'He's just Mr Angry from Islington': Hammond dismisses Corbyn after Labour leader loses it over 'uncouth' Tory whip's jibe during Budget debate

  • Labour leader blasted 'uncaring, uncouth attitude of certain members opposite'
  • Andrew Griffiths has denied telling Mr Corbyn he should be put in a care home
  • He told MailOnline: 'The quotes attributed to me by Labour are entirely wrong'
  • Tory MP made comment about his age during speech section on social care
  • Mr Corbyn paused and looked at the MP before jabbing his finger and shouting  
  • Labour MPs also heard yelling 'shame on you' and urged politician to 'get out' 

Philip Hammond branded Jeremy Corbyn 'Mr Angry from Islington' today as he mocked the Labour leader for losing his temper in the Budget debate.

Mr Corbyn lost it when he was heckled by Tory whip Andrew Griffiths. The MP has been accused of making an 'ageist' jibe that Mr Corbyn should be in a care home.

Mr Griffiths has denied making such a remark but admitted shouting at Mr Corbyn as he responded to to the Budget yesterday.

Jeremy Corbyn lost his temper in his budget response when he was speaking about elderly care and a Tory MP made a joke about his age

Jeremy Corbyn lost his temper in his budget response when he was speaking about elderly care and a Tory MP made a joke about his age

The Chancellor dismissed the row this morning when asked by LBC's Nick Ferrari why the Labour leader had been cross.

He said: 'You'll have to ask Jeremy Corbyn that.

'But Jeremy Corbyn is Mr Angry, that's what he does at the Dispatch Box.

'Mr Angry from Islington.'

As he replied at the Commons Despatch Box yesterday, the Labour leader started pointing and shouting across the Commons after an 'ageist' and 'inappropriate' comment aimed at him by his Conservative rival. 

It had been reported the heckler had said a phrase like: 'They should put you in a care home'. 

But Mr Griffiths told MailOnline: 'The quotes attributed to me by Labour are entirely wrong, misleading and inaccurate.'

He instead claims he responded to the Labour leader's claim there are elderly people in need of help by saying: 'That's you!' 

The joke cracked about the Islington MP's age led to Mr Corbyn jabbing his finger at the Tory benches. 

Raising his voice he said: 'The uncaring, uncouth attitude of certain members opposite needs to be called out.'

Andrew Griffiths has denied telling Mr Corbyn he should be put in a care home

Andrew Griffiths has denied telling Mr Corbyn he should be put in a care home

Labour MPs could be heard shouting 'shame on you', while some Opposition backbenchers shouted 'get out' and pointed towards the exit. 

During his response, Mr Corbyn also said to the heckler: 'Over £6 billion would have been cut from social care budgets by next March.

'I hope the honourable member begins to understand what it's like to wait for social care stuck in a hospital bed while other people are having to give up their work to care for them.'

In his response the Labour leader focussed on cuts to police officer numbers and rising levels of in-work poverty.

He also criticised the Government for failing to take action to tackle credit card debt.

'Debt is being racked up because the Government is weak on those who exploit people, such as rail companies hiking up fares above inflation year on year, and water companies and energy suppliers,' said the Labour leader.

The Labour leader started pointing and shouting as a Tory MP cracked a joke about him

The Labour leader started pointing and shouting as a Tory MP cracked a joke about him

Mr Corbyn also criticised the Government's measures on housing, saying very little was mentioned about the private rented sector - even though landlords were paid £10 billion in housing benefit.

'With this Government delivering the worst rate of house building since the 1920s and 250,000 fewer council homes, any commitment would be welcome,' he said.

'But we've been here before. The Government promised 200,000 starter homes three years ago. Not a single one has yet been built in those three years.

'We need a large scale publicly funded house building programme, not this Government's accounting tricks and empty promises.'

Labour, Mr Corbyn said, backed the abolition of stamp duty for first time buyers because it was another Labour policy in its manifesto in June.

He said: 'This Government continues preference for spin over substance, that means across this country the words Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine are now met with derision.'

Mr Hammond and Mrs May found a moment to laugh during Mr Corbyn's response, which focussed on police officer numbers and rising levels of in-work poverty

Mr Hammond and Mrs May found a moment to laugh during Mr Corbyn's response, which focussed on police officer numbers and rising levels of in-work poverty

Yorkshire and Humber got only one 10th of the transport investment per head given to London, he said, adding that Government figures showed that every region in the north of England had seen a fall in spending on services since 2012.

The Midlands, East and West, he said, were receiving less than 8% of total transport infrastructure investment compared with 50% going to London.

In the East and West Midlands, he added, one in four workers were paid less than the living wage.

He said: 'Combined with counterproductive austerity this lack of investment has consequences, it's sluggish growth and shrinking pay packets.'

Public investment, he said, had virtually halved and, under the current Government, Britain had the lowest rate of public investment in the G7.

He said: 'But it's now investing in driver less cars after months of road testing back seat driving in the Government.'

Deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle had to call for order as tensions boiled over

Deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle had to call for order as tensions boiled over

By moving from RPI to CPI indexation on business rates he said the Chancellor had adopted another Labour policy.

Mr Corbyn said businesses are delaying 'crucial investment decisions' because, if the Government doesn't 'get its act together soon, they will be taking relocation decisions'.

'Crashing out with no deal and turning Britain into a tax haven would damage people's jobs and living standards, serving only a wealthy few.'

He also accused the Government and Tories in the European Parliament of not clamping down on tax havens.

On the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Mr Corbyn said Mr Hammond had failed to fund the '£1 billion investment needed' for sprinklers in all high rise buildings.

He said some councils had asked for, but were refused, financial help, while Parliament is about to be retrofitted with sprinklers.

'The message is pretty clear: this Government cares more about what happens here than happens to people living in high rise homes, in effect saying they matter less.'

Concluding his speech, Mr Corbyn said: 'We were promised with lots of hype a revolutionary Budget, the reality is nothing has changed.

'People were looking for help from this Budget and they have been let down: let down by a Government that, like the economy they have presided over, is weak and unstable and in need of urgent change.

'They call this a Budget fit for the future, the reality is this is a Government no longer fit for office.'