The Prime Minister is due to give evidence to the Liaison Committee at 3pm.
The Liaison Committee includes all the chairs from the House of Commons select committees.
It is chaired by Sir Bernard Jenkin MP. Its aim is to question the Prime Minister about policy, promote effective scrutiny of Government, and consider the overall work of select committees.
The committee members are likely to grill the Prime Minister over Chris Pincher’s appointment as deputy chief whip, as well as asking questions about his handling of the cost-of-living crisis, and recent changes to the ministerial code.
That’s not new though as he’s always been the same. He has never looked anyone straight in the eyes either. He is one of the worst speakers I’ve heard; he is a fudger!
If you’re waiting for the PM to address matters surrounding his leadership, he was told he’ll face questions about “integrity and politics and related matters at the end of the session”.
The Liaison Committee’s chairman Sir Bernard Jenkin did ask if he wanted to “dispose of those matters immediately first” - but Johnson said he was happy to take Sir Bernard’s lead.
We’re now some 30 minutes into the session and so far the PM’s only been asked about the war in Ukraine.
The Liaison Committee is made up of Select Committee Chairs. It considers the overall work of select committees, promotes effective scrutiny of Government and chooses committee reports for debates. It questions the Prime Minister about policy, usually three times a year.
TBH, I can’t bear to watch him - he’s an appalling public speaker - waffling, blustering, lying - and today, (when I took a quick look) not unexpectedly, he’s looking decidedly shifty …
