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200122) -- LONDON, Jan. 22, 2020 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Front) speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on Jan. 22, 2020. Britain's Brexit withdrawal bill was finally approved Wednesday night after historic votes in the Houses of Parliament, paving the way for Britain to leave the European Union (EU). (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/Handout via Xinhua) HOC MANDATORY CREDIT: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor

Can the next prime minister please save PMQs?

David Waywell | Columnists

The weekly session has become a parliamentary pantomime. Yet it remains a valuable opportunity to improve our democracy.

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle

Hoyle’s war: speaker furious at Chancellor over Budget leaks

The Hound | Hound

Lindsay Hoyle has allowed Labour to put forward an urgent question in Parliament about Rishi Sunak jumping the gun on his spending review.

Allegra Stratton appointment is another Boris mistake

Bruce Anderson | UK Politics

So Boris can sometimes choose good people. Charming, tough and clever, Allegra Stratton is at least as able as any female in the front echelon

PMQs: Starmer makes a strong start

Rachel Cunliffe | UK Politics

It is safe to say that, however Sir Keir Starmer imagined his first Prime Minister’s Question Time as leader of the opposition, it probably wasn’t