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| By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, BBC News | By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, BBC News |
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| 1216: Ms Harman advises Mr Hague not to underestimate Mr Brown "a man of true grit and determination". She says if she became prime minister "there aren't enough airports in the country for all the men who want to flee the country". | |
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| "None of that was ever wasted, I can assure her," said Mr Hague, who then says the country should not take food advice from a PM who is "past his sell by date". He wishes Ms Harman well in her campaign to replace him (after press reports she was taking soundings about a leadership bid). | |
| 1215: The last person Mr Brown would look to for diet advice "is someone who thinks a good diet is 18 pints a day," says Ms Harman, referring to Mr Hague boast when Tory leader that he once drank that much in a day when he was teenager. | |
| 1214: Mr Hague asks if government departments should be careful about wasted food. | |
| 1212: Labour's Clive Efford asks about knife crime and takes a swipe at London Mayor Boris Johnson. Ms Harman stresses the need to work together to tackle a growing problem. | |
| 1211: Ms Harman warns about the dangers of talking the economy down. | |
| 1210: Instead of "lecturing us what we should have for dinner" Prime Minister Gordon Brown should take the housing crisis more seriously, says Mr Cable. | |
| 1209: Ms Harman says the government is already taking action on the housing market - and list some of its measures. | |
| 1208: Lib Dem deputy leader Vince Cable asks - in the light of house builders laying people off - why the government does not make good on its pledge to buy up unused homes. | |
| 1206: Ms Harman rejoins battle from the last time these two clashed at PMQs - asking why Mr Hague and not his colleague (and her Tory shadow) Theresa May was not standing in for David Cameron. She advised Ms May to apply to become a Church of England bishop instead. | |
| 1205:Mr Hague says if Ms Harman "wants to be prime minister she had better start acting like one". | 1205:Mr Hague says if Ms Harman "wants to be prime minister she had better start acting like one". |
| 1204: Ms Harman reminds Mr Hague of the Tory record on the economy. | 1204: Ms Harman reminds Mr Hague of the Tory record on the economy. |
| 1203 William Hague asks about promises made by Gordon Brown to legislate on financial stability, offering Conservative help to get it through Parliament. | 1203 William Hague asks about promises made by Gordon Brown to legislate on financial stability, offering Conservative help to get it through Parliament. |
| 1202: Labour's Don Touhig asks about compensation for miner's disease "vibration white finger". Ms Harman says it is being dealt with. | 1202: Labour's Don Touhig asks about compensation for miner's disease "vibration white finger". Ms Harman says it is being dealt with. |
| 1200Lib Dem transport spokesman Norman Baker asks the government to put the public interest first over Heathrow expansion. Ms Harman says the government is consulting on it. | 1200Lib Dem transport spokesman Norman Baker asks the government to put the public interest first over Heathrow expansion. Ms Harman says the government is consulting on it. |
| 1158: A couple of minutes to go before the start of PMQs. The Guardian's Michael White says predicting the subjects that will come up is a "mug's game" but he suspects Mr Hague will be looking for revenge at Ms Harman's jibes last time they faced each other. | 1158: A couple of minutes to go before the start of PMQs. The Guardian's Michael White says predicting the subjects that will come up is a "mug's game" but he suspects Mr Hague will be looking for revenge at Ms Harman's jibes last time they faced each other. |
| 1152: What's going to come up at PMQs? Zimbabwe has figured heavily in recent PMQs and is in the news again this morning. Ms Harman may also face questions about the economy, after yet more gloomy news, including job cuts by house builders. Gordon Brown has also pledged tougher sanctions against youths who carry knives, which may prompt some questions from MPs. | 1152: What's going to come up at PMQs? Zimbabwe has figured heavily in recent PMQs and is in the news again this morning. Ms Harman may also face questions about the economy, after yet more gloomy news, including job cuts by house builders. Gordon Brown has also pledged tougher sanctions against youths who carry knives, which may prompt some questions from MPs. |
| 1135: Good morning. With Gordon Brown at the G8 summit in Japan, Harriet Harman steps into the spotlight at mid-day to take PMQs. She will face questions from shadow foreign secretary William Hague. When these two first met across the despatch box, in April, they traded insults about their taste in clothes (it was at the height of Ms Harman's stab vest controversy) so it could be a lively session. Ms Harman has had problems closer to home this morning as two Fathers 4 Justice campaigners staged a rooftop protest at her home in South London. Political correspondent Ben Wright will add his instant verdict on PMQ later. You can also 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 | 1135: Good morning. With Gordon Brown at the G8 summit in Japan, Harriet Harman steps into the spotlight at mid-day to take PMQs. She will face questions from shadow foreign secretary William Hague. When these two first met across the despatch box, in April, they traded insults about their taste in clothes (it was at the height of Ms Harman's stab vest controversy) so it could be a lively session. Ms Harman has had problems closer to home this morning as two Fathers 4 Justice campaigners staged a rooftop protest at her home in South London. Political correspondent Ben Wright will add his instant verdict on PMQ later. You can also 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 |