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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said housing building under the Conservatives had fallen to the lowest level since the 1920s, saying that there were more people on waiting lists, more over-crowding and people unable to pay the rent. He claimed school children were held back by Conservative cuts.

Theresa May said her party had delivered 1.8m good and outstanding places for children in schools. At the election voters will have a choice, she said, between Conservatives, believing parents should have a choice, and a Labour Party that believes one size fits all, she said.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said "Andy", a parent, was concerned that all three of his children in their mid 20s cannot afford to move out of their family home - "don't we need a housing strategy that deals" with this "crisis", he asks.

Theresa May said under the last Labour government house building starts fell by 45%, houses purchased fell by 40% and numbers of social and rented homes fell by 420,000.

She contrasted that with more than twice as much council housing being built by the Conservatives.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn opened his questions to Theresa May by paying tribute to MPs who are stepping down at the 8 June general election and also to Commons speaker John Bercow.

He said when he became leader of the opposition 18 months ago, he had said he wanted people's voices to be heard in Parliament. He compared this policy to that of Theresa May's use of "hand-picked" people "who can't ask questions" to be in the audience at her campaign speeches.

He then quoted the example of "Christopher" who said his husband had only had a 1% increase in his wages and only 15% less buying power. "Where is Christopher and his husband's share in the stronger economy?" he asked.

Theresa May said half of people working in the NHS would see a pay increase of 4%. She said Christopher would have a choice at the election between the strong and stable leadership of the Conservatives and a Labour government that "will crash our economy".

Brian Wheeler

Jeremy Corbyn has repeated one of his favourite claims - that house building is at the lowest level since the 1920s. 

He is correct, although it has been falling since the 1960s.  Before 2010, when it reached a record low, according to official figures, the period with the second lowest level of house building was seen under Labour in the early 2000s.

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Following a question about security from Conservative Richard Drax, Theresa May taunted Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for refusing to commit to striking against terrorism, the nuclear deterrent and controlling borders.

"Keeping our country safe is the first duty of a prime minister, the right honourable gentleman is simply not up to the job," she said.

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Conservative veteran Michael Fabricant asks the first question in the final PMQs before the election, saying: "What this nation needs is a strong and stable government" - a mantra that Theresa May has been repeating. It gets cheers from Tory MPs.

The Litchfield MP says he hopes there will be strong and stable leadership in the West Midlands after the local elections on 4 May.

The PM said after 8 June strong Conservative government will also deliver for the West Midlands.

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BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions are Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's 53rd session.

She said Mr Corbyn will need to give Labour MPs something to put a "spring in their step".

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The SNP's George Kerevan calls for agricultural subsidy arrangements to be devolved after Brexit. 

The secretary of state says the government "will continue to engage positively" with Scottish and Welsh governments but adds "the integrity of the UK market must be fundamental".