October 26, 2022
12:04 pm
Prime Ministers Questions
Catch-up
PMQs live stream: Will Sunak support indyref2?
PMQs live stream: Sunak questioned on Braverman, mandates and general election
PMQs LIVE – ‘I’m a fighter not a quitter’ says Truss
PMQs Live – PM heckled, calls for her to resign
PMQs Live: PM going ahead with tax cuts for the rich – Starmer
PMQs Live – Liz Truss faces Keir Starmer in first Prime Minister’s Questions since mini-budget disaster
PMQs LIVE – cost of living, windfall tax & general election
PMQs LIVE – Calls for general election as windfall tax top topic
PMQs live stream: PM Rishi Sunak in the hot seat
The new prime minister Rishi Sunak will face his first edition of PMQs today.
He is Britain’s first British Asian PM and addressed the nation from outside No10. He met with King Charles on Tuesday where he was officially appointed PM.
Rishi Sunak then embarked on his cabinet reshuffle – bringing together people from across the Tory party. He and his cabinet met for the first time on Wednesday morning.
How to watch PMQs live today
You’ll be able to watch Mr Sunak’s first PMQs via on a live stream on this page, while it is also broadcast live on the UK Parliament YouTube channel.
What time is PMQs today
PMQs starts at its usual time of midday and will last roughly half hour.
What can you expect from Rishi Sunak’s first PMQs?
Sunak will be facing some tough questions today – everything from the October fiscal statement, to the reappointment of Suella Braverman.
Sir Keir will be on the attack at PMQs and will tell Labour MPs that Sunak is a weak PM who will always put the Tory party before the country.
There is expected to be multiple calls for a general election.
There will be comments about his appointment – and lack of voting – and no doubt comments will be made about the short premiership of Liz Truss.
Quick recap on key moments at PMQs?
This week’s Prime Minister’s Questions was, as expected, a fiery face-off between the embattled PM and Keir Starmer. Many interesting points have emerged from this week’s PMQs, including ANOTHER U-turn.
There was heckles for her to “resign” and many MPs asked why she hadn’t quit. Starmer and Ian Blackford made digs about chancellor Jeremy Hunt being the real prime minister.
- PM said she was “completely committed” to raising pension in line with inflation (the triple lock policy). It feels like a U-turn on a U-turn after her new chancellor on Monday said the government could not commit to it
- Truss did not make the same promise to raise benefits in line with inflation when asked by a Tory MP
- “I’m a fighter, not a quitter” – PM said after Starmer read out a list of all the PM’s abandoned economic policies
- Starmer said Truss had “crashed” the economy and pointed out her previous promise of “no spending reductions” – the chancellor now says there will be cuts. In response, Truss said spending would rise, but the government needed to get value for taxpayers’ money
- PM apologised for her mistakes and the many U-turns
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