PMQs
noun[plural]
politicsUKspecializeduk/ˌpiː.emˈkjuːz/us/ˌpiː.emˈkjuːz/abbreviationforPrime Minister's Questions: anoccasionheldeveryweekin the UK Parliament inWestminster, when Members of Parliament canaskthe Prime Ministerquestions:
（英国议会每周的）首相答问环节（Prime Minister's Questions 的缩写）One of Labour's firstactsin 1997 was tocombinethe 15-minute PMQs onTuesdaysandThursdays- atraditionsince the 1960s - into asingle30-minutesessiononWednesday.工党在1997年首先采取的措施之一便是改变1960年代以来的传统，将每周二和周四15分钟的首相答问环节合并为每周三一次30分钟。
- ThepictureshowsBlairleavingDowningStreettoattendhis last PMQs in theHouseofCommons.
- Inadditiontoshowingamasteryofdetailandargument, he also used PMQs to verypowerfulpoliticaleffect.
- Withinminutesof PMQs,Westminsterwasswirlingwithrumours.
- Sheperformedwell at PMQs and hasstronggrassrootssupport.
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