Watch live as Angela Rayner faces Chris Philp at PMQs on Wednesday (18 June), filling in for Sir Keir Starmer as he travels back from the G7 summit in Canada.
As per convention, the opposition also nominates someone to stand in its leader’s place. Chris Philp, shadow home secretary, will be replacing Kemi Badenoch in the dispatch box today.
The deputy prime minister will face down questions from MPs in the Commons, with the grooming gangs national inquiry which was announced on Saturday (14 June) likely to be at the forefront.
She could also be pressed on Labour's promise to “smash the criminal boat gangs”, as figures show that more than 1,700 migrants arrived in the UK in small boats last week.
This week’s PMQs comes ahead of an announcement that HS2 is expected to be delayed by at least a further two years, with transport secretary Heidi Alexander telling MPs that there is “no reasonable way” to meet the 2033 target.
The government is also publishing its Bill to reduce the welfare budget by £5billion, including controversial cuts to disability and sickness benefits.
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