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Labour MP for Manchester Withington, Jeff Smith, says the Tussell Trust has given out over 3,000 food parcels in the last year in his constituency, half to families to with children.

Mr Smith says the Tussell Trust attribute the "13% rise in the use of foodbanks" over the last year to the roll-out of Universal Credit.

The prime minister says the government "don't want to see anybody use foodbanks" and that the arrangements for Universal Credit have been altered.

Universal Credit is a payment for people over 18 but under state pension age who are on a low income or out of work.

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Labour's Matthew Pennycook says that despite the constant threat of death, the White Helmets have never stopped saving Syrian civilians.

He adds that last week President Trump stopped their funding.

Mrs May says the government recognise the "valuable and important work" the White Helmets do.

She adds that the UK government does support them and will continue to support them.

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Labour MP Matt Western says a number of words beginning with "cr" - including "cretinous" and "crazy" - have been used to describe the prime minister's preferred plan for an EU customs partnership.

"Credible is not one," he adds. He goes to to say that business wants to see the UK continue in a customs union with the EU.

Theresa May replies that the government is aiming to deliver "as frictionless trade as possible" as well as an "independent trade policy" for the UK outside the EU.

It is Labour's plans for a customs union that are "not credible", she says.

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SNP MP Deidre Brock raises the issue of a constituent who is a qualified engineer but unable to get a British passport.

Ms Brock says her constituent was born in Fife 26 years ago to parents who have the right to stay in the UK for the rest of their lives.

She says he faces a "similar plight" to the Windrush generation and that he fears the "knock at the door" from immigration enforcement.

Prime Minister Theresa May assures the MP that the complexities within the case will be looked into "carefully".

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A verrrrrry carefully worded answer on Iran.

The PM knew this was bound to come up and was prepared with a carefully worded answer.

But the question from the SNP’s Ian Blackford was a prelude to an attack on Boris Johnson. Theresa May ignores it, and sticks to a big picture response on the diplomatic situation.

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The SNP's Westminster Leader Ian Blackford says "we all woke up this morning to a much more dangerous world" due to President Trump's decision to remove the US from the Iran nuclear deal.

He asks what representations were made to the US government on the matter.

Mrs May says says the UK has been strong in its conversations with the US on the need for the Iran nuclear deal.

"We accept that there are other issues" in relation to the behaviour of Iran, but the UK is working with European allies on it, she says.

Mr Blackford says that she has not made any reference to the fact that Boris Johnson appeared on Fox News to plead with the president to stay in the deal.

He adds that he undermines her on the customs union with the EU and asks when Mr Johnson will return to the backbenches.

Mrs May says that the government "worked across all levels" when the Foreign Secretary was in Washington.

She says the UK government "continues to believe" that the Iran nuclear deal is important to keeping the world safe.

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Up and coming Tory Jeremy Quin asks about financial inclusion – and curbing doorstep lending.

He has carved a bit of a niche in this area…. And was that a gentle tap on the door of a Treasury minister’s office?

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In his final question, Jeremy Corbyn says that members of the Cabinet are more interested in "putting their own futures first" than getting a good deal for the public.

He asks how the government will reach a Brexit deal with the EU when cabinet members are unable to agree among themselves on a plan.

In response, Theresa May says the Conservatives have taken a "balanced approach" to the economy that has delivered low rates of unemployment.

Last week's local election results, she says, show voters reject the "back to the future" economic policy of Labour party.

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The PM is sounding weak. The Tory benches are muted.

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Jeremy Corbyn continues on the Brexit theme, labelling the Brexit negotiations "a shambles".

This House is being denied the opportunity to legislate on issues affecting the British people, he says - and asks when the Trade Bill and Customs Bill will be debated in the Commons.

Theresa May retorts "we [the government] will get the best deal for the UK when we leave the European Union".

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Jeremy Corbyn says Theresa May "presides over a divided cabinet" and has "had 23 months in order to negotiate an agreement and hasn't made any progress on it".

He says the CBI and TUC have both endorsed the need for a customs union with the EU.

He says that at the weekend the business secretary said that neither options the government prefers will be ready by December 2020. He asks which of the two options she prefers.

Mrs May says it wasn't until March that it was possible to have discussions with the European Commission on future trade arrangements. She says questions have been raised on both options "and further work continues".

She says that Mr Corbyn has spent his "entire career" opposing a customs union.