Government faces multiple woes ahead of this week’s PMQspublished at 11:47 GMT
11:47 GMT
Brian Wheeler
Reporting from the House of Commons
After a week dominated by the Epstein files, we may be in for a change of subject at Prime Minister’s Questions.
MPs had their say on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor yesterday and there is no obvious line of attack for the Conservatives resulting from the ongoing drama around Lord Mandelson’s arrest.
It’s always difficult to predict what Kemi Badenoch will go on, with the government facing woes on multiple fronts. Though they had some good news this morning on household energy bills.
The Tory leader has been talking about student loans a lot this week, so that might be an option.
She is holding a meeting with Martin Lewis today, after the money saving expert ambushed her on the GMB sofa, external on Monday, for which he has apologised.
Lewis argues that Badenoch’s proposal to cut interest rates on Plan 2 loans will only benefit high earners.
And the PM would no doubt point out that the policy was brought in by the Conservatives.
But the Tories sense the government is vulnerable on this issue and might feel another U-turn is in the offing.
Nigel Farage is also down to ask a question – a relatively rare event. The Reform UK leader may want to launch an attack on Labour ahead of tomorrow’s all-important Gorton and Denton by-election.