What time is PMQs today? PM faces Sir Keir as pressure builds on Braverman and BoJo
PM Rishi Sunak faces Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions today as the PM faces mounting pressure to sack his Home Secretary, Suella Braverman.
It was announced today there will be no inquiry into the Braverman row, something that is likely to upset the House.
Braverman received a speeding ticket last summer and her special adviser subsequently lied about it.
She has also been accused of a fresh breach of the Ministerial Code for failing to declare years of previous work with Rwanda’s government, despite the Government’s asylum deal with the country.
The news comes as Braverman’s support within her own party is starting to fade. No doubt Sir Kier will twist the knife today, especially considering he’s already accused the PM of being weak in his slow approach to sack ministers found guilty of wrongdoing.
What time is PMQs today?
PMQs begins at 12 noon and will last for around 30 minutes.
It will be broadcast on the UK Parliament YouTube channel.
What should we expect from PMQs?
Suella Braverman will likely be the focus of today’s PMQs.
She had asked civil servants to help arrange a private speed awareness course after she was caught driving over the limit last summer.
When civil servants refused to help, a political aide of Braverman reportedly approached the speed awareness course provider and tried to arrange a private session for Braverman.
After the course provider refused, Braverman then opted to take three points on her license and pay a fine for speeding.
But the handling of the situation is now the subject of scrutiny after Braverman’s special advisor insisted that the story was not true when asked by the Daily Mirror six weeks earlier.
MPs want Braverman to tell the truth as to whether she told her aide to deny she had been caught speeding.
Boris Johnson probe
Another topic that could be on the table is news of new Partygate claims. Police are assessing new claims Boris Johnson broke more lockdown rules after his ministerial diary – which was being reviewed by officials ahead of the official Covid public inquiry – revealed visits from friends at Chequers during the pandemic.
