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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 07 October 2020

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 07 October 2020.

Transcript

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0:00.0

We're now coming to questions to the Prime Minister.

0:11.0

Prime Minister, on behalf of David Dehuis, who is virtual, I asked the Prime Minister about his engagements.

0:17.0

Question one to the Prime Minister.

0:19.0

Thank you, Mr Speaker. This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

0:24.1

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

0:30.4

Let's send to so offend. Sir David Amos.

0:35.1

Next month, a book which I have written called Eyes and Ears,

0:39.8

a Survivor's Guide to Westminster, will be published, part of which covers Brexit.

0:45.5

And yes, by inference, everyone will be in the book.

0:48.7

Would my right honourable friend agree with me that the last general election was not

0:53.8

fought on how political parties might

0:56.5

handle the coronavirus pandemic, but was categorically about ensuring that the result of the 2016

1:06.1

referendum was implemented in full. Will my right onable friend confirm that that is what he intends

1:13.6

to see happen?

1:15.6

Prime Minister.

1:16.6

I can indeed, Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my right honourable friend on his new book,

1:23.6

and I can assure him that this country has not only left the European Union,

1:30.3

but on January the 1st we will take back full control of our money, our borders and our laws.

1:36.3

We now come to the Leader of the Opposition, Kirstama.

1:42.3

Mr Speaker, this is a crucial moment if we're to gain control of the virus.

1:48.0

Yet for eight days, nearly 16,000 positive tests were missed by the government.

1:54.0

That means about 48,000 contacts were not traced.

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