Prime Minister's Questions - 15 April 2026
Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast
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🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I'm just sorry if we didn't get to John Lamont's question. He's 50 today and I believe his parents are watching. |
| 0:05.0 | We now come to Prime Minister's questions. |
| 0:10.0 | Warren Abbott. |
| 0:11.0 | Question number one, Mr Speaker. |
| 0:12.0 | Prime Minister. |
| 0:14.0 | Thank you, Mr Speaker. |
| 0:17.0 | The Southport Inquiry report is truly harrowing, and I cannot imagine the pain that it will cause the families of all those affected. |
| 0:28.4 | We will make the changes needed to honour the victims, the injured and the families. |
| 0:34.4 | And our thoughts remain with the loved ones of Elsie, Bibi and Alice and all of those impacted. |
| 0:42.3 | Mr Speaker, today marks 37 years since the Hillsborough disaster, when 97 men, women and children went to a football match and never returned. |
| 0:53.3 | My promise remains, working with families, we will deliver a Hillsborough law |
| 0:58.7 | to end the injustice that they have suffered |
| 1:01.1 | and ensure the state will always act for the people that it serves. |
| 1:07.1 | This morning, as I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, |
| 1:10.5 | in addition to my |
| 1:11.1 | duties in this House. I shall have further such meetings later today. |
| 1:13.8 | Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Prime Minister was right to resist us being drawn into an |
| 1:19.4 | ill-conceived war in the Middle East with apparently no clear plan for how it may end. |
| 1:27.4 | And despite the welcome cost of living support, he referenced in his statement on Monday, |
| 1:32.3 | we are all rightly angry that our constituents will feel the impact of this war in their pockets and in their daily lives. |
| 1:39.5 | Can he outline what steps he is taking both to support our armed forces and to plan for all future contingencies? |
| 1:47.3 | We all hope for a swift resolution and progress at the summit later this week, but must be prepared for all potential scenarios. |
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