Full exchange: Rayner clashes with Dowden over housing policy during heated PMQs exchange

Angela Rayner is facing Oliver Dowden in a fiery session of PMQs as Labour’s deputy leader continues to face questions about the sale of her former council house.
With Rishi Sunak out of the country, Wednesday’s session is a battle of the deputies.
Rayner used her first question to tackle Dowden on the government’s housing record.
She said that Natalie from Brighton has been served with two no fault eviction notices in 18 months.
Rayner asked Dowden when the Tories will start tackling the issue instead of focusing on her living arrangements.
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[@ianwood4868]

‘A pint size loser’ Brilliant.

[@dub604]

That's another fine mess you've got us into Olly.

[@gjbell3127]

Defense spending.. against who or what? & with whose money? The only danger to the UK is the Conservative government!

[@waynepollitt7653]

These torys are the pits they should be charged with wasting police time

[@sevecc939]

Dowden is like a twelve year old trying at argue with his headmistress.

[@ancientmariner7372]

Twelve year old girl…

[@georgethepatriot2785]

As Terry Thomas would have said ...'What a shower' The British People deserve better

[@ammcox]

Penny mordant is updating her LinkedIn profile and can’t wait to get out.

[@rboots121]

Completely disarmed him from the opening statements! Pathetic performance from Dowden.

[@walterz77]

These kinds of exchanges are embarrassing and achieve nothing.

[@solophiesoterica]

Rayner for PM

[@Tonystony1984]

I agree 🤠🍺

[@RichardBates-wd3if]

Crooked leader for crooked country

[@standelone1674]

U should have gone to specsavers me thinks.

[@mamafreaky]

Penny updating her CV on reed jobs

[@indricotherium4802]

Dowden's snidy attempts at humour were literally pathetic. But even moreso the halfwits behind false laughing every time.

[@chrstnldg6652]

Is he allowed to give an election comment when the locals are coming up?

[@halfordslain7477]

Mordor looks well pissed...😉

[@chrisscanlon9186]

Penny is embarrassed with olly.... But then again they should all be embarrassed....

[@nxu5107]

This is a charade and a pantomime. They probably grave a cup of tea and cake after this. They are just two sides of the same coin.

[@chrisscanlon9186]

I have no words...

[@ritasnaddon1385]

She wiped the floor with him - go Angela

[@solophiesoterica]

Shush Chesney.

[@hauntological]

I see what you did there 😎

[@myallotment1714]

Dowden, like most Tory MPs are in denial of what fourteen years of Tory governments have done to our country,it's unrecognisable and a very dangerous place to live

[@robinmcarthur3287]

"all of this can only be paid for by making sure we have a strong economy"....outside the EU? Don't make me laugh!!

[@stevecharlton145]

Mordant was dying to laugh😂😂😂😂

[@ancientmariner7372]

Mordaunt looks embarrassed.

[@beeleywood7796]

Masterful, Rayner ran circles around him.

[@ebillyboi]

She's a hypocrite under police investigation

[@tessiemummy]

She's going to jail bro.

[@hauntological]

@@tessiemummy She really isn't but keep pushing the skewed narrative 😂

[@PAUL25926]

Don’t fink she did 🤔

[@beeleywood7796]

@@tessiemummy What for? The guy who reported her couldn't even say what she did.

[@dianeirvine7624]

I do think dowden is a bit of a tosser if the truth be known

[@esseker6320]

A bit 😳.

[@patricia247able]

I'm voting Labour because Raynor may get her chance of being Prime minister if I do

[@Alexandrenure]

🤮

[@ennbee2051]

@@Alexandrenure Be poor all your life then🤣🤣

[@Alexandrenure]

@@ennbee2051 I’m not poor , and Labour didn’t help me, don’t need a bunch of white privileged middle class politicians to help me! If you do , you are the problem

[@timothyking2248]

State of sewage!! That’s hate crime

[@owenjohn1192]

Please they are both reading off a script! they already know what the other side is going to say!

[@Dark_Ronius]

Rayner for Prime Minister. She's shown more dignity in this police probe than Sunak in his entire time in office.

[@timothyking2248]

All fine and dandy but this vile creature might be representing our country in negotiations!!

[@JimBomBim]

Penny Maudent desperately trying not to laugh at the pint sized loser joke 😂

[@carlmichael5592]

Penny Morduant looking as enthused at being a Tory as usual.

[@dianeglanville]

DOWDEN PLAYING BIG MAN IN FRONT Of HIS CRONIES WHAT A JOKE HE REALLY IS

[@halfordslain7477]

Ginger boy is a lost soul...

[@halfordslain7477]

Punch. Punch n judy... Love Fish.

[@patrickmcgivern5478]

Dowden,s useless

[@Stan_55UK]

Dowden car crash. Wrongfooted from the start.

[@philiptaylor7902]

That "principal residence" gibe was a bit of an admission that the Tories are toast when Sunak grows a pair and calls the election.

[@RobBCactive]

Yeah, but it's the whole problem with the Tory smear, it's reminding everyone Labour are real people while the Tories are in oligarchs' pockets and Sunak is clueless about normal people's lives

[@Sanks247]

Where on earth did she steal that dress from?

[@danny3171]

Your closet.

[@ehnowthen]

Prison?

[@Sanks247]

@@danny3171 genius, probably took you all of your lunchtime to think that one up

[@FITZYIS]

can you imagine rayner in peace talks with isreal and america ! Neither can i

[@sevecc939]

And Mr Dowden? You haven't noticed we are already a laughing stock then?

[@standelone1674]

Not in my wildest dreams

[@dub604]

Why do Tories all look like claymation characters? Dowden's facial features can't help but remind you of Wallace, I guess that makes Sunak Gromit?

[@liszaf3976]

Better than the srcuffy bunch of Lefties on the other side!!!!!

[@JamJam0189]

He's got worse skin than Wallace, and Wallace is better looking! Seriously though he's a lightweight.

[@VitoDuval]

dowden aka Owl 🦉

[@user-ln3lh2pz8h]

Great stuff from Angela. Dowdon tried to put her down. But she came back and showed up Dowden for the prat he is. Wrong Labour will abolish that right to buy Council Houses. That's why weve got a huge housing shortage of social housing. While the Tories build penthouses for their mates in the city.. Penny getting fed up with Dowden you can see it on her face.l

[@MrGrtx]

Are you sure you were watching the right video

[@liszaf3976]

You need to study your history, Labour ruined council housing way before Thatcher by making it means tested! They were originally built for WORKING CLASS people. Thanks to Labour our social housing is now mostly full of scumbags, illegal migrants and single young girls that have a baby on purpose to get housed, of which we have more of than any other country in the EU!!!!!!! Great job Labour did!!!!!!!!!! Now the British WORKING CLASS are at the bottom of the Means Tested list and can get nothing!!!!!!!!

[@hauntological]

@@MrGrtx I'm quite sure they were yes. The same video that most others watched when she roasted Dowden repeatedly.

[@MrGrtx]

@@hauntological As raynor talks i don't fink so🤔

[@hauntological]

@@MrGrtx *Rayner. BTW - Maybe an eye and ear test might help you

[@FITZYIS]

i love it every time rayner speaks , its more convincing she`s less likely to get past shadow ever !

[@FaisalKhan-nx2jr]

Rayner ❤❤❤❤ Grate politician she will be pm inshallah

[@VitoDuval]

Quite funny from both sides, bunch of nobheads 😂

[@PAUL25926]

He didn’t bover and he faught , can’t tell she is from Manchester can you.

[@danny3171]

She has a speech impediment.

[@VitoDuval]

All bellends

[@newsworthypublications]

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[@SSHHABBA]

Lisp

[@Alexandrenure]

I can’t stand this woman!

[@nathanadler6991]

Made Dowden look like a complete lightweight, hilarious.

[@danny3171]

I bet she won't sleep tonight knowing that .

[@Alexandrenure]

@@danny3171 I bet she have lots of stuff to thinking about ( second home )

[@daveotter7942]

@@Alexandrenure She doesn't look too worried though, does she?!

[@Alexandrenure]

@@daveotter7942 of course not, all Labour mps doesn’t care about anything!

[@user-lp7wo7og4x]

Angela Raynor is brilliant

[@fggg9681]

I dont agree. Rayner is joking about serious allegations. What is the message they are sending out?

[@esseker6320]

Compared with what the tory tax dodgers have done Rayner is a lightweight.

[@JD-tg5ib]

Doesn't Raynor have a lot of nerve clashing in the house let alone showing up when she could be arrested at any moment?

[@hauntological]

*Rayner. Unlike BoJo and Sunak, when she's under scrutiny, she continues to do her job and turns up as expected, instead of running away and hiding.

[@sevecc939]

Nice try.

[@MrGrtx]

@@hauntological Yes because she's probably had the nod like the captain had up the north east when the pair were having drinkie poos🍾🍾

[@davidspence3101]

Ha. Try thinking for yourself.

[@hauntological]

@@MrGrtx Is that your money-shot? Really? Oh, dear.

[@user-bz4jp4hp3y]

Rayner is on borrowed time

[@sevecc939]

No she is not. Everyone thinks it is a non story apart from you, the dailt mail and these desperate Tories. Have you not seen about the Mark Menzies scandal and his 'medical bills' and blackmail funds? Context is needed here.

[@davidspence3101]

@@sevecc939 Right wing media have been plugging this for ages and it's not cutting through. You're deluded.

[@gherkamum]

Dowden made me laugh......Rayner on her way out.

[@sevecc939]

I was laughing at him

[@peterbalchin9077]

Not sure I was laughing at the performance he purported to give.

[@SilverbackMatt]

Angela 2 homes Rayner......

[@dcpayne5264]

Displace innit. To protest I will elect the 4 homes Tory party

[@colintofield1377]

Rayner wiped the floor with him and those buffoons that sit beside and behind him.

[@christinepeat9455]

Resign Rayner Miss gobby You’re guilty as hell just go

[@johnmcmahon5145]

@christinepeatDid you put the same sort post for the corrupt and useless Tory gobt

[@gareth2736]

More bothered by the huge sums Tory mates make off referred contracts and the non dom status of the big Tory donors than if angela saved 2k in capital gains tax.

[@johnmcmahon5145]

@@gareth2736 Totally agree, but the Daily Mail have to have something to write about

[@Andrew-tx9jy]

Dream on, she's here to stay. Team Rayner!

[@pigswillbepigs]

Rayner, pay the tax owed into “the public purse “ which you all claim is so important when a member of the public is over paid. Bunch of fools.🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@jaybadass.comnet]

The torys MUST go ENOUGH Simple as that.

[@user-ln3lh2pz8h]

Great stuff from Angela. Dowdon tried to put her down. But she came back and showed up Dowden for the prat he is. Wrong Labour will abolish that right to buy Council Houses. That's why weve got a huge housing shortage of social housing. While the Tories build penthouses for their mates in the city.. Penny getting fed up with Dowden you can see it on her face.l