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PMQs verdict: both May and Corbyn strong in clash over Trump

In vigorous exchange that will have satisfied both, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn debate UK’s relationship with US president

Published: 8:10 AM

PMQs verdict: May sees off Corbyn over Brexit

Labour leader tried to dismantle PM’s speech but claim she snubbed parliament unlikely to interest general public

Published: 8:01 AM

PMQs verdict: Corbyn has best of a home fixture for Labour

Labour is always more comfortable on NHS and he sounded credible and convincing, putting Theresa May on the defensive

Published: 7:48 AM

PMQs verdict: Corbyn gets better of May over social care

The Labour leader challenged Theresa May over the crisis in social care, scoring a direct hit on the government’s £4.6bn budget cut

Published: 8:29 AM

PMQs verdict: score draw, but Corbyn senses weakness on social care

Statistics flew in weekly exchange dominated by autumn statement’s lack of extra funding for NHS or social care

Published: 7:43 AM

PMQs verdict: good day for Corbyn with May lacking authority

Sustained series of questions on Brexit hits the mark for the Labour leader as PM resorts to personal attacks in response

Published: 7:41 AM

PMQs verdict: a satisfyingly serious and grown-up exchange

While there was no clear winner, the exchanges on benefits did credit to both Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May

Published: 8:40 AM

PMQs verdict: Theresa May is vulnerable on the NHS

Jeremy Corbyn had an effective series of questions on NHS funding and the response felt dated

Published: 7:44 AM

PMQs verdict: 'Jeremy Corbyn has an adequate serve, but no return'

The Labour leader and the PM clash over the UK’s foreign workers and volatile post-referendum economy

Published: 7:34 AM

PMQs verdict: Corbyn tests May on grammar schools

Labour leader has one of his best PMQs as he challenges PM over lack of support for her education plans

Published: 7:43 AM

PMQs verdict: has Theresa May got a new gag writer?

After the summer break, the PM was back to face her weekly duel with the opposition leader in the Commons

Published: 7:37 AM

Owen Smith leadership speech verdict: he made himself competitive

The challenger unveiled policies with appeal to leftwing progressives, and said he could deliver them while Corbyn could not

Published: 8:29 AM

Jeremy Corbyn's campaign launch verdict: he was acting like a winner

Labour leader exuded confidence as he laid out plans to tackle 21st century’s ‘giant evils’ – but did not confront his unpopularity with MPs

Published: 7:21 AM

PMQs verdict: May mimics Maggie – and surprises with jokes

The new PM clashes for first time with Labour leader at PMQs debating austerity, home ownership and Boris Johnson

Published: 7:33 AM

Cameron v Corbyn final PMQs verdict: 'I was the future once'

After 5,500 questions, the PM faced the Commons for the final time before heading to Buckingham Palace to resign

Published: 8:11 AM

Andrea Leadsom speech verdict: buy shares in Michael Gove

Tory leadership contender’s ‘major speech on the economy’ was little more than a catalogue of slogans about optimism

Published: 5:56 AM

Gove's leadership bid verdict: 'a real chance he could win'

Michael Gove launches his bid with an assassination of Boris Johnson’s leadership ambitions, with whom he ran the Vote Leave campaign

Published: 5:44 AM

PMQs verdict: Cameron’s real feelings start to show

Cameron and Corbyn debate fallout from EU vote – including effect on each other’s careers

Published: 8:26 AM

PMQs verdict: David Cameron hesitant and unfocused as Brexit vote nears

Is the prime minister feeling the pressure? Jeremy Corbyn asked him some sharp questions but didn’t push him to the limit

Published: 7:41 AM

PMQs verdict: a breeze for David Cameron

Jeremy Corbyn’s taunts about comments made by pro-Brexit ministers was like trying to barge through an open door

Published: 7:59 AM

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