Theresa May has clashed furiously with Jeremy Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions today for the first time since construction giant Carillion collapsed on Monday.

As government support runs out for thousands of private sector workers at the giant, the Prime Minister claimed it would have been wrong not to award contracts to the stricken firm.

And she said many Carillion contracts were let by the Labour government.

But Labour's leader slammed the "broken system" and "costly racket" left by the "ruins of Carillion".

He declared: "Why did the government allow a major government contractor to get away with this?”

Follow the full PMQs debate as it happened below, and watch Theresa May's clash with Jeremy Corbyn above.

Labour’s Stephen Timms warns changes in Universal Credit will create a new “benefit trap” for people on free school meals.

He’s talking about a change in income thresholds that will harm many low earners.

But Theresa May says 50,000 more children will be eligible for free school meals overall.

Shocking story of woman told to attend bank with her rapist

SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron tells a horrifying story of a woman told to attend her bank with her rapist.

The woman was brutally attacked, she says.

But when she tried to free herself from their bank account, she was told she couldn’t “unless she attended with the perpetrator”.

One MP could be heard saying: “Jesus”.

Theresa May says the MP “clearly raises a very distressing case.”

Release of black cab rapist “an insult to his victims"

Richmond Park Tory MP Zac Goldsmith says the release of black cab rapist John Worboys is “an insult to his victims and shows a contempt for justice”.

He says police must re-assess claims that were not prosecuted and demands a judicial review.

“This is a case that has rightly raised deep concern,” Theresa May says.

She says the Justice Secretary is examining whether a Judicial Review is appropriate.

But given the Parole Board is independent, there is sometimes a limit to what can be done, she says.

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SNP MP Carol Monaghan asks if the PM agrees with Pope Francis that “hostility to migrants is a sin”.

The PM points to all Britain’s work to help migrants, but does not allow herself to be led to say it.

MP tells of constituent getting a 276-DAY benefit sanction

SNP MP David Linden says a constituent, Margot, received an incredible 276 day sanction on Universal Credit in January 2016.

A judge recently ruled that was wrong and overturned it, he says.

Will the PM apologise? She does not.

“I’m sorry to hear the case [he] has set out,” she says carefully.

“I’m very happy to ensure that case it properly looked into.”

MPs snore theatrically as sleepy Tory MP speaks

Some was theatrically snoring on the Labour back benches during a question by Tory Desmond Swayne.

The MP fell asleep during a Commons debate yesterday.

Commons Speaker John Bercow jokes that he looks very “alert” as MPs jeer.

Mr Swayne says dramatically: “A question keeps me awake at night!”. It’s about plastic waste.

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Labour MP Jeff Smith says the lack of mental health beds is a “national scandal” and urges the PM to turn “warm words into action”.

MP says “stable genius” Trump is “copying the buzzwords from this not so strong and stable government"

Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi condemns the “deplorable attitude to the homeless” of Mrs May’s and his neighbouring Windsor council.

The leader suggested rough sleepers should be moved away ahead of the Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

“Does she want an invite extended” for Donald Trump, he goes on to wonder.

For, you see, the “stable genius” is “copying the buzzwords from this not so strong and stable government,” the Slough MP says.

Mrs May says the invitation for a state visit is still extended - but “I’m not responsible for invitations to the Royal wedding.”

She also lists all the measures Windsor Council has taken to cut homelessness.

SNP Westminster leader urges the PM to “recognise the folly of leaving the single market”

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford urges the PM to “recognise the folly of leaving the single market”.

After the Brexit vote, he says, thousands of jobs are set to be lost in Scotland.

Yet Theresa May says GDP grew in Scotland by 0.6%. Across the whole UK, the growth was 1.7%.

“You’re better off with a Conservative government,” she says.

"A vote for Labour is a vote to pay more" says Theresa May

Theresa May raises the case of Chris Williamson, who was forced out as a shadow minister.

He had suggested council tax should be doubled on the wealthiest homes to fund local services.

“People should know that a vote for Labour is a vote to pay more,” she says.

“It’s a broken system!” Jeremy Corbyn lists the 'spectacular mismanagement' by private firms at public cost

Theresa May says the Business Secretary has already met with unions and small businesses to ensure they can be protected.

But Jeremy Coryn says it’s not an “isolated case” of negligence and failure.

“It’s a broken system!” he says.

“Virgin and Stagecoach can spectacularly mismanage the East Coast main line and be let off £2billion payment.

“Capita and Atos can continue to wreck the lives of through damaging disability assessments of many people with disabilities and win more government-funded contracts.

“G4S promised to provide security at the Olympics, failed to do so, and the Army had to step in and save the day.

“These corporations need to be shown the door!

“We need our public services provided by public employees with a public service ethos and strong public oversight.

“As the ruins of Carillion lie around her, will the PM act to end this costly racket of the relationship between government and some of these companies?”

Theresa May says a third of Carillion contracts were let by the Labour government.

It is, she says, now a “Labour Party has turned its back on investment, on growth on jobs - a Labour Party that will always put politics before people.”

“Why did the government allow a major government contractor to get away with this?"

Theresa May says: “We have protected taxpayers from an unacceptable bailout of a private company”.

Jeremy Corbyn hits back that Carillion were “notorious late payers”, taking 120 days to pay other firms in the supply chain.

“Why did the government allow a major government contractor to get away with this?” he asks.

"One rule for the super-rich, another for everybody else!" Corbyn fumes at director's £660k after he quit

Jeremy Corbyn points to Richard Howson, the former chief executive who earned a huge bonus and £660,000 for a year AFTER he quit.

“One rule for the super-rich, another for everybody else!” he says.

He urges May to guarantee “not a single penny more will go to the chief executive or the directors of this company.”

Mrs May replies that the government has already asked for the investigation into current and former directors’ pay to be fast-tracked.

May says Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry ‘praised’ the work of Carillion in the past

Theresa May has clearly come armed.

She says Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry ‘praised’ the work of Carillion in the past.

“You’re a disgrace!” Labour MPs jeer at Theresa May

Jeremy Corbyn fumes: “It looks like the government was handing Carillion public contracts either to keep the company afloat... or it was deeply negligent of the crisis coming down the line.”

Theresa May prompts huge jeers by sitting straight back down because Jeremy Corbyn didn’t actually ask a question.

“You’re a disgrace!” Labour MPs jeer.

“I asked the government if they had been negligent or not and they clearly have been very negligent!” Jeremy Corbyn says

He points to the 20,000 workers, saying: “For many of them the only recourse tonight is to phone a DWP hotline.”

Theresa May defends giving Carillion contracts after 'severe' profit warning

Jeremy Corbyn says the government awarded more than £2billion of contracts to Carillion in the last six months.

Even, he says, when the share prices were in “freefall” after a profit warning.

Theresa May tries to put it all in perspective.

She says a profit warning means there will “not be as much profit as it [a firm] had expected to make”.

She adds if the government pulled out of contracts after every profit warning “that would be the best way to ensure that companies failed and jobs were lost”.

And it would raise issues about providing uninterrupted public services, she says.

She recognised the profit warning was “severe”, but made sure the contract was a joint venture with another, surviving firm.

And she says Labour-run Welsh government and Leeds City Council both signed contracts with Carillion in the last six months - the latter only last week.

Mr Corbyn claims Leeds did not actually sign the contract.

Theresa May REFUSES to guarantee every Carillion apprentice can keep their apprenticeship

PMQs have finally kicked off five minutes late.

Labour MP Catherine McKinnell says the government must take its responsibility for the “mess” that’s been left.

“It’s not good enough to pass the buck to CIBT.”

She calls on the PM to guarantee every Carillion apprentice can complete their training.

Public services contract workers will get paid - but there is no guarantee for those in the private sector.

The PM admits it’s been a “difficult time for a number of people.”

But she adds: “Of course the government is not running Carillion. The government is actually a customer of Carillion.”

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is attempting to contact 1,300 Carillion apprentices to secure face-to-face meetings about their future.

A spokesman said “numerous employers” had been in touch offering support, adding: “We are looking to redeploy all those apprentices. How long that takes we don’t know.”

What's going on at Carillion?

New hope emerged last night that the company could be kept temporarily open for business.

According to The Times, individual private firms that use Carillion have been asked if they wish to continue with its services to maintain the “brain” of the operation.

But there is the risk of more redundancies as the knock-on effects spread to other businesses in the supply chain.

Grounds maintenance firm Flora-tec said it was owed almost £1million for work on hospitals and has had to lay off 10 of its 90 staff.

“People were in tears, colleagues we worked with for a long time. But as soon as we knew what happened we had to cut our cost base,” Managing Director Andy Bradley said.

Labour has called for a full public inquiry after Tory ministers granted Carillion more than £1billion in new contracts even after a profit warning last year.

And the firm faces questions over why its chief executive Richard Howson - who owns a six-bedroom ski chalet in the Alps - was being paid £660,000 for a year after he quit.

The Institute of Directors accused Carillion of “highly inappropriate” behaviour in making it harder to claw back executive bonuses barely a year before its collapse.

Business Secretary Greg Clark has asked the Official Receiver to “fast-track and expand” its investigation to probe whether current or former directors’ behaviour caused the firm’s collapse.

He said: “Any evidence of misconduct will be taken very seriously.”

Government accused of telling Carillion workers 'here’s the Jobcentre'

The government has been branded “scandalous” after it was accused of telling stricken Carillion workers: “Here’s the Jobcentre”.

A union boss said the response for at least 8,500 private sector workers at the collapsed firm - who face losing their jobs today - was “wholly inadequate and frankly inept”.

The outsourcing giant plunged into liquidation on Monday, threatening 20,000 jobs and leaving the taxpayer on the hook for a reputed hundreds of millions of pounds.

While the government has stepped in to fund the public services that were 38% of Carillion’s trade, employees on private contracts face the sack today because their pay was only guaranteed for 48 hours.

GMB union general secretary Tim Roache hit out at advice on the Cabinet Office website.

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Under the heading “I’m worried about my job”, the website states simply: “JobCentre Plus, through its Rapid Response Service, stands ready to support any employee affected by this announcement.”

Mr Roache, who met Business Secretary Greg Clark yesterday, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The government response so far has been wholly inadequate and frankly inept.

“What they’ve said is if you haven’t been picked up by another private sector company by close of play today, then here’s the Jobcentre Plus address.

“That’s frankly scandalous.”