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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 04 November 2020

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 04 November 2020. Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow @HouseofCommons on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for more.

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0:00.0

We now come to questions to the Prime Minister.

0:06.0

We hear it.

0:09.0

And we start with Andrew Jones.

0:12.0

Mr. Speaker.

0:13.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:16.0

The whole House is talking about the result of a heavily contested election.

0:21.6

And indeed it is a year ago to the day, Mr. Speaker, that you were elected, Speaker.

0:26.6

And may I, on behalf of all members, wish you therefore a very happy anniversary.

0:31.6

And thanks to you, Mr. Speaker, for making the speakership great again.

0:35.6

Mr. Speaker, this morning I had, thank you, Mr. Speaker, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this House.

0:46.6

I shall have further such meetings later today.

0:49.1

Andrew Jones.

0:50.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:51.0

The citywide testing trial, starting Liverpool on Friday using the new lateral flow tests, will cut the time to get results. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The citywide testing trial, starting Liverpool on Friday using the new lateral flow tests,

0:56.0

will cut the time to get results, cut the spread of the virus by identifying people who are infected but not showing symptoms,

1:03.0

and vastly reduce both the number of people and time involved in isolating. So the benefits to the NHS, to schools and to business are profound.

1:10.0

When does the Prime Minister think the results from this trial will be available and the benefits to the NHS, to schools and to business are profound. When does the Prime

1:11.6

Minister think the results from this trial will be available and the benefits of this extended

1:15.8

across the UK? I thank my honourable friend. He's absolutely right and I can tell him that the pilot

1:21.3

is planned to last for approximately two weeks and we will keep the House updated on the results as they are

1:29.0

evaluated.

1:30.0

The Leader of the opposition, Kirstama.

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