PMQs live: Theresa May fails to guarantee all police jobs following anger at pay proposal

Labour leader also likely to grill Prime Minister on lifting of public sector pay cap

(BBC)

Theresa May is facing Jeremy Corbyn across the Despatch Box for the last time before Parliament rises for the conference season recess.

Brexit is likely to once again dominate the debate, after the Commons voted to pass the Government's EU Withdrawal Bill.

Mr Corbyn is also likely to ask the Prime Minister about plans for lifting the public sector pay cap next year. It was announced this week that police officers and prison officers will receive a 1 per cent pay rise - a move that received criticism because it is less than the rate of inflation, meaning it is, in effect, a pay cut.

Elsewhere in British politics this week:

Government passes controversial 'power grab' motion allowing it to pass laws without Parliament

Trade union leaders threaten illegal strike over public sector pay cap

Labour secures vote which could embarrass Tories over planned tuition fees hike

Police and prison officers will receive higher pay rise as public sector pay cap is lifted

Merkel ally warns Theresa May's approach to Brexit 'will not work'

[13 September 2017 12:31 · Kristin Hugo]

[13 September 2017 12:35 · Kristin Hugo]

Good point: Vince Cable is yet to ask a question during PMQs as Liberal Democrat leader. 

[13 September 2017 12:40 · Kristin Hugo]

On strike action a Conservative MP asks why the Labour party has failed to "condemn illegal action". 

May says she was struck this week that Len McCluskey advocated illegal strikes. "We condemn action outside of the law - the people who suffer the ordinary working families.... once again the price for Labour is pain for ordinary families." 

[13 September 2017 12:49 · Kristin Hugo]

Vincent Cable is up - his first question as leader of the Liberal Democrats. May says we are very clear in relation to immigration - "we want to welcome the best and brightest".

She also congratulates him on his election as leader of the party...

[13 September 2017 12:53 · Kristin Hugo]

[13 September 2017 12:59 · Kristin Hugo]

During the exchange between Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May a series of issues were raised, including disability benefits, the public sector pay cap, poverty, and the contentious issue of tuition fees – ahead of a vote later. 

Mr Corbyn also accused Conservative MPs of telling each other “we’ve never had it so good” as he criticised the Government’s record on the economy. 

But Theresa May quipped back with ammunition provided to her shortly before PMQs that unemployment had fallen yet again by 75,000 in the three months to July.“Let's look at what has happened in our economy, what do we see?” she added. 

In an interesting development, the Prime Minister also revealed that Conservative MP Michael Fabricant will appear on Channel 4’s programme Celebrity First Dates. Mrs May said: “I have noticed that he is shortly to appear on a Channel 4 programme called Celebrity First Dates. 

”What I'm not sure about is whether he is the celebrity or the first date.“