Prime Ministers Questions
Catch-up
PMQs LIVE – cost of living, windfall tax & general election
PMQs LIVE – Calls for general election as windfall tax top topic
PMQs LIVE – ‘Who’s going to pay’ – cost of living, windfall tax
PMQs LIVE – End of the union? calls for indyref2 & general election
PMQs LIVE – Why did Sunak and Liz pull out TV debate?
PMQs – Boris Johnson faces last ever grilling from Sir Keir
PMQs Live – Scotland can’t afford cost of living with Westminster
PMQs Live – Rowdy scenes as non dom rules questioned
PMQs – Boris Johnson faces last ever grilling from Sir Keir
Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions will be Boris Johnson’s last as PM.
Johnson reluctantly stepped down as PM earlier this month and the Tory party are engaged in a bitter contest to replace him.
Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt are the final three. By 16:00 BST today we’ll have the final two candidates.
They will spend the summer travelling the country engaging in hustings for 200,000 Tory party members. A winner – and therefore new PM will be announced on 5 September.
Parliament goes into recess tomorrow for the summer break, making today his last PMQs.
What time is PMQs today?
PMQs will start at its usual time of midday, with the session lasting for about half an hour.
How can I watch PMQs live?
You’ll be able to watch all the action via a live stream on this page. OR follow along with TEXT UPDATES on our blog.
What should we expect from tis week’s PMQs?
Last week’s PMQs was a lively event – with two MPs kicked out and the PM and Sir Keir taking jabs at one another.
The PM thanked Starmer for being “considerably less lethal than other members of this House” adding: “Over three years, in spite of every opportunity, he’s never really come up with an idea, a plan or a vision for this country.”
The PM is likely to repeat last week’s claims – about how proud he is of his government, whilst Sir Keir Stamer is likely to take aim at the PM and his possible successor.
Boris Johnson may discuss climate change after the two-day heatwave and record temperatures. The PM missed three COBRA meetings on the matter.
PMQs LIVE – Scotland can’t afford cost of living with Westminster
PM dismisses indyref2
Backbenchers ask about Scottish independence and speaks about the role of the UK government in respecting the mandate given by the people of Scotland.
PM says they had a vote in 2014 and failed to get backing for Scottish independence and now should focus on education standards in Scotland.
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‘Britain better with Scotland’
Blackford says the Tory leadership contest is “descending into a toxic race to the right”.
Ian Blackford says all the candidates are “awful” and compared with them, “Genghis Khan looks like a moderate”.
He says Westminster is out of touch and while the Tory leadership candidates focus on “tax cuts for the rich”, families across Scotland are struggling to put food on the table or to heat their homes.
Blackford says Scotland can’t afford the cost of living with Westminister.
PM responds – Britain better with Scotland’
PM says next leader of Tories will want to work with Scotland “to protect and secure our union,” adding “we are much, much better together”.
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PM leaving with ‘head high’
PM says he feels everybody who has played a part in his government “has done a remarkable job in helping this country through difficult time”.
Johnson says it is possible today’s Prime Minister’s Questions will be his last – “because the next party leader could be declared by acclamation”.
He pays tribute to his time in office by saying: we got Brexit done; we delivered the first Covid vaccine in the world; and the UK led the world in helping the people of Ukraine.
He says all eight candidates for party leader will continue with the programme of skills and infrastructure expansion.
“It is true I leave not at a time of my choosing, but I am proud of the teamwork involved in all of those projects… and I’m also proud of the leadership I have given,” he says.
“I will be leaving with my head held high”.
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Broken economy
Sir Keir criticises Rishi Sunak next. Starmer says Rishi has criticised the PM and accused him of not telling the public truth – and next, he’s claiming he has a big plan to rebuild the economy.
He asks whether the PM can think of any job Sunak has had recently that may have meant he had the responsibility of this “broken economy.”
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Economic growth at 0.5% – PM
PM says economic growth was at 0.5% in May because the UK left lockdown in May last year.
