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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions - 19 January 2022

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on 19 January 2022. Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow @HouseofCommons on Twitter, and @UKHouseofCommons on Facebook and Instagram for more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before we come to Prime Minister's questions, I'd like to point out that the British Sign Language Interpretation Proceeding is available to watch on Parliament Live TV.

0:11.0

I now come to Prime Minister's questions. I know call Wendy Chamberlain.

0:29.7

Question 1, Mr Speaker.

0:32.4

Prime Minister, Question 1.

0:33.5

Mr Speaker, I will shortly be updating the House on this country's fantastic progress in tackling COVID-19,

0:40.1

including our booster programme, enabling us to ease Plan B measures and restore the ancient liberties of this country.

0:48.9

I know that the whole House will be delighted that Her Majesty, the Queen,

0:55.0

has given permission for a special medal to be awarded to all those who deployed to Kabul. Operation Pitting

1:01.5

saw our servicemen and women deliver the largest British evacuation since the Second World

1:07.1

War. The whole country can be immensely proud of their service.

1:11.9

This morning, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

1:16.4

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

1:21.4

Wendy Chinn.

1:22.5

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1:24.0

Last year, we were told by the Prime Minister there were no Downing Street parties. Then

1:28.8

it turned out there were parties, but we were assured that no rules were broken. Last week,

1:34.3

we heard that rules may have been broken, but that he thought it was a work event. And now

1:38.8

yesterday from the man who wrote the rules, it was, well, nobody told me what those rules

1:42.9

were.

1:43.9

Mr. Speaker, five weeks ago, the people of North Shropshire were clear. wrote the rules, it was while nobody told me what those rules were.

1:48.5

Mr Stephen, five weeks ago, the people of Northropshire were clear, and the people of North East Fife are being clear to me now. No matter the excuse, there is no excuse for taking

1:53.1

the British people for fools. The Prime Minister agree, it is now time for him to resign.

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