PMQs
plural noun
(In the UK Parliament) a session, held every Wednesday at midday when the House of Commons is sitting, during which the prime minister answers questions from MPs.The chief whip will be annoyed with him for missing PMQs....
- Even by PMQs' standards, the noise levels were mad.
- He spoke without notes, too: quite brave to do that at PMQs.
Origin
Abbreviation of Prime Minister’s Questions (the session is announced by the Speaker with the words ‘Questions to the Prime Minister’).
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