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PMQs Today Without The Shouting 11 May 2016

Can Corbyn capitalise on Cameron's corruption cock-up?
Ryan Barrell
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Writer, The Huffington Post UK

It's once again time for the Prime Minister to take questions from MPs in the House of Commons, and things should be quite easy for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn because David Cameron made a mistake yesterday by calling Afghanistan and Nigeria "fantastically corrupt" while he didn't think his microphone was on.

Let's take a look at all the interesting bits, without the shouting:

Labour's Mike Kane opened with a question about corruption, which prompted the PM to joke about Tuesday's events

"Even fantastically corrupt #Nigeria is asking Britain to clean up its act" says Mike Kane as he asks the 1st question #PMQs #anticorruption

— Ngozi Winnie (@WinnieNgozi) May 11, 2016

"First I'd better check the microphone is on," jokes David Cameron #PMQs

— David Jack (@DJack_Journo) May 11, 2016

Corbyn couldn't even get a word out without jeering from the opposite side

The disrespect shown to Corbz by the Tories is just remarkable.. #PMQs

— Harry (@HarryJay_) May 11, 2016

Cameron accused Labour and the Lords of blocking the Tories' "affordable homes"

Cameron:"we are building more affordable homes, delivering manifesto pledge to build 200k.Labour and Lords should stop blocking bill #PMQs

— Red Box (@timesredbox) May 11, 2016

But Labour weren't quite in agreement about his terminology

Memo to the PM - £450,000 is NOT an "affordable home for people to buy".. how far removed from reality is the Government? #PMQs

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) May 11, 2016

Corbyn and Cameron both paid tribute to Sir David Attenborough for his birthday, but the PM took things one step further and offered his condolences to Boaty McBoatface

The thought that Boaty McBoatface will appear in Hansard (via #PMQs) brings me such joy. #dontjudge

— Steven Martin (@stevenmartin_91) May 11, 2016

Corbyn was rambling a bit, letting Cameron get a leg up

Corbyn's questions so long and rambling that they let Cameron dominate #PMQs

— David Jack (@DJack_Journo) May 11, 2016

Can't Corbyn remember a simple question instead of reading them in a dull drone? #PMQs #bbcdp

— Peter Thompson (@TheRedRag) May 11, 2016

Let Dennis Skinner ask the last couple of questions, Corbyn is rubbish #PMQs

— Ollie (@ollie_olly_olly) May 11, 2016

OK, so if there is an *opposite* to soundbites, this is it. Really not sure what Corbyn is talking about. #PMQs

— Serena Cowdy (@SerenaCowdy) May 11, 2016

Corbyn now asking for no delay in govt bringing in Syrian refugee children. I think. I fell asleep in the middle of it. #PMQs

— The Sunday People (@thesundaypeople) May 11, 2016

Corbyn finally got around to asking about child refugees, which was left to other Labour MPs when it was actually relevant

Child refugees question is two weeks' late #pmqs

— Graeme Demianyk (@GraemeDemianyk) May 11, 2016

Despite having a lot of good topics to work with, Corbyn once again showed that PMQs isn't really in his comfort zone

Corbyn failed to make Cameron uncomfortable in that #PMQs

— Andy Bell (@andybell5news) May 11, 2016

Not really sure what those six questions achieved. #PMQs

— James Holderness (@JamesHolderness) May 11, 2016

Cameron was pulling no punches in taking the mickey out of the SNP

SNP offers Mr Cameron an open goal by mentioning local elections in Scotland. Great joke about ordering mor Pandas for Edinburgh zoo #PMQs

— Richard St Ruth (@RSR108) May 11, 2016

But Angus Robertson hit back hard

.@AngusRobertson asks why police forces across UK have launched investigations into electoral expenses crimes of Cons candidates #PMQs

— Ranelagh Politics (@RanelaghUK) May 11, 2016

Jess Phillips asked the PM to exempt women's refuges from housing benefit changes which could close them

Excellent to see @jessphillips raise the issue of housing benefit changes and the impact on domestic violence refuges at #PMQs

— R. Blackman-Woods (@robertabwMP) May 11, 2016

DC didn't seem to have a concrete answer, after @jessphillips asked him to spare her the 'stock answer' referring to figures. #PMQs

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) May 11, 2016

Critical Q from @jessphillips - refuges need to be exempted from the govt's changes to housing benefit. No reassurance given by the PM #pmqs

— Luciana Berger (@lucianaberger) May 11, 2016

And David Cameron eventually offered his congratulations to Sadiq Khan for winning the London mayoralty

Interesting that it was Cameron who congratulated Sadiq Khan on winning the Mayoral election.
Corbyn never mentioned it #PMQs

— Steve Smith (@cambridgemiller) May 11, 2016

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