PMQs: David Cameron tackles Brown over Royal Mail

The Tory leader has accused the PM of "an appalling display of weakness" after apparently dropping legislation to reform the Royal Mail.

[Morphinos]

Man these two politicians deserve respect, absolutly. They are very talented, its easy to deliver critics when you're not leading, while its very hard to lead, take decisions and take on the critics, I have my respect to Brown. As to Cameron, only time will show

[arturoadarorojas]

Un encontron entre dos colosos de la política inglesa, Cameron, Brown, , , oradores de primer orden, , el verbo y la palabra en el momento indicado para rebatir al adversario con elegancia, clase y por sobre todo, argumentos categóricos, 🙏

[junky]

This aged like a pigs head. Look where we are now.

[MrYoungIndependence]

@JoshPHooker Even Margaret Thatcher did not privatise the Royal Mail, because she knew that it was the only way that many people could afford to send letters. However, it made a profit of £255mn in the financial year of 2008/09, despite a pension fund deficit of £9bn. This cannot be ignored. Part-privatisation is a good idea, but not total privatisation.

[MrYoungIndependence]

The Royal Mail is a national institution dating back hundreds of years; it would be wrong to sell off part of our heritage. However, part-privatisation of about 30% would enable the Royal Mail to compete with other forms of communication, such as email and texting, and is the only way that the business can continue to deliver mail six days a week to almost every household in the country.

[andlookmore]

@TheJinkedful So what will happen to Northern England when that subsidy is removed? Intelligent people told there is no chance for them at uni, hard working productive people told there are no jobs for them, families told there is no health care for their loved ones, elderly people seeing they will die of neglect? That just sounds dangerous and not a country I want to live in no matter how rich the some of us may become...

[dlkdlk]

@justwaita He is John Bercow, the Speaker of the House and Conservative MP.

[chish]

Well 3 years on I feel pretty damn good mate ..

[mattouli]

When Brown thwacks his papers down everyone goes their like a bunch of primary school kids! :)

[Cton]

He could’ve made a killing doing improv acting. No script needed.

[zonianfjb]

Rubbish comment. He's the Leader of the Opposition asking the Prime Minister questions in the session known as 'Questions to the Prime Minister'.
He isn't supposed to show the substance of himself or his party in PMQs - he's supposed to ask the Prime Minister questions (about government policy or decisions) - which the Prime Minister is then SUPPOSED to ANSWER.
It's the easiest thing in the world to say that the Opposition has no substance - that will never be tested until they are in power.

[markrlaker]

a sell off would be bad news, don't do it

[andlookmore]

@TheJinkedful this isn't a matter of being thick, this is two sides of a debate! can't you see that? Do you think just because someone has another opinion than you makes them thick?
Anyway, by your reasoning people that own businesses shouldnt pay tax because their employees do? So Plumbers shouldn't pay tax if they employ an apprentice who pays tax? Accountants shouldnt pay tax if they employ secretaries? Really?

[truthkeeperfilms]

It's a nice show.. nothing more. The illusion of choice.. keeps the masses fooled into thinking they're fighting for the people.

[andlookmore]

@TheJinkedful And by the way, the North has the fourth biggest financial centre in Europe, it holds massive gold, coal, water, energy reserves - including the largest deposits of oil in the EU!!!

[alhartnivin]

@Rickardius This! My mind went straight to that. I would have liked to see it happen.

[edlypedly]

@BuckFastZombie It looks silly and overly dramatic (and well it is...) but it keeps who ever is in power in check. It allows the opposition and members of the leading party to question decisions being made and bring it to public attention. It doesn't last that long!

[andlookmore]

@TheJinkedful it is legal because they choose to make it legal. Thats why you hear them say they could "close loop holes." Its immoral to avoid tax payment. Wheres the patriotism or the sense of care for the vunerable?If this country has made someone rich enough to be able to employ a tax accountant/bank to get them out of paying tax they should thank society for making them that wealthy and pay their fair share.

Why is it youtube user think they can make personal comments like that?

[MegaTrainspotter]

Wait till general public see what royal mail's 'modernising' will do to their postal this you people who wanted privitisation have got what you you want your mail at a reasonable time you can forget it ....unless you want to ' you have a postman he will be part-time or temp....You will get your mail between is what the clowns who are running royal-mail are proposing..HA...HA..HA.

[MrScottishJamie]

why the scottish budget cut david cameron vote snp stop the budget cut