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The prime minister went into PMQs having dropped plans to require workers to have digital IDs, which Badenoch welcomed as the "latest U-turn", describing the policy as "rubbish".

Despite the change, Starmer insisted he is "determined to make it harder for people to work illegally", and insisted "there will be checks, they will be digital, and they will be mandatory".

But Badenoch expanded on what she characterised as a wider theme, pointing to a list of times the government has changed policy, including on watering down changes to inheritance tax on farmland and winter fuel payments, and scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

Starmer defended his government's record, and hit out at the Tories' own. He said the economy is "turning a corner" under his leadership, adding "nobody is ever going to listen to [the Conservatives] on the economy ever again".

We're bringing our live coverage to an end now - we'll be back next week. You can read more on today's PMQs and the issues raised here:

• X to comply with UK law over Grok deepfakes, Starmer says
• How do Labour MPs feel after another government U-turn?
• Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

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As we've been reporting, Starmer repeated threats to act against social media site X at PMQs earlier, following widespread concerns its AI tool Grok is being used to create sexualised images.

On Monday, the UK's communications watchdog, Ofcom, announced it would be launching an investigation, saying there have been "deeply concerning reports" of the chatbot being used to create and share undressed images of people, as well as "sexualised images of children".

Starmer said earlier this week that X could lose the "right to self regulate", promising to act quickly on addressing the issue.

Labour backbencher Emily Darlington raised the issue at PMQs today, prompting Starmer to call X's actions "disgusting and shameful".

He said he had been informed this morning that X is acting to "ensure full compliance with UK law", which he welcomed, before adding the government will "not back down" and could yet take further measures.

The BBC has approached X for comment. It previously said: "Anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content."

Read more here.

A few minutes ago we heard Conservative MP Nick Timothy raise controversy around the chief of West Midlands Police Craig Guildford, who earlier today admitted to misleading MPs.

He admitted AI had been used in an assessment which led to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being banned from attending Aston Villa's stadium in November, a decision which has been strongly criticised by MPs of all parties.

Timothy says West Midlands Police "fabricated intelligence", and goes on to accuse police forces more broadly of bowing to pressure from "Islamists". He calls for an investigation into "the corruption of our criminal justice system".

Starmer repeats his criticism of the West Midland Police over the Maccabi Tel Aviv decision, and says Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will be making a statement on the matter later today.

Starmer points out that the ability of the government to sack chief constables was stripped under Theresa May's police reforms, adding: "It was him [Timothy] working for Theresa May that stripped that power away."

If you want to read more about the West Midlands Police row, you can follow our coverage here.

• Badenoch's attacks on Starmer centred around what she called "the prime-minister's latest U-turn" on digital ID cards, which she said was a "rubbish policy"
• She also asked Starmer to apologise to farmers over plans to apply inheritance tax to farmland, which were watered down late last year after protests from the agriculture industry
• Badenoch also claimed Labour's budget has doubled business rates for thousands of pubs
• Starmer said 7,000 pubs closed when her party was in power, and that the economy is "turning a corner" on the government's watch
• Lib Dem leader Ed Davey asked whether the government would "immediately" strip South East Water of its licence over widespread shortages for customers this week. The prime minister gave no such commitment but said the situation was unacceptable
• We also heard questions about plans to deploy British troops in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, concerns over the Grok AI tool and criticism of the chief constable of West Midland Police over the decision to block Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Villa Park in November

Brian Wheeler
Reporting from the House of Commons

In response to a question about Ukraine, Starmer describes Nigel Farage as a "Putin apologist".

Will the Speaker give Reform - which is not guaranteed a question at PMQs - a right to reply?

Unlike last week, Farage is in the chamber this afternoon, but he is leaving it to his deputy Richard Tice to try and attract the Speaker’s attention.

From the backbenches, Labour MP Emily Darlington references this week's criticism of the Grok AI tool, which was developed by Elon Musk's X and faces an investigation over concerns it can be used to create sexualised and abusive images.

Starmer says the actions of X and Grok are "disgusting and shameful".

He says he's been informed this morning that X is acting to "ensure full compliance with UK law", which he says is welcome, before adding the government will "not back down" and could yet take further measures.

Davey then turns to issues with South East Water, which have seen thousands of people in Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead and in parts of Kent and Sussex left without water since Saturday.

South East Water keeps failing its customers, Davey says, before asking if the government will strip the firm of its licence?

Starmer describes the situation as unacceptable and says ministers have held daily meetings to hold South East Water to account, adding that the company must invest in infrastructure to prevent further shortages.

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We are now on to the questions from Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who asks the prime minister to end waits of more than 12 hours for admission to hospital from A&E.

Starmer points to Davey's voting record and criticises him for not voting for Labour policies that he says would put more money into the NHS.

Brian Wheeler
Reporting from the House of Commons

Labour’s joke writers have been working overtime in an effort to deflect Tory attacks.

Starmer has dubbed the Tories the "Ikea shadow cabinet" and says they held “more positions than the Kama Sutra” when in government.

But Badenoch landed some blows with her attack on the prime minister's U-turns.

Her own side certainly seem to enjoy some discomfort on the Labour benches.

Badenoch leads Tory MPs in unison as she lists what she describes as a series of U-turns from the government, including on winter fuel payments and changes to the two-child benefit cap.

The Tory leader references an unnamed minister quoted in a newspaper saying it would be "worth rolling the dice" on a new leader to boost the government's popularity.

Starmer ends by pointing to what he says is the government's progress on the economy, saying "inflation is down, wages are up", and repeating his line from last week that the "country is turning a corner".

And that's that from Badenoch. We'll be hearing from other parties now.

Badenoch continues on the theme of U-turns and says the government has "no sense of direction".

She points to Conservative proposals to abolish business rates for small businesses on the high street and asks if Labour will do the same.

Starmer responds by saying the Conservatives crashed the economy and "nobody is ever going to listen to them on the economy ever again".

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Badenoch returns to pubs and asks if the prime minister understood what the impact of his policy would be on the industry.

Starmer repeats that the government is "working with the sector" and that other supportive measures were included in the Budget, adding: "What did they do? Opposed it."

The prime minister says it's "no wonder" Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK, describing the steady stream of ex-MPs switching allegiance as a "second Boris wave".

Badenoch says Starmer's budget doubled business rates for thousands of pubs and asks for a change of course to prevent more from closing.

Again, Starmer points to the Tory record in government, and claims 7,000 pubs closed when the party was in power.

He says they are working with the sector to ensure they get support they need.

Brian Wheeler
Reporting from the House of Commons

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There are signs of Badenoch’s growing confidence at PMQs.

A big cheer from her own side - and a broad grin - as she tells Starmer: “The prime minister doesn’t need to worry about me.”

Badenoch turns to the government's changes on plans to apply inheritance tax to farmland, a proposal the government watered down late last year when Parliament wasn't sitting after protests.

She asks the prime minister to apologise to farmers for the "misery" the proposal caused.

Starmer defends the government's action and says that the principle the government put in place on inheritance tax was the "right one", but that ministers have listened to concerns by changing the threshold it will be paid at from £1m to £2.5m.

On ID cards, Starmer says he is determined to make it harder for people to illegally work in the UK.

He says the government is making the "right choices" for Britain, including investing in the NHS.

Starmer accuses Badenoch of hypocrisy by attack U-turns, saying the Tories had five prime ministers during their time in government and "more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra".

Brian Wheeler
Reporting from the House of Commons

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting is shaking his head and saying “I didn't say that” as Badenoch repeats his call for the government to “get it right first time”.

To be fair to Streeting, he did not mention the prime minister by name in his speech yesterday - even if it was widely interpreted as a dig at Starmer.

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Kemi Badenoch begins by saying she welcomes "the prime minister's latest U-turn", calling digital ID cards a "rubbish policy".

She then references comments made yesterday by the health secretary, who said ministers need to get things "right the first time".

Badenoch asks: "Does the prime minister agree?"

Brian Wheeler
Reporting from the House of Commons

That was a bit naughty from the prime minister.

He got in a political attack on the Tories’ record in government on investing in towns and cities in his opening remarks.

MPs opposite were not happy.

Before PMQs kicks off, the prime minister starts by condemning the "sickening murder" of protesters in Iran.

He says the UK is "working with allies on further sanctions".

Starmer also references today's transport announcement, which he says will create "a major new rail network across the north" and bring "renewal" to the region.