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A wide shot of Prime Minister's Questions in 2024, showing the House of Commons packed with members. Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs, officially known as Questions to the Prime Minister, while colloquially known as Prime Minister's Question Time) is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom, currently held as a single session every Wednesday at noon when the House of Commons is ...
On Wednesdays, Question Period starts slightly after 2:15 due to the 2:00 pm singing of the National Anthem, "O Canada". Questions may be posed to either the Prime Minister, or any Minister of the Cabinet of Canada, who will answer the question unless the Speaker rejects the question under established rules or accepted custom. For example ...
The reason for asking the Prime Minister about his engagements is because, until recently, any member of the cabinet could answer the posed question, allowing the Prime Minister to avoid having to answer any questions himself, but once someone answers a question, they are obliged to answer follow up questions (on any topic).
Starmer repeatedly dodges questions over Louise Haigh’s resignation in PMQs clash Wednesday 4 December 2024 12:59 , Holly Evans Starmer rules himself out of race for Christmas number one single
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are back in the Commons for their final PMQs of the year. Press watch live above to follow along. It's been a busy week in politics: inflation has risen for a second ...
Fact check: PMQs and MP breakfast expenses. Full Fact via PA. September 5, 2024 at 9:16 AM. ... Prime Minister’s Questions.
Each question has a one-minute time limit. Answers to initial questions are limited to three minutes, and answers to supplementary questions are limited to one minute. A senator may also move to 'take note' of a minister's answer after question time, allowing questioners (generally Opposition senators) to respond to the answers provided by ...
Watch as Rishi Sunak goes head to head with Sir Keir Starmer in the first Prime Minister’s Questions since a dramatic cabinet reshuffle that saw his sacked former home secretary launch a ...