English votes for English laws stalked the land in the House of Commons for a second day. Harriet Harman asked about...
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prime minister’s questions Articles
Harman takes off at PMQs
While most of us are enjoying the summer weather, David Cameron was looking increasing uncomfortable as Harriet Harman...
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...
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....
Still in election mode
The prime minister, David Cameron, is still in election mode. He was red-faced. He gesticulated violently. He name...
The lobotomised parliament
The reward for the victors of the 2010 general election was paid in a devalued currency. The status of the job of a...
Let the cameras into the Commons – don’t cover up what it is really like
It was the final prime minister’s questions of this parliament today, the last Commons debate ever probably between Ed...
When we are out of step with public opinion we must change
At business questions this week I raised the latest set of quarterly migration figures that were released today. It is...
The second jobs trap
Ed Miliband secured a clear win at prime minister’s questions today. He had set a trap for the prime minister, and...
‘We followed procedure’
‘We followed procedure,’ was David Cameron’s only defence of his employment of Stephen Green, the former chair and...
The poorest of all time
Matt Forde looks forward to the most boring election on record It’s election year! Yes! We are in a select group of...