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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions - 23 April 2025

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.591 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 37 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 plate Minister's questions.

0:03.0

Steve Darling.

0:05.0

Question one.

0:07.0

Minister.

0:08.0

Mr. Speaker, the entire House will join me in paying tribute to His Holiness Pope Francis,

0:15.0

an extraordinary man.

0:18.0

His lifelong work on fairness will leave a lasting legacy. People of all backgrounds

0:24.6

and beliefs were inspired by his humility and his compassion. And I think the outpouring of grief

0:30.6

and love that we've seen in the last two days or so shows the respect and admiration that

0:35.6

we've held in around the world. Mr. world. I will attend his funeral on Saturday and pay tribute to his courage and to his leadership.

0:43.3

May his holiness rest in peace.

0:46.3

I also wish everyone in England a very happy St George's Day.

0:51.3

There is a lot to celebrate our history, our values and our culture.

0:57.0

Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

1:01.0

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

1:05.0

Steve Darling.

1:06.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1:08.0

And may I also wish the Chamber a happy St George's Day.

1:13.6

After a cost of living crisis overseen by the previous chaotic Conservative government,

1:22.6

many in the tourist industry in Torbay believed that they had weathered the storm as they had believed in Devon and Cornwall.

1:31.3

However, with the government's NIC hikes and effective jobs tax, many in the tourist industry in Torbay fear that this could be the last nail in the coffin

1:45.6

of some of those businesses. So in light of this, this summer, will the Prime Minister give

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