you're here talking about the cost of living this morning a government minister said that ministers
were considering a windfall tax that's presumably something you want to see well here in sainsbury's
both staff and customers been talking about the cost of living and the prices that they can't
afford part of the answer is staring the prime minister in the face and that's labor's plan
for a windfall tax on oil and gas companies and using that money directly to reduce bills by up to
600 pounds for those who need it most but what's the government doing it's dithering it's delaying
last week they voted against the windfall tax now they're saying they're looking at windfall tax
they need to get a grip of this situation because every day they dither and delay more people are
struggling really struggling with their bills the windfall tax on energy companies is not as you
can see the panacea it's not a single solution to the problems people are facing it's not a
single solution but labour's plan would be to use those excess profits profits that weren't expected
this year for oil and gas companies to bring down bills by up to 600 pounds for those that need it
most now everybody i've spoken to has said look that looks like a good plan that 600 pounds for
those most in need would make a huge difference uh just at the moment so instead of dithering
and delaying the government just needs to get on with it and help working families who are really
really struggling with their bills at the moment what about reinstating the uplift to universal
credit that's something again that the government minister today said that they weren't considering
would labor back that i think there's a range of things that need to be looked at and reinstating
universal credit is one of them there's all sorts of work that needs to be done on benefits as well
but the windfall tax is a simple solution which could be voted through parliament very easily
labor it's labor's plan we'll vote for it if the government brings it forward but delivering and
delaying is actually the thing that's stopping people getting that money to help them with
their bills because 600 pounds for those that need it most will make a huge huge difference
the conservatives have said that your party has so far made more than 90 billion pounds of
unfunded spending commitments how can voters trust you to really get a grip of the cost of living and
protect the economy well they're wrong about that i don't know where they've got that figure from
but what we've done is put practical solutions on the table and the conservatives have attacked us
for the windfall tax on oil and gas companies in the north sea to help people with up to 600 pounds
off their bill the tories have attacked that they voted against that i think they're about
to bring a version of it in and do a screeching u-turn on it but the dithering delay is what's
costing working people can i ask you about the two grey reports yes we're going to get any day now
do you have confidence that sue gray hasn't been lent on by number 10 we now know that the prime
minister did secretly meet with her a few weeks ago yeah i always had a concern that as we got to
the publication of the sue grey report there would be attempts by the government to undermine her
and undermine the report that's what we've seen going on over the weekend in recent days a new low
for the government what we do know is there was industrial scale law breaking in downing street
over 120 fines so what we need now is the full report all of the evidence it's the least that
the public are entitled to from this government do you worry that junior officials are going to
carry the can the culture is set at the top and the can should be carried by the prime minister
he has responsibility i doubt he will because he doesn't take responsibility for anything he's done
in his life but the culture in downing street is set from the top as it is with any organization
and that culture has led to industrial scale law breaking you're under investigation at the moment
by durham police is there any update have they contacted you have you filled in a question there
do you have any sense of the time scale no um they're going through their investigation that's
obviously a matter for them just finally jewish news is reporting that last weekend two labour mps
including john mcdonald former shallow chancellor intended to stop the war rally
where there were apparently chance for hamas to blow up a city in israel what do you think about
that and should labour mps be attending stop the war rallies in the first place i think both mps
have issued statements setting out their position and i don't think anybody can be under any
doubt under my leadership that we won't tolerate anti-semitism in the labour party um nor will we
tolerate this false equivalence between russian aggression and nato so as i say they both put out
statements they've condemned the chance of what was said and done at that particular demonstration
but there's no doubt in anybody's mind as to what i stand for the leadership of
the labour party are you comfortable with your mps going to rallies that stop the war coalition well
they've put out statements uh explaining their position secure thank you very much thank you