Summary

  • David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over the NHS at their weekly Prime Minister's Questions session

  • Health secretary then faces Labour questions about new guidelines for hospitals declaring "major incidents"

  • Ex-Plaid Cymru leader Lord Wigley apologises for likening Trident base to Auschwitz concentration camp

  • There are 99 days to go until the General Election on 7 May

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  1. Kevin Maguire, Daily Mirror associate editorpublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Tweets, external; Miliband let Cameron off the hook for breaking promises by shutting NHS units. Won't keep that #pmqs in his video highlights

  2. Tom Brake, Lib Dem MPpublished at 12:23 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    tweets, external: #pmqs nhs centre stage. All that was missing was a reference to #savesthelier.

  3. Andy Bell, Channel 5 News political editorpublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    tweets, external: Win for Cameron - Miiband failed to make new #NHS attack stick after NHS England shot it down - also still vulnerable on the w word

  4. Stuck in the middle?published at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

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    Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Gilbert is next up after the prime minister's tussle with Ed Miliband. He invokes Stealers Wheel hit Stuck in the Middle with You, saying there are "clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right".

  5. Robin Brant, BBC Political Correspondentpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    tweets:, external Did I just hear correctly, @Ed_Miliband accused PM of having a 'war on wales' ?

  6. Leaders clashpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

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    More angry exchanges between the leaders. After David Cameron calls the Opposition "completely useless", Mr Milband says there are "99 days to kick out a prime minister who has broken all his promises on the NHS".

  7. Iain Martin, political journalistpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Even by the standards of #PMQs this is dire.

  8. Tim Shipman, Sunday Times political editorpublished at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Tweets, external: Michael Gove doing a good impersonation of the Churchill dog, nodding judiciously as Dave speaks

  9. David Jones, Conservative MPpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    tweets, external: Remarkably, Miliband raises Welsh NHS; silly, silly.

  10. Tom Bradby, ITV News political editorpublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Tweets, external: Ed is normally pretty good at PMQs, but he looks a bit flustered today. This issue over the word 'weaponise' is tricky.

  11. Miliband v Cameronpublished at 12:14 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

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    David Cameron is now questioning Ed Miliband's motives about the NHS. "He told the political editor of the BBC he wants to weaponise the NHS, so I ask him again: get up there and withdraw." Miliband responds - "I'll tell him what my motive is: it's to rescue the National Health Service from this Tory government."

  12. Picture: Ed Miliband asking questionpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Ed Miliband in the Commons
  13. Postpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

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    Now we're on to this morning's story about "major incidents" being declared by NHS trusts. Mr Cameron says the new guidance on when one can be declared was issued by the NHS in the West Midlands, "without any instruction" from ministers or the Department of Health.

  14. Miliband v Cameronpublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

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    Ed Miliband is asking about David Cameron's "bare knuckle fight" to preserve A&E and maternity units. The PM responds by returning to the Labour leader's comment - to BBC political editor Nick Robinson - about wanting to "weaponise" the NHS. He demands an apology, Mr Miliband says it is a "ridiculous smokescreen".

  15. Iain Watson, BBC political correspondentpublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Tweets, external: No surprise that Ed Miliband goes on the #NHS consistently top of voters concerns according to polls

  16. Picture: Ed Milibandpublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

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    Ed Miliband
  17. Cigarette packagingpublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Robin Brant
    Political Correspondent, BBC News

    The Prime Minister's official spokesman has refused to say directly if David Cameron supports moves to bring it in The government has pledged to give MPs a vote on new regulations before the election. Asked if the PM was concerned about the prospect of a rebellion by some of his own MPs the spokesman said: "The right thing to do is to proceed as the government has set out for some considerable time."

  18. Labour's Eds listen to first answerpublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Ed Balls and Ed Miliband
  19. NHS at PMQspublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

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    The NHS gets its first PMQs mention in question two, from Labour MP Lilian Greenwood who suggests the health service is not a priority for David Cameron. The PM says the government has invested in the NHS and attacks Labour's record in Wales.

  20. Martyn Brown, Daily Express political correspondentpublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015

    Tweets, external: Women on front bench - Tories 8 v Labour 8 #pmqs