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PMQs on Progress Articles

More promises, no delivery says Miliband

A particularly lively and noisy prime minister’s questions in the run-up to the spending review today. Ed Miliband delivered a strong performance shifting the focus of discussion to the government’s vast under-delivery on its plentiful promises. As ever, David Cameron...

A messy skirmish

It has been commented that, in recent weeks, with Labour’s poll ratings stagnating or falling, and the Tories’ own ratings remaining stubbornly low, a mood of despondency has taken hold in the House of Commons. That certainly seemed the case today, with David Cameron...

PMQs: what about the big issues?

In a week where big topics dominated the agenda – tax transparency, the Care Quality Commission and the rights of the families of servicemen and women killed in combat to sue for negligence, PMQs this week had the potential to be an embarrassment of riches, as well as...

Miliband statesmanlike on Syria

Not a stellar PMQs from anyone this week and in general more noise than light.  It began raucously enough with a Labour question on A&E and a Tory one about a referendum on Europe. Things then calmed down as Ed used his first three questions to press the prime...