Are you sure Angela? Rayner under ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â for ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëing À¯ÉÜ has overseen 'more strikes than at any time before' when ¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Í stats show there were more days lost to »º¶È¤Î ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ® under a previous ϫƯ À¯ÉÜ (and Margaret Thatcher!)

Angela Rayner raised eyebrows today as she ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëd there has been more strikes 'than at any time before' under the ¸½ºß¤Î Tory À¯ÉÜ.

ϫƯ's under-°µÎÏ Éû leader made the ȯ¸À¡¿½Ò¤Ù¤ë as she kicked off Éû ÁíÍýÂç¿Ãs Questions in the ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿s this afternoon.

It ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à as her Tory opposite number Oliver Dowden ¡Ê·º»ö¡ËÈï¹ð ϫƯ of wanting to 'Çѻߤ¹¤ë every Áª¤Ó½Ð¤¹¡¿ÆÈ¿È ÊݼéŪ¤Ê Ëǰסʤ¹¤ë¡Ë union ˡΧ' within 100 days of winning the next Áªµó, ʤ¤¦ing the way for 'French-style wildcat strikes.'

She Åú¤¨¤ë¡¿±þ¤¸¤ëd to the ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë by Àâ:??We have had more strikes under this À¯ÉÜ¡ Çs watch than at any time before.'

Ms Rayner's ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë À¼ÌÀ is true, but it does not tell the whole story. ¿Íʪ¡¿»Ñ¡¿¿ô»ús from the Office for ¹ñ²È¤Î Åý·×¡Ê³Ø¡Ë (ONS) show that at the ĺÅÀ¡Ê¤Ë㤹¤ë¡Ë in March 2023 there were almost 700 Ää»ßs taking place across the UK.?

This was almost twice the next highest total in the summer of 1970 and the highest since µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ës began in 1931.

However, when you compare this to the actual ¾×·â of strikes, it fades into insignificance compared to historical strike ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ®.

ONS data shows that by far the most number of working days lost to ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ® took place during the General Strike in 1926, followed by the ±Æ¶Á of the First World War.

More recently there were fare more working days lost during the ϫƯ À¯ÉÜ of Ian Callaghan in the late 1970s, ´Þ¤àing the 1979 Winter of Discontent, followed by 1984, when Margaret Thatcher was in ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶â for the ¹ÛÉ×'s Strike.

ϫƯ's under-°µÎÏ Éû leader made the ȯ¸À¡¿½Ò¤Ù¤ë as she kicked off Éû ÁíÍýÂç¿Ãs Questions in the ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿s this afternoon.

ONS data shows that by far the most number of working days lost to industrial action took place during the General Strike in 1926, followed by the aftermath of the First World War.

ONS data shows that by far the most number of working days lost to »º¶È¤Î ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ® took place during the General Strike in 1926, followed by the ±Æ¶Á of the First World War.

More recently there were fare more working days lost during the Labour government of Ian Callaghan in the late 1970s, including the 1979 Winter of Discontent, followed by 1984, when Margaret Thatcher was in charge for the Miner's Strike (pictured).

More recently there were fare more working days lost during the ϫƯ À¯ÉÜ of Ian Callaghan in the late 1970s, ´Þ¤àing the 1979 Winter of Discontent, followed by 1984, when Margaret Thatcher was in ¹ðȯ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¤¹ðÁʡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÎÁ¶â for the ¹ÛÉ×'s Strike (pictured).

Ms?Rayner mocked Rishi Sunak's ¹â¤µ today as she ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à under °µÎÏ over her historic ½»Âð ¼ê¤Ï¤º¡¿½àÈ÷ at Éû ÁíÍýÂç¿Ã's Questions.

The ϫƯ Éû leader ¹¶·â¤¹¤ëd out as she ľÌ̤¹¤ëd jibes from Éû ÁíÍýÂç¿Ã Oliver Dowden and other Tory MPs in the ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿s, as they stood in for Mr Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.

Ms Rayner is ¸ºß Ä´ºº¡¿Áܺº¤¹¤ëd by Greater Manchester Police over whether she Àµ³Î¤Ë ÅÐÏ¿¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd to Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë at her main home almost a £±£°Ç¯´Ö ago, ¤Þ¤Ã¤¿¤ÀÃæ¤Ë ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës that she lived ¤É¤³¤«¤è¤½¤Ç with her husband.

She ¼è¤êÁȤàd the »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ë Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë-on at the start of DPMQs, using it as a way to attack the À¯ÉÜ over leasehold ²þ³×¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë.

But she later went on the ÉÔ²÷¤Ê¡¿¹¶·â with an attack on the PM, who is in Germany »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ëing ²ñÃÌ with ¡Ê¥É¥¤¥Ä¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë¼óÁê¡¿¡ÊÂç³Ø¤Î¡Ë³ØĹ Olaf Scholz.

¸ÀµÚ¡¿´ØÏ¢ing Mr Sunak's ¼­¿¦ in 2022 which is seen as having precipitated the end of Boris Johnson's ¼óÁê¤Î¿¦, she said the Tories?had swapped 'their biggest Áªµó ¾¡Íø¼Ô for a pint-sized loser'.

Mr Dowden È¿ÂФ¹¤ëd the jibes by ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëing the '¸¢Íø honourable landlady' should step É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë, Äɲ乤ëing the ϫƯ MP might start ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëing the House of ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿s as her ¼çÍפʡ¿Ä¹¡¿¼çÈÈ ½»µï if the pair were Í׵᤹¤ëd to deputise again at ÁíÍýÂç¿Ã's Questions.?

The PM? is in Germany holding talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and to meet UK soldiers based in the country (pictured)

The PM? is in Germany »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ëing ²ñÃÌ with ¡Ê¥É¥¤¥Ä¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë¼óÁê¡¿¡ÊÂç³Ø¤Î¡Ë³ØĹ Olaf Scholz and to ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦ UK ʼ»Îs based in the country (pictured)

Mr Dowden replied: 'To begin with it, is a pleasure to have another exchange with (Ms Rayner) in this House, our fifth in 12 months, anymore of these and she'll be claiming it as her principal residence.'

Mr Dowden replied: 'To begin with it, is a ³Ú¤·¤ß to have another ¸òή with (Ms Rayner) in this House, our fifth in 12 months, anymore of these and she'll be ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëing it as her ¼çÍפʡ¿Ä¹¡¿¼çÈÈ ½»µï.'

With Mr Sunak in Berlin, Ms Rayner and Éû ÁíÍýÂç¿Ã Mr Dowden took centre ¹Ô¤¦¡¿³«ºÅ¤¹¤ë¡¿Ãʳ¬ in the ¤¢¤ê¤Õ¤ì¤¿s on Wednesday.

But Ms Rayner pre-empted an attack line against her and opened the ³«²ñ¡¿³«Äî¡¿²ñ´ü by Àâ: 'I know this party opposite is desperate to talk about my living ¼ê¤Ï¤º¡¿½àÈ÷, but the public want to know what this À¯ÉÜ is going to do about theirs.'

She raised the »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ô of a Brighton woman served with two no-fault eviction notices in 18 months, Äɲ乤ëing: 'She joins nearly a million families at ´í¸± of homelessness ͽÄê to his party's ¼ºÇÔ to ¶Ø»ß¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë this cruel practice.

'Now instead of obsessing over my house, when will he get a »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ë and show the same obsession with ending no-fault evictions?'

Mr Dowden replied: 'To begin with, it is a ³Ú¤·¤ß to have another ¸òή with (Ms Rayner) in this House, our fifth in 12 months, anymore of these and she'll be ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëing it as her ¼çÍפʡ¿Ä¹¡¿¼çÈÈ ½»µï.'