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David Cameron responds by saying the last government did "not budget for the country", so many communities were plunged into poverty. He calls for an economy with higher pay, lower taxes and lower welfare, suggesting that Labour wants the opposite. But Ms Harman argues that you don't increase pay by cutting tax credits. 

Harriet Harman  switches subject, accusing the government of taking money from working families by cutting tax credits. To jeers from Conservative MPs, she tells Mr Cameron: "I know he does not have to budget but many families do." 

Harriet Harman says "efforts will need to be stepped up", saying the situation was a danger to UK border controls. The PM says the UK has a strong partnership with France and the two countries should not be "pointing the finger" at the other side. 

David Cameron says the scenes in Calais were "totally unacceptable" and that he would like to see better documentation, adding this must start in Italy. He says the UK is willing to offer more support to policing at Calais, with more personnel, sniffer dogs and fencing as well as tougher UK immigration controls 

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Harriet Harman also starts with a tribute to the UK's armed forces. She opens up with a question about Calais, saying British truck drivers are facing intimidation and harrassment. She asks the PM what he is doing to put pressure on the French government to check the status of migrants. 

David Cameron starts by paying tribute to the UK's military at the start of armed forces week. The first question from Martin Vickers is about job losses at Young's Seafoods in his Grimsby constituency. He seeks assurances about additional financial support for the area. The PM says the government stands ready to help but the broader economic picture is more encouraging. 

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The Commons is full, as ever, for PMQs. The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson says that he would "amazed" if Calais did not come up, and No 10 would have "despaired" at the TV pictures that we saw yesterday. It was a "gruesome political symbol" of the difficulty of controlling immigration from within the EU. 

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French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve reassured the home secretary that the French authorities would "do the job" in a phone call about the situation in Calais last night, according to the prime minister's spokeswoman.

She said the French had sent police reinforcements to Calais and the UK Border Force has increased its presence too with more personnel and dog search teams.

David Cameron met Theresa May and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin this morning to discuss the government response.

It also emerged in this morning's briefing that as many as 80 of a new 90-strong enforcement team to stop migrant trafficking could - initially at least - be on standby in the UK.

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SDLP MP Alasdair McDonnell tells the House that he can assure them that his party will live up to their side of the Stormont House deal. He goes on to ask the Secretary of State for clarity on the government's position asking "are they active participants for peace and progress or are they neutral observers?"

Theresa Villiers tells Mr McDonnell the government are an active part of the process and says that a crucial part of the agreement is dealing with the past. On the importance of that point she appeals to Mr McDonnell and his party colleagues to "unblock the question about welfare."

There are a lot of Tory MPs wanting to ask the PM questions today. The first four backbenchers on the order paper appear to be Conservatives, headed by Martin Vickers, the MP for Cleethorpes. Remember that the SNP leader in Westminster, Angus Robertson will get 2 questions. 

Caroline Flint says there needs to be an "open and honest" debate on Europe, with more attention given to the benefits of being in the European Union rather than a sole focus on David Cameron's renegotiation and whether he can sell it to eurosceptics in his party. "Reform in Europe does not start and finish with David Cameron," she says. 

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The DUP's Nigel Dodds tells MPs that, "everyone in Northern Ireland and further afield agrees that the reason the Stormont House agreement isn't being implemented is the failure of Sinn Fein and the SDLP to live up to what they agreed to". He says the situation is imposing greater cuts that the parties claim to be against. He asks the Northern Ireland Secretary to live up to her responsibilities and take action.

Theresa Villiers agrees that every day that welfare reform is delayed costs the executive money. She says if the situation isn't resolved soon there will be a "significant negative impact on Northern Ireland's front line services."

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George Eustice acknowledges that tomorrow's European Council summit will be dominated by the Greek bailout talks and problems in the mediterranean but that the UK's aspiration to overhaul its membership of the EU is on the agenda and will be discussed. The renegotiation will be a "long process" and it is right to "get going" on it. He adds that the UK has many allies in Europe and suggestions that it is "isolated" is incorrect - other countries should be willing to discuss it in a "grown-up" fashion.