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| 1203: Tory leader David Cameron accuses the government of a "tax hike" on family cars, and asks whether the governnment will give one of his "trademark U-turns". He says green taxes should be "offset" by fewer family taxes and that people will be worse off. Mr Brown says the details are in the Budget documents and urges the Tory leader to agree with him. But Mr Cameron says that "if a company director got up and made a statement like that, the authorities would be after him". However, Mr Brown argues that more cars are "less polluting" as a result of recent measures. He says Mr Cameron is "sounding more and more like a used car salesman". | |
| 1202: The PM says knives are "unacceptable" and that the average sentence for carrying one is rising. | |
| 1200: We are off. Gordon Brown sends his condolences to the family of a marine who died recently. | |
| 1158:: As the final minutes tick by before PMQs, BBC political editor Nick Robinson tells BBC Two's The Daily Politics he thinks David Cameron and Nick Clegg will not mention the 42-day terror detention plan, making PMQs "unpredictable". | 1158:: As the final minutes tick by before PMQs, BBC political editor Nick Robinson tells BBC Two's The Daily Politics he thinks David Cameron and Nick Clegg will not mention the 42-day terror detention plan, making PMQs "unpredictable". |
| 1146: The prime minister is on his way from Downing Street to Parliament and MPs are making their way to the Commons, where Scotland Questions are taking place. | 1146: The prime minister is on his way from Downing Street to Parliament and MPs are making their way to the Commons, where Scotland Questions are taking place. |
| 1145: Gordon Brown could be set for a rough time in his first PMQs since Labour lost the Crewe and Nantwich seat to the Conservatives in a by-election. Tory leader David Cameron may wish to taunt the PM about this or criticise the government's plans to extend pre-charge terror detentions to 42 days, which look set for a tight vote next week. | 1145: Gordon Brown could be set for a rough time in his first PMQs since Labour lost the Crewe and Nantwich seat to the Conservatives in a by-election. Tory leader David Cameron may wish to taunt the PM about this or criticise the government's plans to extend pre-charge terror detentions to 42 days, which look set for a tight vote next week. |
| 1140: Welcome. This week we'll be doing all the usual point-by-point coverage during the half hour prime minister's questions session from 1200. I'll be adding in expert comments from BBC TV and radio coverage before, during and afterwards as well as adding a taster of your views. Political correspondent David Thompson will add his instant verdict and later you will be able to watch the whole session and Nick Robinson's verdict on this page. You can follow all the updates on your mobile phone via the BBC's mobile website or keep across the key moments via our Twitter site.Twitter | 1140: Welcome. This week we'll be doing all the usual point-by-point coverage during the half hour prime minister's questions session from 1200. I'll be adding in expert comments from BBC TV and radio coverage before, during and afterwards as well as adding a taster of your views. Political correspondent David Thompson will add his instant verdict and later you will be able to watch the whole session and Nick Robinson's verdict on this page. You can follow all the updates on your mobile phone via the BBC's mobile website or keep across the key moments via our Twitter site.Twitter |
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