Quote of the day 20th March 2026

On Wednesday's Prime Ministers' Questions (PMQs)

‘Having said nothing of remote consequence, the PM scuttled off to read a briefing paper and avoid some tough decisions. 

“Point of order,” asked a gaggle of naughty Tory MPs: can the rules be tweaked to compel a prime minister to answer the question put to them? “

“There is a weakness in [that suggestion],” replied the Speaker, “in that it assumes the person knows the answer”.

God bless Lindsay Hoyle’

Tim Stanley.