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Tahir Ali (Lab) says Sunak will soon be in opposition. Before then, will he recognise the state of Palestine?
Sunak says the government will do that when it will most help the peace process. But the government wants a two state solution, he says.
And that was the last question.
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Andy Slaughter (Lab) says the PM has had advice about the legality of the Israel-Hamas war. Is the PM acting on that advice?
Sunak say he is calling on Israel to respect international humanitarian law. He says he and the foreign secretary have repeatedly made this point to Benjamin Netanyahu. He says the government believes Israel is capable of complying with international law.
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Ashley Dalton (Lab) asks about the Tory donor Frank Hester, and his comments about Indian members of staff. Does the PM agree those comments were racist?
Sunak says he addressed this last week.
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Sarah Atherton (Con) says Wrexham, her town, is doing well. Does the PM agree that has happened under the Tories?
Sunak says Atherton has been an excellent campaigner for her town.
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Dan Carden (Lab) says this parliament will be the worst on record for living standards. Why?
Sunak says living standards ar £1,700 higher in real terms than in 2010. Labour would put taxes up for people, he says.
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Liam Fox (Con) says tomorrow is world’s Down’s syndrome day. He says abortion for Down’s syndrome is allowed up to 40 weeks. Will the PM back changing this so that it is in line with the normal abortion limit?
Sunak says when parliament legislated for abortion, it said doctors should be able to make decisions in difficult cases. He says votes on these issues have always been conscious matters.
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Mark Hendrick (Lab) asks if the PM agrees with the EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, who said Israel was using starvation as a tool of war.
Sunak says the status quo is unsustainable, and that Israel should be allowing more aid into Gaza.
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Angela Richardson (Con) invites Sunak to criticise Labour’s plans to build on the green belt.
Sunak says the Tories would protect the green belt, in Guildford and elsewhere.
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Layla Moran (Lib Dem) asks about a…
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