Macron state visit live: Starmer faces PMQs as migrant crisis deal with French president still hangs in the balance

David Maddox Reports of Independent Political Editor:

Keir Starmer promised to increase income tax, VAT or national insurance contributions to the first question about whether Kemi Badenoch is connected to the manifesto.

“Yes,” he said before sitting again.

Considering the pressures based on the economy, 29 percent of the prominent 29 percent, doctors to hit the billions of costs on welfare U -turns by multiplying wage increase demands.

The Prime Minister is actually willing to direct almost everything to U, except for this tax commitment.

However, the questions will continue on how Rachel Reeves can pay for all their commitments.

Independent’s political correspondent Millie Cooke Reports:

Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron “illegal migration to deal with difficult new tactics,” he said.

“I am happy to invite President Macron to the UK,” Sir Keir said.

“Our relationship has never been so strong. We have never been so strong. We direct the new tactics to cope with illegal migration, great economic investment and allies to support Ukraine to create business.”

The opposition leader Kemi Badenoch accepted the anniversary of the 7/7 attacks and repeated the opening of Sir Keir Starmer’s PMQS.

Later, Sir Keir asked Starmer whether he promised not to increase the income tax, national insurance or VAT of the Labor Party’s manifesto.

Sir Keir Starmer simply answered: “Yes.”

Today’s PMQs started at Commons.

The session began by marking the anniversary of the Prime Minister’s 7 July 2005 attacks.

Sir Keir Starmer continues to push Emmanuel Macron to accept a “together” immigrant agreement.

The French President will join Sir Keir at NO10 for the Crunch agreement for a state visit for a state visit.

PMQs are expected to start in the next few minutes. You can watch in our live flow below:

12:00 Prime Minister’s questions.

12:30 EMERGENCY QUESTION – RECOMMENDED RESTRICATIONS FOR THE Trial by the Jury.

13:15 A ten -minute rule movement in schools (allergy safety).

13:25 Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Payment Law – the Committee of the whole house and the remaining stages.

Independent’s political correspondent Millie Cooke Reports:

Emmanuel Macron, who has been in England for an official state visit since yesterday, is not invited to PMQs today.

The French President addressed the parliament yesterday – here, Britain and France, “the burden of European security should shoulder,” he said.

However, instead of being invited to watch the weekly conflict between Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch, Mr. Macron will be waiting for a bilateral meeting with the UK PM, which will take place at 13.15.

When the Prime Minister offers difficult questions about the state of public finances and the hold of British on the borders of British, there is a high chance that Sir Keir is not extremely enthusiastic for the French President to sit in the audience.

He confirmed that resident doctors would strike until 7:00 on July 25 – 30 July.

BMA said in a statement that he had met with the health secretary on Tuesday and that they had made a “every initiative” to avoid strike action.

In a statement, Dr. Melissa Ryan and Dr Ross Nieuwoudt, the Co -Presidency of the BMA Settlement Doctors Committee, said: “Unfortunately, the government will not negotiate on payment without proposing our payment, without a reliable offer to restore our payment.

“No doctor wants to strike and these strikes do not need to continue. If Mr. Streeting can come to the table seriously in the next two weeks, we can be sure that there is no interruption. The government knows what is necessary to prevent strikes.”