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Holly Patrick

Watch: Rishi Sunak questioned on party pledges before Liaison Committee

PA Wire

Watch as Rishi Sunak appears before parliament's Liaison Committee, where he is expected to be questioned on his party's key pledges on Tuesday, 4 July.

The prime minister was be grilled on cost-of-living pressures and the state of public services, as well as the environment.

The Liaison Committee is made up of the chairs of other select committees.

Hearings usually last around 90 minutes.

Harriet Baldwin led today's questioning on the squeeze on living standards.

It comes as homeowners have been warned of more mortgage rate “misery”, with the average five-year fixed-rate deal jumping above 6 per cent per cent for the first time since November 2022.

Philip Dunne, Tory chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, was expected to quiz Mr Sunak on the resignation of Lord Zac Goldsmith over Mr Sunak's "apathy" over climate change.

Five MPs focused their questions on public services including the NHS and education systems.

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