It looks like the Labour leader was pleased with his deputy's performance at PMQs this afternoon.

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And after final questions from Tory Dehenna Davidson on cutting crime (the PM says minister's are tightening sentencing rules) and one from the SNP's Martyn Day on the Waspi women (the PM says he'll look at it), this week's PMQs is over.

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Labour's Stephen Doughty brings it back to problems with people getting tests for coronavirus, saying he has had concerned constituents on the phone.

He says: "It is clear the problems originate, not in Wales, but with the UK testing and online system which has led to rationing, chaos and confusion, and all the while the virus spreads further."

Following another dig at chief adviser Dominic Cummings, Mr Doughty added: "This should have been seen coming months ago.

"The prime minister is incompetent and he hasn't got control of this. When is he going to get a grip?"

Mr Johnson replied: "Once again the opposition is at risk of undermining the colossal work of NHS test and trace."

He says the government are "continuing to improve the system the whole time".

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Conservative MP Gagan Mohindra asks the PM if he is open to changing the current 30-person limit on weddings in favour of a "fairer system".

He suggests that if venues were allowed to operate at a proportion of their normal capacity, say 50%, they would be able to "bounce back" and keep staff.

In reply, Boris Johnson says he understands his concerns, but ministers have to "balance the risk" of the industry with an increase in the spread of the virus.

He adds that the best way to get the whole economy reopened "as fast as possible" is for people to stick to social distancing rules.

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Lib Dem Wera Hobhouse brings up the PM's recent action on obesity, but warns of the negative consequences.

She says an eating disorder charity saw a 165% increase in calls in the same week as the announcement.

The MP adds: "I am pleased the prime minister is focused on obesity as it is a very serious national [matter], but I have been contacted by many people with concerns of certain aspects of strategy and the adverse effects on them."

She asks if the PM will take the concerns "seriously" and meet with those with disorders.

Johnson says he is "acutely conscious there are no glib, easy answers in this area of public policy" and says he will sort a meeting with the relevant health minister.

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Labour's Ian Byrne asks the PM if he will support additional funding for local assistance schemes to alleviate the "humantarian disaster" of food poverty.

He also asks for a meeting with Mr Johnson about enshrining a "right to food" in law.

In reply, the prime minister says local councils in England have been given an extra £3.7bn to cope with demand on services during the coronavirus crisis.

He vows the government will show "maximum creativity" when it comes to "putting our arms around the British people" as the crisis continues.

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The newly elected leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, asks the PM about new research that shows three quarters of families with disabled children had their care support stopped during lockdown.

He says the Coronavirus Act is "partly to blame as it relaxed the duties to assess and meet the needs of disabled people".

Sir Ed adds: "As a father of a disabled child... I have seen legal advice that suggests that his government broke international law on how the Coronavirus Act reduced the rights of disabled people."

He asks that before the act is renewed, the PM meets with him to discuss "how we protect their rights to care".

Johnson says he is "not aware of that particular allegation" and will be "happy to write to him" to clarify.

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Conservative MP Mark Logan asks about the effect of business closures in his Bolton North East constituency, an area under local lockdown.

He says around 13,000 jobs have been saved by the furlough scheme but "more needs to be done". He asks the PM to "send in the pennies of the Exchequer, and more testing kits".

The PM replies that Bolton will receive £500,000 for the government's towns fund to spend on its high street.

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The leader of the SNP in Westminster is next up to question the prime minister.

Ian Blackford quotes the PM from his time as a Telegraph journalist, where he was less than positive about devolution.

He asks: "Does he still think devolution is unjust and where does he believe spending over the NHS, education and infrastructure should be taken?"

Johnson says there has been a "massive devolution of powers" and the controversial UK Internal Market Bill - the one that would "break international law" will provide Scotland with more.

Blackford is unhappy. He says: "As usual the prime minister is all over the place, he doesn't remember what he has written, doesn't understand his own Brexit deal and does understand what is in the bill."

Instead, he says the bill is a "blatant power grab".

Johnson denies this and says there will be a "surge in powers" if the bill goes through.

Reality Check

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson defended the government’s testing system and said “we’ve conducted more tests than any other European country”.

According to government statistics, just over 17 million antigen tests have been processed in the UK. These tests are used to find out if you currently have coronavirus.

This total is higher than any other country in Europe, according to data collected by Our World in Data. For example, the latest data shows that Germany has processed 13.4 million tests and Italy has done 5.9 million tests.

Comparisons between countries will not always be perfect, because some countries report less often and there might be some differences in methodology.

It is also important to look at testing relative to a country’s size, as there are big differences in population between different countries.

On this measure - according to Our World in Data - the UK does 238 tests per 1,000 people which puts it ahead of Germany on 160 tests per 1,000 people and and Spain with 159.

But a few countries in Europe do more: Luxembourg with 637 tests per 1,000 people and Denmark with 489.

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For her final question, Angela Rayner accuses the PM of blaming "other people for your own incompetence" amid a "collapsing" testing system.

She accuses ministers of having "no plan" for dealing with a resurgence of the virus, despite "staring down the barrel at a second wave".

She also says ministers had made it a "top priority" to exclude grouse shooting from its 'Rule of Six' restrictions introduced earlier this month.

Mr Johnson doesn't reply on that point specifically, but accuses Labour of telling "scare stories" on "tangential" issues.

He says ministers have faced some of the "most difficult decisions that any modern government has had to face," but is delivering on the "priorities of the British people".

This includes "massively ramping up" testing, he adds.

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Rayner says: "Once again I see the prime minister say it is someone else's fault - this time the public using up the tests.

"But these were the government's own figures and own targets they have failed on."

She makes a brief joke at the expense of the PM's chief adviser, who was accused of breaking lockdown, before moving onto a different topic.

"Alongside the tragic stories we have heard of relatives dying alone in care homes... we have also heard from mothers who have had to give birth without support," says Rayner.

She asks about new guidance issued to allow partners and family members in, and asks the PM to meet with her to discuss it further.

Johnson says it is "absolutely right to raise the issue she does" and that he "totally agrees birth partners should be able to attend the birth".

He doesn't agree to meet her, but says he is "happy to encourage cooperation" between her and the Department of Health.

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Boris Johnson defends the testing system saying there’s been a huge surge in demand.

A couple of MPs have told me there’s evidence in their area that lots of people are asking for tests even though they’re not eligible.

Labour says the PM is blaming others.

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Citing a boss in the care sector, Angela Rayner says a promise for weekly tests in care homes "has not been delivered".

She says ministers have broken their promises in this area, and "don't have weeks" to "sort the situation out". Around 62,000 people a day are being tested per day on average, she says.

Boris Johnson replies that testing capacity has increased from 210,000 to 240,000 per day, and has been tested by a "huge, huge surge in demand".

He says the UK is developing the most "thorough going" testing regime in Europe.

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Rayner welcomes the PM's comments on care workers, but tells him to "get some skates on it" and "get on top of this problem now before winter crisis hits".

But the deputy Labour leader moves back onto testing, saying while he is talking about the mass testing programme "Operation Moonshot" in fact, "on planet Earth", this isn't happening.

She asks about the PM's promise on weekly testing in care homes - is it happening?

Johnson says it is "to the best of my knowledge".

He says Rayner is "right to reflect the frustration about the massive demand for tests", saying there had been a "colossal spike".

The PM adds: "What we are trying to do now is meet that demand at record speed."

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Following up, Angela Rayner says the prime minister "doesn't know" the average wage for social workers, which she says is "barely" more than £8 an hour.

She says money to help care homes prevent further infections is due to run out this month, and there is "no sign" of a long-term funding plan.

She asks whether he will guarantee the funding the care sector needs ahead of a looming "winter crisis".

Mr Johnson says the government is committed to ensuring care homes get "the cash they need".

He adds that the rate of infection in homes has "come down massively".

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Lots of unease among Conservative MPs over problems with testing so it's no surprise Angela Rayner is pressing the PM on this.

He has some stats suggesting system is working for most but that’s no consolation for those stuck in self isolation

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Angela Rayner begins her first appearance at Prime Minister's Questions by bringing up the issue of testing.

Labour's deputy leader says she has had a letter from a "man called Keir" who couldn't go to work today because he was isolating while waiting for a test result.

"Keir was able to do the right thing, self isolate and work from home, but others aren't in this position," she says, including some care workers.

Ms Rayner raises the fact she was a care worker and asks Boris Johnson if he knows how much they earn an hour.

Mr Johnson says the Labour leader (yes, that Keir) has got his result now, adding: "I don't quite know why he isn't here."

But he doesn't answer the question, and says the government is "working very fast to turn around all the test requests we get".