and she’s the prime minister

[@sailormanoyster1849]

@@martinwebb1681what is the Gdp of the these days🙄

[@diorocks5858]

Energy companies are there sponsors that's why

[@gbthegreat]

She may as well just directly hand the energy giants £100 billion as she is subsiding them. How about taxing them? Not an option?

[@davidty2006]

Meanwhile Labour just wants 40 billion out of their 170 billion profit. Leaving companies with a still healthy 130 billion.

[@samueldorrington8990]

Well at least she actually answers the bloody questions. So much better than Borris in PMQs

[@stephenhenry5613]

How many starter homes in how many years 0 lol

[@vincentblack7467]

If they had built these homes they wouldn't be for the indigenous British.

[@janekennaway8008]

'Certainty' ...... music to my ears. 💙

[@jalalmiah8135]

Yet millions will be sent to Ukraine whilst we in the UK suffer, more food banks opening, more homelessness can't heat our properties and no government has done anything about social housing

[@elliottboswell6470]

I help this women does a great job 👏

[@Mrgingerdread1]

Promises, promises.

[@adybeach4395]

I don't think she is ready for what's to come if they don't sort it

[@BruceWayne-vn5vg]

They all are liars.

[@acthompson9983]

Leave Labour out of this

[@RollrightKnights]

No. They're not. Stop parroting lazy clichés. That's what they want everyone to believe. They're not all the same, there are loads of hard working MP's on all sides of the house dedicated to their constituents

[@michaelbainbridge9230]

Not a good look for the Tory front bench to be smiling and nodding to Truss's asinine performance.