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PMQs on Progress Articles

‘No man is an island’

It may be a sign of things to come. While Harriet Harman asked questions about low pay and the abolition of tax credits at prime minister’s questions, disabled people were hammering at the doors. Scenes from the BBC show rows of police trying to stop disabled...
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Failing to show leadership at home or abroad

How very ‘George Osborne’ prime minister’s questions was today. He was not bullying and hectoring, but he showed slight misjudgement and displayed a lot of tactical manoeuvres. George Osborne, chancellor of the exchequer, was standing in for David Cameron today who...
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Taking the wind out of Cameron’s gloating sails

Short questions are always best. They get to the heart of the matter and it is more obvious if they are not answered. Naz Shah, who beat George Galloway for Bradford West had the best one today: ‘As a new member of parliament I am still wondering if the prime minister...
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Still in election mode

The prime minister, David Cameron, is still in election mode. He was red-faced. He gesticulated violently. He name checked ‘Our Long-Term Economic Plan’. And he also managed to ask Harriet Harman, who was facing him over the dispatch box today, many more questions...
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