Theresa May's first PMQs: 20 July 2016
Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast
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🗓️ 20 July 2016
⏱️ 38 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Order. Questions to the Prime Minister? |
| 0:03.0 | Yes. |
| 0:04.0 | John Glenn. |
| 0:09.0 | Mr. Mr. Speaker, I'm sure that the whole House will wish to join me in welcoming today's employment figures |
| 0:23.6 | which show employment at another record high and the lowest unemployment rate in over a decade |
| 0:30.6 | and wages rising. |
| 0:32.6 | Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. |
| 0:36.6 | In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today. |
| 0:41.3 | This afternoon I will travel to Berlin to meet Chancellor Merkel to discuss how we implement |
| 0:46.3 | the decision the British people took in the referendum, and I expect we will also cover a number of other pressing international issues. |
| 0:53.3 | And tomorrow I will visit Paris for similar discussions with President Hollande. |
| 0:57.0 | John Glenn, can I warmly welcome the Prime Minister to her place? |
| 1:03.0 | And can I ask the Prime Minister, given her unwavering commitment to deliver economic stability and national security |
| 1:13.6 | in our United Kingdom's interest, does she welcome Monday's emphatic vote in this House |
| 1:21.6 | for the Trident Successor Programme? |
| 1:24.6 | And will she ensure that economic stability and national security remain the guiding |
| 1:31.3 | principles of her premiership? |
| 1:33.3 | Yes. |
| 1:35.3 | Well, can I thank my honourable friend for his kind remarks and can I join him in enthusiastically |
| 1:43.3 | welcoming the vote that was taken in this House |
| 1:46.5 | to renew our nuclear deterrent on Monday evening. I think that vote showed the commitment |
| 1:51.9 | of this House. It showed that we have not only committed to our own national security, |
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