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Badenoch says investors "are fleeing the country".

She then says that Starmer promised "not a penny more" on people's council tax, before referencing an IFS report that council tax bills will rise at their fastest rate for 20 years.

Will the PM admit that under his leadership, council taxes are set to soar?

Starmer says it "soared under the last government".

He then says that Badenoch and the Conservatives complain about the same thing every week, but don't have the courage to say that they would reverse the policies themselves.

Badenoch goes again for the government's tax and spending plans, saying the freezing of tax thresholds means the poorest pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax for the first time.

Does Starmer think it is right struggling pensioners should be facing "a retirement tax"?

Starmer says the government will stick to its fiscal rules and manifesto commitments, accusing her of coming to Parliament every week to "talk the country down".

Joshua Nevett
Reporting from the House of Commons

The PM and Health Secretary Wes Streeting said ending resident doctor strikes was key to their plans to cut NHS waiting lists.

Starmer’s government has put more money into the NHS as well.

Badenoch accuses Starmer of caving to resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors.

She is making the point that by accepting the pay demands of doctors last year, Starmer will be unable to resist them when they come back for more, as they have done now.

Badenoch remarks on the chancellor's promise to freeze income tax - is that is still the policy?

Starmer says his ministers are committed to fiscal rules, budget and manifesto.

He adds that he understands that it is something unfamiliar to the opposition, and that business confidence is at nine-year high.

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Leila Nathoo
Reporting from the House of Commons

A pithy exchange to kick off PMQs.

A clear commitment from Keir Starmer not to raise income tax, VAT or national insurance on employees as promised in Labour’s manifesto.

A one-word response from Starmer: "Yes."

There's a chuckle, followed by a cheer from some in the House.

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Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch is at the dispatch box with her first question for Keir Starmer.

She references Starmer's manifesto pledged not to increase taxes for working people

Does the PM still stand by his promises, she asks.

Brian Wheeler
Reporting from the House of Commons

Zarah Sultana - who dramatically quit the Labour Party last week to announce she was co-founding a new party with Jeremy Corbyn - has been chatting away to the former Labour leader in his usual seat on the back row of the opposition benches.

Corbyn appeared to be taken by surprise by Sultana’s announcement and issued a statement saying discussions about a new party were still “ongoing”.

The pair seem to be getting along well though, as Sultana gets used to her now home among the independents.

Starmer is on his feet at the dispatch box, ready for this week's round of Prime Minister's Questions.

Stick with us for all the key lines - follow along by hitting watch live at the top of the page.

Joshua Nevett
Reporting from the House of Commons

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has entered the Commons.

She appears relaxed and smiles as she talks to a colleague behind the Speaker’s chair.

Reeves waited for the prime minister to arrive before they took their places on the government benches together.

A show of unity, perhaps, after last week’s tears and turbulence.

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Joshua Nevett
Reporting from the House of Commons

I’m in the House of Commons, where the prime minister is about to be peppered with a round of questions from MPs.

Usually, the most animated exchanges at PMQs are between the prime minister and the Conservative opposition leader Kemi Badenoch.

She’ll have plenty of material to use this week - from the continued flow of people crossing the English Channel in small boats, to a grim assessment of the state of the country’s public finances.

But other MPs could throw anything at Keir Starmer, who's been busy hosting the French president.

Let’s see what comes up this week.

Kevin Peachey
Cost of living correspondent

The cost of the state pension triple lock is forecast to be three times higher by the end of the decade than originally estimated, according to government official forecaster's report.

The triple lock, which came into force in 2011, means that the state pension rises each year in line with either inflation, wage increases or 2.5% - whichever is the highest.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said the annual cost of the policy is estimated to reach £15.5bn by 2030.

It added that the UK's public finances were in a "relatively vulnerable position" owing to pressure from recent U-turns on spending caps. The recent reversal of welfare bill reforms, on top of restoring winter fuel payments for most claimants, have contributed to a continued rise in government debt, the report said.

A government spokesperson said it was "committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement" with the policy.

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Before PMQs gets started, here's a recap of four big political stories this week.

Immigration

French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed that the UK and France must work together to tackle the small boats crisis.

Macron is in the UK on a state visit, during which Keir Starmer is pushing to make a "one in, one out" deal the centrepiece of a new agreement with France.

Economy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is warning that urgent action is required to prevent businesses from leaving the UK.

CBI Chair Rupert Soames is advising that lighter regulation and better incentives for investors is required, after 213 firms were found to have left the UK since 2016.

Post Office

Tuesday saw the release of the first volume of the Post Office inquiry's final report, which has been investigating the wrongful convictions of hundreds of employees based on data from faulty software.

The report recommended that the government extend its redress schemes to family members, and condemns the "disastrous" impact of the scandal on its victims.

Courts

A former senior judge says that thousands of cases that would normally be heard in front of a jury should be decided by judges alone.

In a government-commissioned report intended to come up with proposals to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal courts, Sir Brian Leveson says "fundamental" reforms to "reduce the risk of total system collapse".

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Starmer is on his way to the House of Commons for PMQs.

A reminder - you'll be able to follow along by pressing watch live at the top of this page.

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Emmanuel Macron is in the UK for a state visit - the first by a French president since 2008, and the first by a European Union political leader since the UK left the bloc.

Yesterday he addressed Parliament and was treated to a state banquet at Windsor Castle.

In his speech to MPs and peers, Macron said the UK, France and Europe should reduce their "excessive dependence on China and the US".

And he also addressed the topic of "irregular migration", saying there is close cooperation between the UK and France and their objective is to "fix today what is a burden for our two countries".

Preventing small boats from crossing the Channel is thought to be high on the agenda for the political part of Macron's visit.

Starmer is reportedly pressing to make a "one in, one out" return agreement with France the centrepiece of a new agreement between the two countries.

Macron said this week's UK-France summit will "respond to our aims for co-operation and tangible results on these major issues".

But he also warned "we will only arrive at a lasting and effective solution with action at the European level".

While the spotlight at Prime Minister’s Questions typically falls on exchanges between the PM and the leader of the opposition, it swung during last week’s session onto the chancellor.

Appearing tearful and upset, Rachel Reeves was characterised by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch as looking “absolutely miserable”.

Reeves’s sister Ellie, also a Labour MP, is reported to have taken her hand as the pair exited the chamber afterwards.

Reeves has said it was down to a “personal issue”.

In an interview later on, Starmer insisted that he hadn’t seen Reeves’ tears at the time, and said that “she will be chancellor for a very long time to come".

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French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the UK at the moment, pledging yesterday that both countries "will deliver" on stopping small boat crossings.

He is due to speak to Keir Starmer in Downing Street later today, as part of negotiations over how the UK and France can better tackle migration across the channel.

The British government is hoping to finalise a deal on border enforcement, with talks expected to focus on new powers for French police to intercept boats in shallow waters and a "one in, one out" migrant returns deal.

Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Macron said the two countries were "stepping up" their joint efforts but warned EU support was essential to ensuring "a lasting and effective solution".

Tackling the volume of small boats migration has been a key issue in British politics for many years, particularly for the Conservatives, who have since suggested the UK should ask for a refund of the 2023 deal they struck with France which gave almost £500m over three years to go towards extra officers to help stop small boats.

Read more about Macron's comments to MPs and broader context about small boat migration here.

Adam Durbin
Live reporter

Keir Starmer will be back in Parliament soon for Prime Minister's Questions, with several long-running political issues on the agenda.

As always, we're not quite sure what Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and backbenchers will ask the PM. But it seems probable that UK-French promises of collaboration over small boats will feature prominently, while President Emmanuel Macron continues his state visit.

Starmer could also be grilled on the release of today's government-commissioned report into reforming the court system, which has recommended suspending jury trials for some criminal offences to get down the criminal justice backlog.

You can watch live above from midday. Stick with us for updates, analysis and reaction on all the key moments.