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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 8 May 2019

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.591 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 8 May 2019.

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0:00.0

Order. Questions to the Prime Minister? Janet Deby.

0:05.0

Yes.

0:06.0

Question number one, Mr. Speaker.

0:10.0

The Prime Minister.

0:11.0

Mr. Speaker, I'm sure that the whole House will wish to join me in offering our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of guardsman Matthew Talbot of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards,

0:23.6

who has sadly died during anti-poaching operations in Malawi.

0:27.6

Mr. Speaker, Members across the House, I'm sure will also want to join me in sending my very best wishes to their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the birth of their son.

0:39.3

Monday marked the beginning of Ramadan, a time of peace, devotion and charity.

0:44.3

And I know that members from across the House will want to join me in saying to Muslims

0:48.3

in the UK and across the world, Ramadan Kareem.

0:52.3

And later today I will be hosting a reception to celebrate for Sarki

0:56.0

and to celebrate the immense contribution that the Sikh community makes to this country.

1:00.0

And Mr Speaker, this week marks 20 years since the 1999 Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales elections.

1:08.0

Two decades on, we remain committed to strengthening devolution within the

1:12.8

United Kingdom.

1:13.8

And as we leave the European Union, we will bring new powers and responsibilities to

1:18.8

Holyrood and Cardiff Bay.

1:20.4

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

1:24.8

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

1:27.9

Janet Daby.

1:29.7

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I agree with all the tributes made by the Prime Minister.

1:35.8

Data from the TUC suggests that 780,000 people are on zero-hour contracts, with two-thirds

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