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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions - 2 March 2022

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on 2 March 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 PMQ's,

0:03.0

I wish to remind members of what I said last week.

0:07.0

I want concise focus questions so we get through the list.

0:11.0

I want much less burying and headling of members, and that behaviour is discourteous and does nothing to enhance the reputation of our House,

0:19.0

or its ability to scrutinise the Prime Minister.

0:22.1

I expect members to reference each other in a courteous and orderly fashion.

0:26.6

Finally, I want to welcome to our gallery the Ukraine Ambassador.

0:30.6

The President You're right. Thank you. Your Excells, we generally do not allow applause in this Chamber.

1:30.3

But on this occasion, the House quite rightly wants to demonstrate our respect and support

1:41.3

for your country and its people in the most difficult of times.

1:47.0

Before we start, I would like to point out the British Sign Language Interpretation

1:51.3

Proceedings available to watch on Parliament live TV. We now come to questions. Prime Minister,

1:56.3

I call Graeme Stewart.

1:57.9

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Question 1.

2:00.7

Prime Minister. Mr Speaker. Yesterday I was in Warsaw and Tallinn, reaffirming our commitment

2:05.6

to NATO and our solidarity with Ukraine.

2:08.6

Putin has gravely miscalculated.

2:10.6

In his abhorrent assault on a sovereign nation, he has underestimated the extraordinary

2:15.6

fortitude of the Ukrainian people and the unity and resolve

2:20.0

of the free world in standing up to his barbarism. The UN General Assembly will vote later

2:24.8

today and we call on every nation to join us in condemning Russia and demanding that Putin

2:31.8

turn his tanks around. If instead Putin doubles down, then so shall we, further ratcheting up economic pressure

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