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For his final question, Sir Keir turns to reports that free car parking for NHS staff at hospitals, introduced during the pandemic, will end.

Sir Keir says this would be "wrong" and calls on the PM to rule this out.

In reply, Boris Johnson says parking is "free now" for staff and accuses Sir Keir of jumping on the "latest bandwagon".

He says the government will get on with implementing a manifesto commitment for free car parking for patients that need it.

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During PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer also said the government made "huge mistakes" on care homes despite "repeated warnings from the care sector" and adds the decision to discharge people to care homes without tests was "clearly a mistake".

"His government was simply too slow to act full stop," he says.

Boris Johnson says the understanding of the disease "changed dramatically" and defends his government's record.

He says the supply of PPE and increase in testing have "helped them get the incidence of disease down to record lows".

He then accuses the Labour leader of changing his mind on easing lockdown rules.

Our correspondent Iain Watson says:

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Sir Keir Starmer says the government has "wasted" ten years in office without coming up for a plan for social care reform.

He says the PM has "ducked responsibility" for the 19,000 who have died with Covid-19 in care homes.

Boris Johnson repeats the government "takes responsibility for everything we've done through this crisis".

He says a "fantastic" effort has also seen weekly tests introduced for care home staff.

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Sir Keir Starmer accuses the PM of "rubbing salt into the wounds of the very people for whom he clapped" by not apologising.

He asks what the prime minister will say to care workers who feel let down.

Boris Johnson replies "this government appreciates the incredible work they have done."

"We will invest in our care homes and we will reform the care home system," he promises.

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Sir Keir Starmer says the PM has not offered an apology and it "just won't wash".

It was "clear what he was saying", he adds.

Sir Keir again calls on the PM to apologise to care workers.

Boris Johnson repeats it is "not the case" he was blaming care workers for deaths in the sector.

He says asymptomatic transmission of the virus was originally not known, and guidance was changed after it was discovered.

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer begins by telling MPs that the PM's comments about care homes "caused huge offence".

On Monday the PM said "too many care homes didn't really follow procedures".

Sir Keir asks the prime minister if he will apologise for his remarks.

"The last thing I wanted to do was to blame care workers," replies Boris Johnson.

He says care workers "worked incredibly hard during this crisis" adding "I take full responsibility for what has happened."

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Labour's Anna McMorrin asks about allegations of modern slavery at clothing factories used by "fast fashion" companies.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government has introduced legislation against this, and raised the minimum wage.

He says he hopes the Labour mayor of Leicester - where allegations have been made - will want to clamp down on bad practices.

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Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle now announces the beginning of Prime Minister's Questions.

And Boris Johnson takes to the despatch box.

Before the chancellor's statement we have Prime Minister's Questions - kicking off at 12:00 BST.

One of the subjects Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer could chose to go on is Boris Johnson's comments about care homes.

On Monday the prime minister was accused of trying to shift the blame for coronavirus deaths onto care homes when he said "too many care homes didn't really follow the procedures".

Mark Adams, who runs the charity Community Integrated Care, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the prime minister's comments were "cowardly" and a "travesty of leadership".

But Downing Street said Mr Johnson had been pointing out that not enough was known about the virus in the early stages of the outbreak.

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The chancellor faces a difficult task as he tries to ensure the UK recovers from the economic blow inflicted by the coronavirus.

Here is a reminder of how the UK's finances have been hit:

• Between January and March, the UK economy contracted by 2.2% - the joint largest fall since 1979
• That contraction was three times greater than the decline seen during the whole of the 2008 to 2009 economic downturn.
• The service sector - which accounts for about three-quarters of UK GDP - shrank by a record 2.3%.
• And production output fell by 1.5% driven by declines in manufacturing as factories temporarily shut down
• Around 8.4 million workers are having 80% of their salaries paid for by the government under the furlough scheme
• According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the UK is likely to be the hardest hit by Covid-19 among major economies

Read more about the global economic impact of coronavirus here.

Laura Kuenssberg
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We have a good idea of Rishi Sunak's shopping list.

Extra cash for employers to take on trainees and apprentices, likely changes to stamp duty and perhaps cuts to VAT for some sectors.

And there is room too for some Treasury old favourites, like subsidies for green insulation.

Government insiders hope there will be something left as a surprise for the chancellor to deliver at the end of his moment in the House of Commons at lunchtime on Wednesday.

But until that concludes, the question hangs, not just over the narrative of a single day, but how radical this government is willing to be.

Read more from Laura here.

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Welcome to our live coverage of the Chancellor's summer update.

Rishi Sunak left No11 a little earlier.

But before the main event, we have Prime Minister's Questions.

We'll take you through all the events in the Commons this afternoon, and bring your our analysis of all the key points in the chancellor's economic recovery plan.