Even with the House of Commons' mini-recess, ministers and MPs still managed to cause controversy this week.
Theresa May was under pressure over relaxed borders on Sunday but was largely exonerated by Wednesday. And the scandal over borders was swept off the news agenda by the news that youth unemployment had hit the million mark - an event that coincided with a break for MPs.
Take a look at our run-down of who had a good week, and who had a shocker.