Alvez_48
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Just so you know I'm pretty sure the PM gets the questions before PMQs begins.
I guess follow up questions is where it can get interesting?
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Just so you know I'm pretty sure the PM gets the questions before PMQs begins.
I guess follow up questions is where it can get interesting?
Alvez_48
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Ye Justin Trudeau looks great, great smile, great passion, great at the Kansas city shuffle too I hear.
I'm sure that's correct so I suppose you cant really test someone if they get the questions before the exam
Muttley
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I don't believe that they do, does anyone know for certain? Wiki says that the first question is known in advance (usually a request for an account of the PM's diary)
Alvez_48
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Ye I don't know 100% but I recall it being mentioned on the radio one time which is why I understand May and Bojo et al have figures on hand just like that.
WeeGord
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Absolutely perfect response NYboro. THAT is how Presidents / PMs should act and THAT is the message that needs to be said; we must acknowledge injustices everywhere, and only by doing so can we then make the changes and make progress towards a just and fair society for all.
We, on the other hand have BJ and perhaps even worse, the American's have Trump. Give me a Justin Trudeau any day of the week.
Muttley
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Mr. 48, this from www.parliament.uk
Prime Minister's Question Time
The Prime Minister answers questions from MPs in the Commons every sitting Wednesday from 12pm to 12.30pm.
The session normally starts with a routine question from an MP about the Prime Minister's engagements. This is known as an 'open question' and means that the MP can then ask a supplementary question on any subject.
Following the answer, the MP then raises a particular issue, often one of current political significance. The Leader of the Opposition then follows up on this or another topic, being permitted to ask a total of six questions. The Leader of the Opposition is the only MP who is allowed to come back with further questions.
Most MPs will table the same question about engagements and if they do, only their names will appear on the question book. After the first engagements question has been asked, any other MPs who have tabled the same question are simply called to ask an untabled, supplementary question.
This means, in theory, that the Prime Minister will not know what questions will be asked of them. However, the Prime Minister will be extensively briefed by government departments in anticipation of likely subjects they could be asked about.
I'm not sure if this is definitive, it seems to be the best that Google can find?
Laughing
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The Pm doesn't know before hand, and there is no requirement for MP's to state before hand what they want to ask. This is why the PMQ was reduced from twice a week to once a week because Blair was spending hours prepping as he did not know what was going to be asked or on what subjects.
festa5
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I should really know this as I used to do ministerial briefing for Department of Health. While back now though. As best I can recall the questions from the opposition weren't known about in advance. We covered different regions so used to provide a factsheet on the NHS for each region highlighting key facts and figures and high profile stories/incidents that might be raised. Presumably was the same for every government department.
That's a lot of info for the PM to get through, even the more diligent ones. Wouldn't be surprised if Johnson didn't bother or half arsed it.
" He's confusing scrutiny with attack"
Johnson repeatedly tried to paint him as unpatriotic for not getting behind the governments efforts.
A really bizarre and pathetic attempt at blame shifting.
But Starmer is a barrister, they're masters of the "When did you stop beating your wife" question. With those little damning asides after each of Johnson's answers, before the next question.
Those asides are thing that get up his nose, well among other things.
Johnson repeatedly tried to paint him as unpatriotic for not getting behind the governments efforts.
A really bizarre and pathetic attempt at blame shifting.
But Starmer is a barrister, they're masters of the "When did you stop beating your wife" question. With those little damning asides after each of Johnson's answers, before the next question.
Those asides are thing that get up his nose, well among other things.
American_Mary
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Starmer will be playing the long game with Cummings, I guess, and then when the time is right follow that line at PMQ’s, for someone with as much media training and experience as Johnson he is very poor at PMQ’s and comes across as easily irritated and on the defensive, his visible annoyance will be something that I’m sure the opposition parties will play upon and wait for him to say too much....that said taking pride in the Europe’s highest death toll (and counting) shows a lack of awareness that is staggering and like Cummings seems unable to be contrite, however heavy his own shadow has cast over the situation.
Richyboro
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Didn't Trump say he was proud also? At the number of positive tests in his country...he said it shows how much testing they have done. Fair enough I suppose but somewhat misses the point.