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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions - 16 July 2025

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

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🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Prime Minister's Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister or a nominated minister. In most cases, the session starts with a routine 'open question' from an MP about the Prime Minister's engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.

Transcript

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0:00.0

We now come to questions to Prime Minister Jacob Collier.

0:04.0

On Mr. Speaker.

0:07.0

Prime Minister, please.

0:09.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

0:11.0

There's always been support across this House for the United Kingdom

0:15.0

fulfilling our obligations to Afghans who served alongside British forces. We warned in opposition about Conservative management of this policy,

0:25.6

and yesterday the Defence Secretary set out the full extent of the failings that we inherited.

0:32.6

A major data breach, a super injunction, a secret route that has already cost hundreds of millions

0:40.3

of pounds. Ministers who served under the party opposite have serious questions to answer

0:46.3

about how this was ever allowed to happen. The Chair of the Defence Committee has indicated

0:52.3

that he intends to hold further inquiries.

0:55.2

I welcome that and hope that those who are in office at the time will welcome that scrutiny.

1:01.5

Mr. Speaker, President Macron's State visit last week saw a secure historic agreement,

1:07.0

coordinating our nuclear deterrence, a major investment in Seiswell Sea, and a landmark

1:12.6

returns deal, a crucial next step in restoring order to our immigration system.

1:17.6

Tomorrow, I will host Chancellor Mertz for further talks on our security and the economy.

1:24.6

This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition

1:27.8

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

1:31.0

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Families in Burton and Utoxter are watching their smart

1:36.5

meters like Hawks and dreading that moment when their energy bill lands on the doorstep.

1:41.9

So I welcome Labour's warm homes discount that is going

1:45.1

to mean 150 pounds of energy bills for millions of people across this country providing

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