PMQs 01nov2006 Blair, Cameron & Mr. Speaker

Prime Ministers Question Time 01NOV06, excerpt including Blair, Cameron and Mr. Speaker trying to treat both sides equally, and failing in the process. The exchange with Mr. Speaker starts about 6'00" in. Footage and commentary from The Daily Politics with Andrew Neil.

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[CaptainHeskett]

is there an archive of these, I saw one about 2 3 years ago that I would like to see again

[BiasedBBC]

You'll be able to read the text of every PMQs going back to when time began - they'll all be in Hansard (the daily record of parliamentary proceedings - Google should help you track it down. PMQs are on Wednesdays nowadays. Pre-Blair they were on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

[BiasedBBC]

I think the BBC news site has a clip of each one, but I don't know when they started doing this or whether they publish an index of them to help find them (i.e. I have a feeling they only list the current week's PMQ session, but the URL remains functional IF you happen to have a note of it). Hope this helps.

[daveyboy9]

"secret catholic" "There have even been reports he's been to mass." These comments are annoyingly typical. Similar comments would not have been made if the "reports" were that a catholic PM had been to a Church of England Service. But as usual, it's quite normal to make these comments about catholics. This couldn't happen og course since the reason we have not had a catholic PM is that this country doesn't allow catholic PMs.

[BiasedBBC]

It's untrue to say that catholics are barred from becoming PM. We just haven't had one yet, though we have had a Jewish PM in the past.

[olliea12]

tony blair was a great pm

gordon brown sucks

[Hattie15]

blair did win that aurgument. I'VE BEEN THERE!!! I'VE TOUCHED THE BOXES!!!!

[Tom Green]

No, he doesen't. If you actually listen, Blair is evasive as fuck on the questions being asked. Blair is simply referring to the events of ten years ago and ignoring his own legacy.

[PsychoticNeurotic]

commons makes me SICK. Just a bunch of juvenile, overgrown schoolboys shouting at each other and thinking its ok to make fun of each other rather than deal with real-life, serious problems just because they sat smoking pot at Eton for years. Disgraceful. Grow up.

[StephenKuma]

Cameron is a PM in waiting

[tomsega]

Worried about cuts, Mr Cameron?!

[jonno2019]

man camerons arse got battered with some labour intensive words.

[MagusStryfeZ]

Spin yes - better NHS under tory rule!? Not a chance!

[manmhk]

The greatest Punch and Judy Politics of Cameron vs. Blair

[chilled99]

The classic manouvre when cornered by a questiojn you can't answer is to quote numbers and attack the credibility of the other side. PMQs is pure performance and Cameron can't compete with Blair. Shame nothing actually happens during these sessions though - just a load of rich-boys engaging in playground banter