Monday 20 January 2020

Don`t let Johnson "wing it" at PMQs

Johnson`s disgraceful refusal to apologise to the 92 year old World War II veteran forced to spend hours on a hospital trolley spoke volumes, both of the man who ridiculously claims to be at the head  of a "people`s government", and of a parliamentary system which allows prime ministers to, in his words, "wing it".
   What makes matters so much worse, of course, is that we are dealing with a prime minister who has made an early commitment to "cabinet government", which as everyone knows is an excuse for him to avoid parliamentary scrutiny at the despatch box. Add to this Johnson`s all too conspicuous penchant for overlong sunshine breaks, and presumably Cummings`s requirement that the PMQ format be restricted to 30 minutes, and it becomes obvious Labour needs a new PMQ strategy - one which will place the most pressure on the prime minister, cause him embarrassment, and most important of all, not allow him any opportunity to "wing it"!
      The planning for the session has to be detailed, with the angle and wording of the questioning the result of deliberation by the whole leadership team. With Johnson prone to waffle and obfuscation at the very hint of being required to have the slightest grasp of detail, every question should be framed to require exactly that! 
        Concentrating all six on the one subject lets Johnson off the hook; but six questions on different subjects, however, would prove decidedly more challenging, especially if each one was prefaced with an unfulfilled election promise from Johnson, and included revealing factual data. 
        He`s "winged it" all his life. It`s time he was called to account!

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