Prime Ministers Questions
Catch-up
PMQs – PMQs Ends, dirty Russian money in UK
PMQs – No evidence Russia interference in UK elections says PM
“No government doing more to root out corrupt money” – PM
PMQs – PM says more sanctions to come
PMQs – Boris Johnson announces further military support for Ukraine
PMQs Live – PM says he will publish Sue Gray report when he receives it
PMQs Live – Will PM refer ‘party’ to police?
PMQs Live – BREAKING: Photo of PM at Christmas quiz emerges
Partygate pictures to be published?
Labour’s Ruth Jones asks if the PM will publish pictures of Partygate events that were taken by the official photographer and will he publish the Sue Gray report asap?
PM says the Sue Gray report will be published after the police investigation is wrapped up.
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Labour’s James Murray asks PM if he agrees it would be wrong for Sunak or other ministers to benefit from investment in tax havens.
PM says the govt is cutting taxes for everybody. – (taxes are actually going up for everybody).
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Justin Madders (Labour) asks how many members of the government have been involved in a tax avoidance scheme.
PM says the government believes in reducing taxes.
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Will PM support a bill banning politicians from lying
Liz Saville Roberts (the Plaid Cymru leader at Westminster) says her party have been calling for a bill to ban politicians from lying for 15 years. Will PM support the bill?
PM says the Commons rules demand ministers tell the truth in Commons.
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Ian Blackford SNP – ‘Offer the Queen your resignation for her birthday’
Blackford says 82 per cent of Scots think PM lied to parliament about Partygate – are they right?
PM says they debated this yesterday.
Blackford says PM should offer resignation to Queen for her birthday. He says PM can’t be trusted with the truth and Sunak can’t be trusted with his taxes.
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PM denies criticising BBC coverage on Ukraine in private Tory meeting
Starmer says PM apologises in public but then launches an attack on people who tell the truth in private. He says PM claims to be a patriot but “deliberately attacks and degrades the institutions of our great country”.
PM says Starmer is wrong and he did not attack the BBC for its Ukraine coverage and Starmer “must be out of his tiny mind” if he thinks Johnson would do so.
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PMQs today – PM refuses to apologise to Welby
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Starmer says Corbyn does not even have the Labour whip. He asks if Johnson will apologise to BBC journalists who have been risking their lives.
PM says he admires journalists. He says the claims about his BBC comments are without foundation.
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PM refuses to apologise to Justin Welby for criticism
Starmer says the PM attacked the archbishop of Canterbury when the PM criticised Justin Welby for not doing enough to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – will the PM apologise?
PM says he was surprised the government was attacked over its Rwanda policy. Calling Starmer “a Corbynista in a smart Islington suit.”
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‘Should be focused on Ukraine’
Starmer asks about partygate. Labour leader wants to know why the PM hasn’t resigned when other Tories who broke Covid rules including Matt Hancock all resigned.
The PM hits back saying he already addressed the party gate fines yesterday and reiterates he apologises for law-breaking.
He says Starmer should be asking about energy prices or Ukraine instead of being in a “Dr Who time wharp”
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Happy Birthday to the Queen
PM Boris Johnson starts by wishing the Queen a happy birthday for tomorrow. He says he’ll travel to India later today – he’ll meet Modi and visit British investments.
Keir Starmer joins the PM in wishing a happy birthday to the Queen.
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