Kemi Badenoch has called Starmer's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill as an "act of vandalism" during a clash in PMQs. The Conservative leader claims the bill will cut pay for 20,000 teachers and "definitely" won't benefit children. Starmer hit back at Badenoch's claims, saying the bill will drive up standards by setting up breakfast clubs, limiting expenses of uniforms and protecting children.
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00:00This bill is important because it also sets up breakfast clubs for the very children that she claims to champion.
00:07It limits the expense of school uniform and it puts in place vital protections for children.
00:12She has to answer the question, why did she instruct all of them to vote against child protection measures?
00:21Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister thinks that he can distract people from what is wrong with this bill.
00:26This is not about breakfast clubs and school uniforms.
00:30Teachers and parents will be horrified at just how bad this bill is.
00:36Even his own MPs may not realise it, but the bill will cut teachers' pay.
00:42It cuts pay for 20,000 teachers.
00:46His Education Secretary says there is not a ceiling for pay.
00:50They are all shaking their heads, they clearly haven't read the bill.
00:53She hasn't read the bill either.
00:55Because clause 45 means teachers' pay will be cut.
01:01Did the Prime Minister know that the bill as it stands will cut teachers' pay?
01:08Mr Speaker, we do need flexibility in our schools.
01:12If she had hopped off social media for a while, she would have seen the amendment that was put down this morning to achieve that aim.
01:21But she says this bill is not about child protection.
01:24We had a young child killed who was taken out of a school by an abuser.
01:30This bill closes that gap.
01:34What we need to know is who is benefiting.
01:37Mr Speaker, everyone is asking who is benefiting from these changes.
01:42It's not teachers. Their pay is being capped.
01:47It's not parents. Their choices are being restricted.
01:51It's definitely not children. Their outcomes will get worse.
01:56So who is benefiting? It's the trade unions.
02:00The bill benefits the children who need the nourishment of a breakfast club.
02:04The bill benefits the families that can't afford uniforms.
02:09The bill benefits the children who are currently out of school and nobody knows where they are.
02:15The bill benefits the children who could be taken out of school by abusers if this bill doesn't go through.
02:22She should change her mind and support these vital provisions.