Category: PMQs Verdict
Paul Merton at prime minister's questions
When a celebrity stops in to watch prime minister's questions we often know about it - Bruce Forysth and his wife caused quite a stir earlier this year, although not as much as Shilpa Shetty the year before.
This Wednesday comedian Paul Merton was watching unobtrusively from behind the press gallery, and I caught up with him afterwards to ask what he made of it all. You can hear his views - he thought it was a win for Brown - in this week's ePolitix podcast.
We've also been speaking to Kim Howells about the revival of Gordon Brown, while Michael Fallon looks ahead to next week's pre-Budget Report.
With Brown's new-found skill at the despatch box in mind we've also spoken to Sky News political editor turned author Adam Boulton, who talks about the different styles of David Cameron and the prime minister.
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PMQs, Obama and election fever
Slightly later than usual due to technical difficulties at Westminster Tower, our weekly podcast is here.
We've been talking to MPs Lembit Opik and Parmjit Dhanda about PMQs and the Obama effect at Westminster, and looking forward to next week's business we've also spoken to shadow Olympics minister Hugh Robertson and parliamentary expert Lord Norton of Louth.
If you missed our verdict on this week's PMQs - even scores all round this time - you can read it here.
Barack, Lembit and Glenrothes
Are all subjects discussed in our weekly podcast, where we talk to MPs David Lammy, Andrew Lansley, Mark Prisk, John Thurso and James Duddridge.
We also look forward to next week's business in Parliament, and anticipate the by-election and those two crucial presidential races: for the White House, and to become the next president of the Lib Dems.
PMQs - Brown stamps his authority
Nick Robinson has already said that the banking rescue plan should be treated like a Budget - never judge it by the response on the day.
He may well be proved right, but for today at least there's no doubt that Gordon Brown looked firmly in charge.
For our verdict on today's PMQs - a Brown win for the first time in a long while - click here.
PMQs
Andrew Alexander is in the chamber and will be blogging on PMQs a bit later this afternoon, but on TV at least that looked like Gordon Brown's best session yet. He was on top of the detail, roundly cheered by his own side, and easily able to swot away those Conservatives who weren't quite conforming with David Cameron's call for cross-party consensus (as well as having a cheeky pop at the Tory leader himself).
For the first time you'll also be able to watch PMQs on ePolitix, via our new Sky News feed here. Please let us know your comments.
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