Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has asked whether the Prime Minister thought it was right the winter fuel allowance is being cut while reportedly agreeing to pay Mauritius money for the Chagos Islands.He started by responding to an earlier question from Labour backbencher John Slinger (Rugby), who claimed Reform wanted to introduce an insurance-based system for using the NHS.Mr Farage said: “I can assure (him) that Reform want healthcare to be free at the point of delivery”, which prompted heckles of “nonsense” and “U-turn” from Labour MPs.Mr Farage (Clacton) retorted the shouts were a sign of “panic”.He asked Sir Keir Starmer: “What do I say to 25,000 constituents in Clacton, including 99-year-old Jim O’Dwyer, who flew a full set of missions on Lancaster bombers as a tail-end Charlie, as they’re losing winter fuel allowance, feeling the pinch, while at the same time they’re willing to give away a military base and pay £18 billion for the privilege of doing so.”The Prime Minister replied: “He talks of panic, the only panic is people using the NHS who know that under his policy he wants to charge them for using the NHS.“What he should say to the people of Clacton – when he finally finds Clacton – is that they should vote Labour because we are stabilising the economy.”
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00:00I'm sorry, Mr Speaker. There appears to be some panic on that side of the House. I'm
00:06not surprised. To ask the Prime Minister, I'd like some advice, please. What do I say?
00:16They really are panicking, aren't they?
00:20Order. I want to get this question over with. All you're doing is insuring us of whatever.
00:31Quick question.
00:32To ask the Prime Minister for some advice, what do I say to 25,000 constituents in Clacton,
00:46including 99-year-old Jim O'Dwyer, who flew a full set of missions on Lancaster bombers
01:05as tail-end Charlie, as they're losing their winter fuel allowance, feeling the pinch,
01:10whilst at the same time we're prepared to give away a military base and pay £18 billion
01:17for the privilege of doing so?
01:18Answer the question.
01:19Mr Speaker, he talks of panic. The only panic is people using the NHS, who know that under
01:24his policy he wants to charge them for using the NHS. And what he should say to the people
01:31of Clacton when he finally finds Clacton is that they should vote Labour because we're
01:37stabilising the economy and boosting the government.