Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced Labour's Keir Starmer at Parliament's weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs)
Starmer said housebuilding was at the lowest level "since the war" - because Sunak "won't stand up to his party"
But Sunak said 2.2m homes had been built under the Conservatives - more than under Labour - and that he had kept a promise to put local people in charge of housing
The SNP's Stephen Flynn accused the PM of "patronising" the public by asking them to "hold their nerve" on the economy
The government then answered an urgent question amid reports the UK's largest water firm, Thames Water, could be on the brink of collapse
Environment minister Rebecca Pow has insisted that the water sector is "financially resilient", and that she's confident the regulator would be working closely with any firm in trouble
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak begins by speaking about the Holocaust Memorial Bill. Today will see its second reading.
He says he hopes the whole House will unite today to get the bill passed and put the testimonies at the heart of our democracy.
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Rishi Sunak is at the despatch box as this week’s PMQs begins.
The PM will take questions from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer before hearing from other MPs.
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Chris Mason
Political editor
Parliament is limbering up for PMQs.
The chamber is actually quite quiet - there are big gaps on both the Conservative and Labour benches.
A few minutes to go though - the PM hasn’t yet arrived.
Immediately following PMQs, the government will respond to an urgent question from Labour's shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon, on the financial resilience of the water industry.
The government has already said it's prepared for a "range of scenarios" following reports that Thames Water could be on the brink of collapse.
Thames Water has been under pressure over its performance and is reportedly struggling with a £14bn debt pile. It has yet to comment.
Works and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride told LBC this morning that regulator Ofwat would "continue to look very closely at Thames Water.
"What I'm supremely confident of is whatever the situation at Thames Water, the water will continue to flow. There is no question of that company going down in any form."
Image source, ReutersFormer PM Boris Johnson committed an "unambiguous breach" of ministerial rules, the government has been told
In short, quite a lot. Let's take a brief look at some of the other big stories of the week so far, and therefore what else could be mentioned in the Commons.
Strikes: With junior doctors already set to stage a five-day strike, senior doctors yesterday voted in favour of taking industrial action scheduled for July.
Climate crisis: The Climate Change Committee has warned that the UK is no longer a world leader in taking action on climate change, describing government efforts to scale up climate action as "worryingly slow".
Supermarkets: Bosses have denied making too much money from soaring prices.
Boris Johnson: A watchdog has called for reform of the ministerial code after the former PM committed an "unambiguous breach" of the rules by not clearing his new job as a Daily Mail columnist.
A recurrent topic at PMQs is that of migration, and as the Illegal Migration Bill is currently going through Parliament, the topic come up again today - especially in the light of yesterday's economic impact assessment , externalof the bill.
The assessment said it could cost an estimated £63,000 more to send a migrant to a "safe country" such as Rwanda than to keep them in the UK.
The sum is the difference between the gross cost of relocating an individual - put at £169,000 - and the £106,000 spent on housing support if a migrant remains in the UK.
The government argues the policy would also have a deterrent effect.
However, the Home Office said it was "uncertain" what level of deterrence impact the policy would have because the bill was "novel and untested".
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Image source, PA MediaFormer UK health secretary Matt Hancock gave evidence yesterday at the Covid Inquiry, which may well be brought up in the Commons today. In case it is, here's a quick rundown of what he said:
Image source, PA MediaRishi Sunak has just been pictured leaving Downing Street and is taking the very short trip down the road to the House of Commons.
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Image source, PA MediaThe prime minister on a visit to a medical facility earlier this week
Interest rates were raised for the 13th consecutive time last week - and today will be the first time Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have faced one another since the Bank of England’s decision.
In case you need reminding, the rate was raised from 4.5% to 5% - it will affect loans, including mortgages, but also those with savings.
The rise, aimed at taming inflation, had nudged the Bank rate to its highest level in 15 years. It could prove a hot topic at PMQs today.
On Sunday, Sunak called inflation the "enemy" and told the public: “We’ve got to hold our nerve, stick to the plan and we will get through this.”
Meanwhile, Labour leader Starmer said mortgage holders and families were "paying the price of Tory failure".
James FitzGerald
Live reporter
It’s Wednesday - and that means one thing: PMQs is back.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will soon be making his way to Parliament to face questions from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, and a number of other MPs.
It’s the first time the pair have gone head-to-head since the Bank of England rose interest rates to 5% last week, so expect the cost-of-living to be high on the agenda.
We have reporters poised in London Broadcasting House and our office in Millbank - with analysis from our correspondents in Parliament too - so stay with us.