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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford cites three examples of people who, he says, were wrongly told to leave the UK - and he asks the PM to withdraw remarks she made in the House about "deporting first".

Theresa May says she has apologised for mistakes made over the Windrush generation.

Mr Blackford says the prime minister "failed to remove these insulting remarks" and he says there are an estimated 120,000 undocumented children, which are entitled to British citizenship but only if they pay £1,000.

He says this will be the new Windrush generation.

Mrs May says it is important to distinguish between people who are here legally and those who are here illegally. He says Britain wants a system that is "fair" and a system which follows the rules.

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Conservative Peter Bone says that in 331 days, the UK will leave the European Union.

The prime minister will end the free movement of people and the UK will make its own laws, he adds.

He asks if she will come to Wellingborough, his constituency, after the UK leaves, to show her the site of a future statue in her honour, "the Brexit queen".

Mrs May replies that it is right that the UK will be leaving the EU, and she adds, "how can I refuse?"

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Jeremy Corbyn says that the economy is slowing, homelessness is rising, and the government is making a "shambles" of the Brexit negotiations.

"Isn't the truth facing voters tomorrow... that with the Tories, you pay more and you get less," he says.

Theresa May replies that more funding is going into the NHS, schools and social care.

She suggests Mr Corbyn goes to Hazlebourne Road in Clapham, pointing out that on one side of the road in Labour-run Lambeth, a typical household pays £1,400 in council tax, and on the other side, the bill is around £700 in Conservative-run Wandsworth council.

"No clearer example can they be that Conservative councils cost you less", she says.

Analysis by BBC parliamentary correspondent Mark D'Arcy:

If nothing else, this session tells you just how seriously both leaders take tomorrow’s local elections.

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Jeremy Corbyn says "it is quite astonishing" that the education secretary has been "corrected" by the IFS.

The IFS says that school budgets have been cut, but the PM is in "denial". He says that Home Office civil servants say there is a link between cuts in police budgets and rises in violent crime.

Theresa May replies that there is an increase of £450m available to police budgets across the country. She says that Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, previously suggested that police budgets could be cut by up to 10%.

She says the government is taking action "across the board" to make sure that the police are able to keep people safe.

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Jeremy Corbyn is not pressing the PM on Windrush or the Customs Union.

Instead he is reading out the charge sheet on hospital waiting lists, school budget cuts and other austerity issues; the PM’s answers don’t matter very much – without mentioning the local elections he is getting Labour attack lines in front of his TV audience…

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Jeremy Corbyn moves on to education, and asks Theresa May to "tell the truth" - "that the schools budget is being cut in real terms all over the country".

Theresa May says the core budget is being protected to ensure every child gets the education they need to fulfill their potential.

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Jeremy Corbyn says there are more people in debt, more people using foodbanks, more homelessness and more children in poverty.

He says the NHS is suffering the longest funding squeeze in history; and says the NHS has the worst A&E waiting times on record.

Mrs May says there are "more people in work"; and the NHS has had £10bn extra funding for the NHS since November.

She says the government is working on a long-term plan, which isn't just "about funding".

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A full on pre-emptive strike by Theresa May on the Windrush issue, promising a report on lessons learned by the summer, as Jeremy Corbyn seeks to pin responsibility on her, before pivoting onto the economy, debt and foodbanks.

Amber Rudd is in the chamber nodding sagely at the PM’s words…

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Jeremy Corbyn says that Windrush "was a crisis made in the Home Office". He says that only a week ago, Amber Rudd was denying there were any targets.

Mr Corbyn now moves onto onto the economy. He asks what plans the government has to change course - "to ensure that we do have economic growth".

Theresa May says mistakes were made when she was home secretary and she has already apologised about that.

Mrs May says, on the economy, exports of goods is at a record high and real wages are up.

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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn also pays condolences to the former Commons Speaker, Lord Martin of Springburn.

He asks if the prime minister felt "the slightest pang of guilt" when the home secretary resigned due to "her predecessor".

Mrs May says it would be "helpful" to update the House on Windrush. She says "we all share the ambition to make sure that we do right by the Windrush generation".

She says Mr Javid will be introducing independent oversight, and a report which will be available to the House before the summer recess.

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Notice the way the Conservative whips, Kelly Tolhurst, Wendy Morton et all gather at the Bar of the House, facing the Speaker. I’m not sure why, but it is striking that they’re there.

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Theresa May starts PMQs by paying condolences to the family of Lord Martin of Springburn, the former Speaker, who died recently.

Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse asks the first question at PMQs - and it's about the practice of upskirting. It's not an offence currently, and she asks if the prime minister agrees if the law should be reformed.

Theresa May says that she shares concern over the intrusive behaviour; and she says the justice secretary is considering Ms Hobhouse's proposed private members' bill.

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The PM is in the chamber and sitting on the front bench...PMQs will be getting going shortly.

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Conservative Stephen Kerr asks what has been done to improve co-operation between Scottish, Welsh and UK governments.

Wales Secretary Alun Cairns says that he "was always confident" that the government would be able to reach an agreement on Brexit with the devolved administrations. He says he looks forward to Scotland signing up to the agreement too.

Mr Kerr says the agreement between the Welsh and UK governments shows what can happen when administrations work co-operatively.

Mr Cairns says this shows the maturity of the relationship between the UK government and the devolved administrations.

Mark D'Arcy
Parliamentary Correspondent

It’s a target rich environment for Jeremy Corbyn this week, with a Cabinet crisis over post-Brexit customs arrangements with the EU and a resigned home secretary to take aim at.

With six questions to put, he may tackle both subjects, or seek to push Labour’s local election message instead. On all of those counts, this should be a very difficult interlude for Theresa May, and she will also have to worry about blue-on-blue action on the customs union.

Last time around the hamster wheel, a series of Brexiteer Tory backbenchers sought to pin down her position, and the lurking presence of Brexiteer patriarch Peter Bone on the list of questioners will have set off a few alarm bells.

But Mr Bone is a maverick’s maverick, and might well go for an entirely different (perhaps constituency-related) subject, or he might decide to offer up a “helpful” question.

Another dangerous questioner will be the SNP’s Joanna Cherry, who was effective in pursuing the Windrush issue.

In fact the luck of the draw has delivered three SNP MPs, Plaid Cymru’s Hywel Williams and the Lib Dem Wera Hobhouse – and the list is heavy with opposition MPs, so there will be opportunities for Conservatives to “bob” up and down in their seats and try to catch the Speaker’s eye….. expect last minute attempts on all sides to crowbar in a few local election plugs, and Conservatives may also seek to highlight policies on military veterans and mental health.

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Labour's Wayne David asks what recent assessment has been made of the effect of welfare reforms on the people of Wales since 2015.

Wales Office Minister Stuart Andrew says that there are 54,000 more people employed in Wales since 2015. There are 25,000 fewer people unemployed and 25,000 fewer people economically inactive.

Mr David says that a report from the Wales Audit Office produced in January said that the government's policies were leading to homelessness in Wales.

Mr Andrew says that not every council has used their discretionary payments for housing.