July 13, 2022
11:00 am
Prime Ministers Questions
Catch-up
PMQs Live – Scotland can’t afford cost of living with Westminster
PMQs Live – Rowdy scenes as non dom rules questioned
PMQs Live – PM to face humiliating grilling from Sir Keir
Sajid Javid delivers brutal resignation speech in Commons
PMQs Live – ‘Pathetic spectacle’ – Brutal PMQs for Boris as more resignations roll in
PMQs Live – 06/07 – PM faces tough questions over Chris Pincher
PMQs live – PM faces grilling after shock resignations
PMQs Live – Scotland wants independence – Blackford
PMQs Live – Brutal PMQs for Boris as more resignations roll in
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Pincher’s drinking wasn’t the problem, says Conservative MP
Tory MP Gary Sambrook challenges the PM’s comments suggesting MPs should have attempted to intervene to stop Chris Pincher drinking at the club last week.
He says it’s insulting to the victims to suggest that drink was the problem.
Sambrook says the PM constantly tries to deflect from the issue, blame others for his mistakes and should resign. He comments are met with cheers and clapping.
The speaker slams MPs for clapping – ‘it’s not a debating society’
PM says Labour wants him out because otherwise the Tories will win another general election.
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What happened to those new hospitals?
Labour’s Andy Slaughter says the promised new 40 hospitals, the NHS Confederation says none of these will be built by 2024.
“Two of those ‘new’ hospitals, exist in my constituency, Hammersmith, opened in 1902, and Charing Cross, opened in 1818. They’re not new hospitals, and there’s no building going on,” he says.
“They exist only in his warped imagination.”
PM says the government has managed to get 13,500 more police officers on the street and the new hospitals wil be built by 2030.
“We’re putting the funding into our NHS,” he adds.
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Tory asks is there any circumstances in which the PM will resign?
Tory MP Tim Loughton asks if there are any circumstances the PM should resign in.
In response, the PM says “clearly” if there was circumstances where he felt the government couldn’t carry on with the mandate it’s been given or would not be able to support Ukraine he would.
Johnson insists he has a “colossal majority” and he will keep going
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PM it’s over – Ian Blackford
Ian Blackford says it’s easy to forget that only 10 days ago the PM was talking about a third term. He says it’s a miracle the PM even made it to PMQs – adding: “Prime minister it really is over.”
He asks how many more ministers need to quit before the PM writes his own resignation letter.
The PM says the economy is the great issue the country faces and the govt is helping families up and down the country with £1,200 right now, tax cuts for 30m and helping half a million people into work, he says, and that is the priority of his government.
“I’m glad he likes it,” he says – in reference to Blackford.
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‘Pathetic spectacle’
Starmer calls on the PM’s government to have “some respect” and says they have for the past week been defending the PM’s decision to promote a “sexual predator” – referring to Chris Pincher being appointed to deputy chief whip.
Starmer points to a number of the PM’s claims over the handling of the situation and says they have proven to be untrue.
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PM says Starmer should “hear what his lot say about him.”
He says Starmer wanted to put Jeremy Corbyn in power.
“He voted 48 times to overturn the will of the British people,” to overturn the referendum results, he states.
“He has voted time and time again against sanctions on criminals that would put them behind bars,” he adds.
PMQs Live – 06/07 – PM faces tough questions over Chris Pincher
Starmer: ‘Sinking ships fleeing the rat?’
Starmer says it sums the PM up that he tolerated “awful behaviour, unacceptable in any walk of life”.
The Labour leader derides those ministers resigning now after defending so much previously.
He asks: “Isn’t this the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat?”
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Stamer wants PM to apologise for Pincher
Starmer sticks to the issue of Chris Pincher. He says when a young man complained about Pincher to a government whip she asked if he was gay. And apparently, she said that him being gay means it’s not straightforward.
Starmer says this comment is sickening.
He asks the PM for an apology.
The PM responds: “I regret very much that the member for Tamworth continued to hold office after the complaint was made against him in the Foreign Office.”
“It was resolved in the Foreign Office,” he says.
He says in hindsight he should have realised Pincher would not change.
“We want to help people with the things that matter to them, like cutting their taxes,” he says.
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Starmer presses on Pincher allegations
Starmer reads a testimony about one of the allegations against Pincher – the whole of the Commons falls silent.
Starmer makes clear, the whole of the government’s front bench is to blame for defending the PM for promoting Pincher.
Starmer then asks the PM whether he described Chris Pincher as “Pincher by name, Pincher by nature”. Yes or no?”
The PM refuses to answer saying he is “not going to trivialise what happened … because very serious complaints have been raised against [Chris Pincher].
He says that a complaint was raised and resolved while he was in the FO and that the fact Pincher remained in government is a massive regret for him.
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The PM says Chris Pincher no longer has the Tory whip and when he found out about the allegation, Pincher lost his status as a Tory MP and now is the subject of an independent investigation.
The PM says he abhors bullying or abuse of power.
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Why was Chris Pincher given position of power?
Labour’s Keir Starmer kicks off by referring to Chris Pincher (arguably the man who may be the downfall of the PM). Starmer goes on to list the allegations against Chris Pincher, saying it’s a reminder to those “propping up” the PM how serious the situation is.
He says the PM promoted Pincher despite knowing the allegations and asks why Pincher was put in a position of power despite knowing the allegations.
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The PM kicks off this week’s PMQs.
He begins by saying the government is implementing the “biggest tax cuts for a decade” – he says 13m people in the UK will benefit from it. He adds a typical worker will be £330 better off each year.
He wishes the best of luck to the England and Northern Ireland teams competing in the Women’s Euros.
When the PM mentions having ministerial meetings later today – the opposition benches let out some big laughs.
