Summary

  • New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has faced his first Prime Minister's Questions

  • He asked David Cameron questions sent to him from the public saying he wanted it to be less "theatrical"

  • Cameron said no-one would be happier than him if PMQs was to be less confrontational

  • Mr Corbyn tells the BBC he will not campaign for the UK to leave the European Union

  • After Corbyn faced criticism for not singing the national anthem, Labour sources said he would at future event

  • Theresa May has been delivering a Commons statement on the EU's migration situation

  1. Wednesday's recappublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

    Here's a summary of what has been a memorable day in politics. It's been dominated by one man - new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who went head to head for the first time with David Cameron at PMQs.

    • Mr Corbyn asked questions emailed to him by members of the public about tax credits, housing and mental health
    • Mr Cameron welcomed a focus on "substantial issues"
    • The Labour leader tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that he cannot envisage campaigning to leave the EU and also questions whether he should have to join the Privy Council
    • The Labour leader has also addressed criticism over his failure to sing the national anthem at a Battle of Britain memorial
    • An investigation is under way after a BBC cameraman was injured while filming Mr Corbyn leaving his home.
    • In non Corbyn news, official figures show UK average earnings growing at the fastest rate since 2009 while there was a slight rise in unemployment  

  2. What I learnt from Corbyn interviewpublished at 22:39

    Laura Kuenssberg
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    Laura Kuenssberg talks to Jeremy Corbyn

    Well we’re only four days in and an awful lot has happened. Not only was there a totally new PMQs this lunchtime, tonight Jeremy Corbyn gave his first proper interview since winning the leadership and had some extremely interesting things to say, and some surprises.

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  3. Corbyn on Europe and The Queenpublished at 22:36 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

    Jeremy Corbyn will not campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, the new Labour leader tells the BBC in a wide-ranging interview.

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  4. 'Kneeling row'published at 22:03 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  5. Labour's Corbyn makes PMQs debutpublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

    The new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn faces David Cameron in his first Prime Minister's Questions since taking on the role.

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  6. Thornberry joins Corbyn teampublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  7. Manifesto commitmentpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  8. Corbyn explains EU positionpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that he will not campaign for Britain to leave the EU.

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  9. Corbyn on 'interesting' PMQspublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  10. Corbyn 'won't back EU exit'published at 18:57

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    This from BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg after her interview with Jeremy Corbyn,

    Jeremy Corbyn has told the BBC that he will not campaign for Britain to leave the EU. The Labour leader said this is a "developing position" but that he could not foresee a situation where Labour under his leadership would campaign for "Brexit". On his decision not to sing the national anthem he said it was, "very strange" that his decision had attracted so much interest. On his shadow cabinet disagreeing with him publicly he said there will be discussions ahead, that he asks colleagues to respect his mandate and that the final decision on policy will be his. 

  11. Corbyn talks to BBCpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  12. Corbyn speaks to BBCpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  13. PMQs 'less stressful'published at 18:13 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  14. Novelty valuepublished at 17:58

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    Pundits have been discussing Jeremy Corbyn's PMQs debut. Anne McElvoy, of the Economist, says his tactics weren't bad, but:

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    The difficulty is that novelty is not the same as successful impact."

    The Guardian's Polly Toynbee says it was Mr Corbyn's chance to say "here I am, this is me" and he did that to good effect. She adds: "He didn't have that look of panic that poor Ed Miliband often had."

  15. Labour and special adviserspublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 16 September 2015

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  16. 'Hush' in Commonspublished at 17:33

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    Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy also backs Mr Corbyn's approach.

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    There was a hush in the House of Commons today, and as someone who loathes PMQs and always has...I think it was really exciting."

    Lisa Nandy, Shadow energy secretary

  17. PM 'wrong-footed'published at 17:31

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    Margaret Beckett

    Former Labour foreign secretary Margaret Beckett says Jeremy Corbyn "wrong-footed" David Cameron with his Prime Minister's Questions tactics. But she says it is difficult for the questioner to switch from one subject to the other, as he did today, suggesting other former leaders of the opposition had tried it with little success.

  18. Labour and Northern Irelandpublished at 17:23

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    Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker has distanced himself from remarks made by shadow chancellor John McDonnell in 2003 when he called for IRA terrorists to be "honoured". Mr Coaker told PM:

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    I speak for the Labour Party in Northern Ireland. We are committed to a bipartisan approach and that's an absolute guarantee for us with the policy we adopt towards Northern Ireland."

    Vernon Coaker, Shadow Northern Ireland secretary

  19. Alexander on the runpublished at 17:22

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    New shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander has invited Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine to join her on a 5k run this weekend after the journalist wrote in the paper, external that the MP "looks like she needs to lay off the hobnobs". Ms Alexander, who admits on her twitter account that she is "not great at twitter or diets but currently trying my best at both", responded:

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  20. Carney on 'people's QE'published at 17:00

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    Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has been asked, in a round-about way, about the new Labour leader's policy of "people's quantitative easing" - that is his idea of effectively asking the central bank to print money to pay for investment in national infrastructure. At a meeting of the Treasury select committee, Tory MP Steve Baker criticised the Bank's existing policy of QE - focused on helping stimulating consumer spending and boosting the economy - saying it had skewed asset prices, widened inequality and led to a situation where the "political radicalism" of the new Labour leader was seen as a "credible strategy". Mr Carney, giving what he said was a personal view, said there were a number of "fundamental structural drivers" behind income inequality in advanced economies. These, he said, should be dealt with through a "concerted" range of policies but that "monetary policy is not part of that response". The goal of monetary policy, he insisted, was about keeping prices "low, stable and predictable". He added:

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    Redistribution of income beyond that, reinvestment in talent, change in the structure of the economy - that is a host of other government agencies are required."