HIGHLIGHTS: Angela Rayner takes on Oliver Dowden at PMQs

[@upontheroof]

Odd stance from the party that raised taxes on working people to the highest level for 70 years! How about we collect taxes from billionaires and global corporations in the next budget?

[@paulwilson7234]

There wouldn't be a room big enough for that elephant.

[@danielgrunwell6026]

Labour and Comrade Starmer are doing so well they are just 1 point ahead in the polls already. The enemy of the working people will only havebone term. A talentless bunch incompetent clowns!

[@dingdong289]

Or ask them to pay COVID costs 🤔🤔

[@dudeyfeb88coach]

@upontheroof diet labour

[@UFCaddict43]

While people are freezing to death we have these lot having a jolly good laugh

[@davidcolley7714]

Which people are freezing to death?

[@UFCaddict43]

@@davidcolley7714 dont you know about the winter fuel payment cut

[@davidcolley7714]

@@UFCaddict43 Of course. And?

[@Fadi654]

Just a drama ​@@davidcolley7714

[@Shood33]

@@UFCaddict43the tories cut money from disabled people.. what about that eh? Least the elderly get 200/300 a week to live off of. Not our fault the pensioners don’t spent their money wisely is it? They’ve been alive for long enough to know how to ration money better than most. But disables people get their benefits cut because tories don’t care about the disabled.. or the elderly. All of a sudden the tories care… what crap.

[@niklasnorberg5071]

My god,pretty often it's like watching a parody scetch by Monty Pyton or something from Blackadder. It is a miracle that Brittain once had an empire, that is is long gone is logical.😂

[@TSINIproductions]

You kind of trailed off there. Can you smell toast?

[@BOZ_11]

@@TSINIproductions he's right

[@olafhenson3626]

@@TSINIproductions I think his Translator broke. Why do so many comments say the same things over and over each PMQs "its like [INSERT BRITISH COMEDY TV SHOW HERE]".

[@DavidZiggyJiggyBowie]

"Does she agree with her own words?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Oliver got her there.

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

Is it Prats for Blue Ties Day today?

[@kdawgxd3881]

I do like that Rayner won’t be spoken (shouted) over

[@Rattlerbrand]

SHE HAS A BIG GOB AND TAKES DIRTY MONEY ,SAY NO MORE

[@dragonfly6908]

@@kdawgxd3881 Angela Rayner would be great in a Bingo Hall.

[@danielgrunwell6026]

If you like the heavily over promoted Rayner you need to be mentally assessed.

[@rossfergusson2724]

They're all having such a jolly old good time. Meanwhile......

[@gillianpope9039]

Couldn't make it up! Highest taxes for 70 year's under the tories. He seems to have already forgotten who has been in power for the last 14 years!!!

[@paulwilson7234]

@gillianpope9039 unfortunately some people have short memories, that's how they got away with so much for fourteen years.

[@macsmiffy2197]

Has the Tories got a job lot on blue ties?

[@deathrocket]

Did she answer a question?

[@jdizzle1779]

Nope. It's useless really. The speaker should keep them all there until they actually answer questions directly

[@dodecaheathen]

The shadow deputy barely asked one, they were statements phrased like questions. He literally asks for a definition of working people.... twice!..... thats waste of time is tax money time, for that question, this is why the tories are useless.

[@AndiA-nz8mh]

She learned from the last Tory government. Did you ever hear Sunak answering a question?

[@vishmaster09]

I think you'll find that this comment is fixing the damage from previous comments. After 14 years I have written 2 sentences and right now I can assure the house that I have answered the question you have just answered.

[@mikeh5656]

​@AndiA-nz8mh Yes, he actually answered quite a few compared to other pms. The worst for not answering is Starmer. Im not actually interested in the opinions of Angela 'muslims please vote for us' Rayner

[@JagjitSingh-bz2kp]

Lol Tories caring about Working Class😅

[@dragonfly6908]

Almost as funny as Labour caring about the "working class".

[@JagjitSingh-bz2kp]

@@dragonfly6908 & who passed the Employment Rights??

[@dragonfly6908]

@@JagjitSingh-bz2kp Did you ever live under a Labour Government in the 1970's?.

[@jamescrawford6328]

the "employment rights" are going to destroy my friends business, he employs 7 people, 2 of them mothers and 5 of then working class men. Thanks to labour they have destroyed their lives. Well done to labour caring about the working class

[@dudeyfeb88coach]

​@JagjitSingh-bz2kp do you know what's In it sweetheart ? Yes , the parts you like sickness , walking off shift etc .I love the 5 billion coffin nails to save uk business debt

[@peterwomersley]

The best stand up comics on show

[@olafhenson3626]

Comparing politicians to comedies! Wow folks its never been done before! What an original comment. Why don't you go complete the KZbin comment experience by complaining about how things never change, while never changing yourself.

[@stevanmann6561]

What a pantomime

[@Mark-Singleton]

Saved me from writing the very same:

[@JagjitSingh-bz2kp]

The King is a Hard Working person??😅

[@XeNeXX]

considering his age and he could just do fuck all - he does a lot - thats better mentality than the average person ngl

[@stujujitwingfut5192]

Does he get double time for working late shifts over the weekend??

[@NeonVisual]

Most men his age spend their time denying the next generation the same access to property that they did.

[@slayerrocks2]

​@stujujitwingfut5192 no, he is salaried, but what an effing salary!!

[@peterjones596]

Have you ever worn a hat that heavy? ;)

[@johnnystrat]

What an inspiration that woman is - taking political debate down to a new level.

[@crazystarwarsguy1006]

It's a no-brainer with Angela Rayner.

[@AS-rs3iq]

Reform bot

[@jdizzle1779]

​@@AS-rs3iqwell she's hardly an intellectual

[@millbrookmuggle]

Could we change the titles of these videos to Lowlights. I think it would be more suitable.

[@smoggy1964]

Hoyle doing a great job at do nothing as normal

[@paulwilson7234]

At least he's consistent.

[@vishmaster09]

I guess its now normal for no politicians to answer questions

[@holdmusic_]

What went unanswered for you?

[@ammcox]

So funny. Dowden so not going to be deputy pm so having a laugh before departing.

[@amandamulholland7693]

I get the irony but I really someone would just answer the question out to them 🤷‍♀️

[@vishmaster09]

Working people is a hard thing to define. By definition it doesn't include pensioners, and retired people But millionaire bankers are working people. They have jobs and work Maybe they could say not increase taxes on people in employment who earn between £11k and £150k

[@user-ca3sp7er1h]

The definition of working people is definitely not The Tories

[@ThomasKilburmn]

Come on, Angela, what have you got to lose? Practically nothing, according to keir starmer.

[@scratchyrice]

Since when is any member of the royal family "hard working" lmfao - Didn't know professional waving was a job 🤣

[@martinbowyer3339]

It's like carry on parliament

[@lw1zfog]

R.I.P. Peter Lynch

[@KAZUYADOG]

Blue Suits from Matalan.

[@nomoreheroes93]

What’s the point of the speaker if they don’t ensure questions are answered?

[@gillianpope9039]

Hoyle never has! Why would he start now?

[@alanelliott-p2n]

the queen of the chavs

[@JamesRooney-li4eu]

That Women does not answer one question..

[@unclemoe1683]

Pro business like not inviting the richest man in the world to the Uk! Great for business

[@fulloftruthguardian5420]

What a breath of fresh air from seeing Fishy Rishi and his drivel. Why doesn't Oliver Dowden run for Conservative leadership?

[@Paul-Revere54]

Well, if it isn't the dad's army. Oh! he said, that is a good point actually?

[@Paul-Revere54]

Armistice day, a day in which 99% of the House of Commons will look absolutely guilty. Easy Pickens was it? Snifff Sniffff

[@Paul-Revere54]

He’s Shaun the sheep😗

[@keithbillington8747]

Difference between the two, in other circumstances he would succeed (seems almost normal) She is a single parent that showed what is possible despite public School system

[@SR-007]

Noise as usual

[@tdmedia310]

Is labour policy just to blame the torries we need labour and torries out !

[@dolceanstar]

Watching tories defend themselves is like watching people in the throes of psychosis. Complete lack, or ignorance, of reality

[@mike7002]

Does Oliver Dowden have a Nanny who combs his hair?

[@gerrabath]

How the hell did chris philp get re-elected?!?

[@royalyoshi842]

Tory Party more like Clown Party..... can they even hear themselves?!

[@natashacaine6340]

Same old. Answering a question by pointing out what the previous government did. Does not not answer why the current government is doing something detrimental to the country, right now. This seems to apply to all questions.

[@JohnAnderson-rr7qz]

Same shit different day

[@nigelhard1519]

Rayner is quite likeable in her own way but seriously out of her depth.

[@john_mega]

talk about working class then effortless move to the king

[@michaelweyman9184]

Raynor is a pratt

[@BettyBarnes-n3t]

What is the point of questions when they never answer? Why also are those 3 wearing a poppy?? 😡😡😡😡

[@Cherrytune386]

It's remembrance Day soon. What's your problem?

[@nickgent9949]

Rayner is an utter disgrace - she had no answers. Just go…

[@supercadcc]

Two things, since when did Oliver Dowden care about working people? And I dont agree that the king is hard working.

[@danielgrunwell6026]

What have Liebour done to help working people. That seem to define as people who live beyond their means and take out of the system only. The truth will be revealed when Rachel Thieves announced the budget.

[@minshullwindowsltd]

Mr Speaker FFS will someone just answer a question and not just come out with a statement....

[@russellmarriott9396]

Identikit Tories. Did they send out a WhatsApp to dress in blue? Unable to think for themselves.

[@mihangelap-williams9871]

Wow, the tories care about us now do they, oh this posh snob need to stop, i dont need him fighting for me, i was fighting to get him out!

[@dragonfly6908]

It is surprising how many multi millionaire Labour MP's there are including Kier Starmer who is reportedly worth between £5 to £7 million. Some reports state that he could be worth as much as £12 million. 💰

[@mihangelap-williams9871]

@@dragonfly6908 I'm not against people having money, heck, if he worked for and learnt it of his own grind, good on him, hereditary wealth, we can debate, it's not their "hard work" isn't it, and then there is attitude to the less well off, and not making life unnecessarily hard for the sake of squander, like what the tories have a history of doing, and if we talking about this, this is an epic debate, it bring up the question of actions over rhetoric, who acts to build people up, and those who act to divide and distract. Very interesting debates, especially with the history in the governance that is in the uk

[@dragonfly6908]

@@mihangelap-williams9871 Some Labour MP's are very vindictive about the so called "rich" but they should look at their own bank accounts. Sometimes these people are known as "Champagne Socialists". 💰. ⛱️. 🍸

[@mihangelap-williams9871]

@@dragonfly6908 you know, I do laugh at people who bring up George Soros (I know you didn't, bare with me), and the reason the right do not like him, is that he used capitalism against them, and won in their own field, the right and the right rich, like "their system" monopolies, I think capitalism is good, and more so it be here, but I think we should start calling out monopolies as I think this is capitalism go to far. It is the people who can't compete and try and close people out of the market because they know if they don't, they lose. Think of it like the LP to the CD to downloads, or VHS to blockbuster to Netflix. These tried to monopolies their "corner" of the market and tried to shuffle market innovation. So they try and demonise anyone who is anti "them" and I do laugh at the likes of musk and thiel for this But this bring me back to Champaign socialist, why that word to demonise people who worked hard and done well over people who got it handed on a plate, do you think people are born with a right to rule, or is it a level playing field as capitalism state it should be?

[@danielgrunwell6026]

@@mihangelap-williams9871 You voted to get the Tories out and now you have a corrupt socialist government as a result who are only there to serve people who live beyond their means.

[@lil_boy_blu1967]

S M U G G N E S S ☹️ .

[@Jonbombs]

Wonderfully diverse tory front bench there. All real salt of the earth blue collar types.

[@Woodee]

i lasted 4 minutes.... what a waste of time both sides are! Stop trying to score points of each other with all their smug grins and get to running the damn country!!

[@whatwentwrong4599]

The sexual tension was papable. Get a room guys.

[@mikecreed22]

Feels like it should be on The Thick of It. Might have been even, it has been a while since I watched it.

[@dianeglanville]

clowns at the circus tories one big joke

[@danielgrunwell6026]

No the real clowns are in power! Have never seen such an over promoted talentless cabinet.

[@HowdyDo42]

You can tell Rayner is at odds with Reeves and Starmer, so she's avoiding questions because she knows there isn't a good answer. Hopefully she'll become leader so she can be part of a good government.

[@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv]

You lost get over it

[@HowdyDo42]

@@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv who do you think I am to say that I lost? What faction do you perceive me as?

[@lloyd4301]

@HowdyDo42 this iteration of Labour will never allow her to become leader. I'm surprised they've kept her this long.

[@lindacurrie8817]

You want that division. Want does not make your comment of nonsense a fact. Far from it.

[@lindacurrie8817]

​@@lloyd4301Again nonsense. Angela has earned her status and is working class done brilliantly. Tories no match for Angela she puts them back in their box promptly.

[@darryljones8418]

Just another working class traitor 🧐

[@craigmulholland1517]

Tories having memory lapses again

[@kevinpalmer3340]

What happened to small companies during furlough

[@gorgu08]

She is vicious, he gets schooled and comes away with scratches on his back.

[@RatluBoogerbag]

We need to stop the practice of taking a script into PMQ's. Dowden was ill prepared for Rayner actually answering his questions.

[@AliDixon95]

Are you taking the piss? She didn't answer anything

[@RatluBoogerbag]

@@AliDixon95 First question: What is a working person. Answer: All the working people the tories failed. Just because you don't like the answer doesn't mean she didn't provide one.

[@lindacurrie8817]

​@@RatluBoogerbagspot on factual and correct

[@lindacurrie8817]

​@@AliDixon95Do you have hearing difficulty?

[@AliDixon95]

@@lindacurrie8817 No, can you read?

[@matthewcaldwell267]

Dowden talks like a stuck up 5th year student ,AND... looks like one 😅.

[@wayneford2481]

The Tory's and Boris oven ready Brexit promised a better life and look how that turned out .

[@oneoflokis]

Pity Starmer won't pledge to reverse it..

[@chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926]

@@oneoflokis Reversing Brexit would be pointless as long as there's a chance the Tories can return to government because they're just going to hit the uno reverse button the moment they get back into power, which will do even more damage to the UK and this might be the reason why hasn't committed to re-joining the EU. If you want to speed up the re-join process make sure the Lib Dems become the official opposition party at the 2029 General Election.

[@danielgrunwell6026]

@@oneoflokis Demonstrating the opposite of democracy there.

[@oneoflokis]

@danielgrunwell6026 What on earth do you mean? The craperendum was EIGHT YEARS AGO. We have general elections every 4-5 years. Most "Leave" voters have changed their minds by now. Or died!

[@MW-ml5eq]

Why is every answer blaming the Tories. Really bored of it now

[@Connor-ml1zd]

Why does she not answer a single one of his questions, I’d like if they were forced into answering to the questions more

[@lindacurrie8817]

Angela answered all questions.

[@dianeglanville]

Oliver dowden and is cronies think every think is one big joke let's see if him and is cronies laughing in the next election

[@ted5669]

And lost

[@AndyPipkin-dj8sy]

fake AF

[@patrickburns574]

Absolutey sickening

[@joshua.910]

Always had a soft spot for Dowden, he's got good bantz😂 tories would do good to keep him on front bench.

[@Fortramnasdaq]

Hes really deep into a lot of very scary american right wing groups. Heritage foundation, AEI etc

[@totty1962]

Tories turning over a new leaf who'd ever of thought😂

[@darkpitcher5242]

In a battle of wits between Rayner and Dowden He's half lost before he starts

[@danielgrunwell6026]

You actually think Angela Rayner is intelligent 😂

[@billhoggy4461]

Peter lynch rip and this lot joke about things they dont give a #hit about people

[@JinyueZhang-x5q]

where is Sir Keir Starmer then？

[@stevenrobinson3690]

Somoa

[@user-ca3sp7er1h]

Pathetic Dowden is lightweight compared to Rayner

[@danielgrunwell6026]

Kemi Badenoch is super heavy weight when compared to Rayner.

[@user-ca3sp7er1h]

​@@danielgrunwell6026 No she isn't

[@lindacurrie8817]

" the definition of working people are the people that the Torie party has failed for the past 14 years'.... Brilliant Angela. The Tories did nothing for small businesses. Did plenty for their own businesses.

[@danielgrunwell6026]

Labour’s definition of working people are people that don’t actually work. Scrounge off the state and live beyond their means. During in the pandemic the Tories provided businesses with Bounce back loans, CBIL’s and the furlough scheme. I think you need to educate yourself a bit more.

[@onr28]

Angela Rayner got destroyed. She didn't answer a single question and looked like a true novice, not someone anybody wants anywhere near power. She came across like a child, embarrassing for the whole party, just insulting Dowden instead of giving any answers to his very straightforward questions. Dowden outplayed her with ease (she outplayed herself). What a shame.

[@dag3014]

did you watch the same pmqs?!

[@abstractdrumz]

Copium! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tycoondude5446]

@@dag3014 they likely didn't watch it at all and just created their own narrative because they hate Labour.

[@AS-rs3iq]

Hmm. That’s not how I interpreted her answers. They will were well formed about government policy. Of course they are increasing employer national insurance, but money has to come from somewhere; that’s how you build a better country. She wanted to talk about upcoming government projects, that is the real and important message.

[@onr28]

@@AS-rs3iq PMQs isn't for the government to give speeches on whatever they want to talk about, its for other members to ask questions about what they want to talk about. He asked multiple times what a working person is, which is very very important given it is their most used phrase when it comes to economic policy (we must know what our words mean before we can actually debate one another on an issue). He rightly asks her multiple times to define her terms, and instead she cuts back with her own lines about other (irrelevant to the question) government projects. She ultimately failed to do her job (seems to be a common theme with labour ministers).

[@alibobs9393]

WTF?? this is supposed to be a parliament its a pantomime, absolute joke!! Angela Raynor is incapable of answering a single question, no matter how serious or well put, (correction the only question she answers with any level of seriousness is to send good will to the king!) she just thinks its funny for every single other question to make pathetic jibe after pathetic jibe about tories, for cheap laughs, they all might be laughing in that room noone is laughing out in the real world. "battle of the gingers" and she's deputy prime minister. the only party that the british public want to see an end of is this pathetic shower of jokers. god help us all if Angela Raynor is ever PM

[@gorkhsingh2681]

This Labour government is on its way out. No one is better off under this government

[@birchy8305]

Except workers... and people who use water... and people who use energy... and people who live in the environment... soooooo everybody really

[@seantaylor6154]

@@birchy8305 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-hg3vf5xo3w]

Not yet.

[@lindacurrie8817]

4 months in! Really. Ridiculous comment. Give Labour time.

[@seantaylor6154]

@@lindacurrie8817 Why he is the most unpopular excuse for a prime minister in history.

[@post2memrg]

Such bollocks about the king, vomit inducing stuff.

[@ChrisWhite-u8m]

Max, "our commonwealth is brought together" due to the greed and desire conquer and subjugate their countries in the countries inglorious past.

[@itechuknet]

Labour laughing at a general public...

[@richardsmith5837]

Once again all hot air and no answers from this useless deputy leader😂😂

[@bikingbirder2010]

You missed out word 'shadow' in your sentence Richard.

[@paulwilson7234]

What was your highlight of the last Conservative government?

[@danielgrunwell6026]

@@paulwilson7234 The Tories provided immense support for businesses and furlough during the virus. Labour would’ve been a disaster dealing with the pandemic.

[@danielgrunwell6026]

@@bikingbirder2010 Rayner is just like the vast majority of the cabinet heavily over promoted and out of her depth.

[@bikingbirder2010]

@@danielgrunwell6026 Beg to differ. I see a very confident, knowledgable woman extremely capable of performing the job she has been given. Unlike the previous tory cabinet members, she has humour, humility and isn't a self-serving, corrupt liar. What evidence do you have for what you say?

[@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv]

He is the biggest 🤡the tories have

[@gillianpope9039]

Alot of competition!

[@seantaylor6154]

He's got alot of competition now with the Liebour circus

[@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv]

@@seantaylor6154 you lost get over it

[@seantaylor6154]

@@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv 🤣Never liked Rishi but the working class will be crippled unless you are a NHS Dr or Nurse or a train driver

[@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv]

@@seantaylor6154 what a stupid remark to make

[@stujujitwingfut5192]

All scripted, weeks in advance

[@nonconformist.]

Rayner is another taker, user, snout in trough.

[@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv]

You lost get over it

[@nonconformist.]

@@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv hahaha, I’m in Australia 😄

[@oneoflokis]

This is not the real Labour party though. That is the problem! 😏👎

[@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv]

It can’t be easy being a tory

[@lindacurrie8817]

The problem for you it appears that way

[@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv]

@@lindacurrie8817 it’s easy

[@oneoflokis]

@@AnthonyWilliams-sh1gv What's easy??

[@oneoflokis]

@@lindacurrie8817 Simping, much?? 😏😏

[@PixelRatedGames]

disgraceful - take your jobs seriously you vile examples and stop making jokes. There's nothing funny about the current state of affairs.

[@andrewchart147]

the £63bn was created by the previous Government, you don't generate that amount of investment in 3 months.

[@serpico9409]

Shameful behaved from AR what's the point of p m p q s if gov don't reply to questions

[@Christoff8188]

This has been the case for two decades now, not sure why you expected anything different.

[@lindacurrie8817]

Angela did answer every question. You do not want to hear the answer because it is not the answer you want.

[@melaniehoskin.author]

@@lindacurrie8817actually she answered two questions but in doing so created a definition - she said a working person is those that the Tories failed for 14 years. In another question she said Tories said f to business (ie failing then) so by definition she's lumped business owners as working people as they were failed by Tories. So then raising employers NI on small business owners is therefore raising NI on working people by her answer of two questions in definition what is working person.

[@martinu6]

Those tory crooks are no laughing matter

[@cl2292]

Labour are so badddddd

[@BettyBarnes-n3t]

What is the point of questions when they never answer? Why also are those 3 wearing a poppy?? 😡😡😡😡