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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also begins by reflecting on the coronavirus pandemic.

He says the 126,000 people who have lost family members to Covid-19 is a "shocking figure" and he says there "must be a public inquiry" to get to the bottom of mistakes made during the pandemic.

He then turns to ask why the PM promised at the last election to not cut armed services in any form.

Boris Johnson says the government was going to increase armed forces by the biggest amount "since the second world war," including reservists.

He says at the last election, Sir Keir was standing next to a gentleman who "wanted to disband NATO".

Sir Keir says the PM saying that is "fighting the last war".

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The speaker has called Boris Johnson to the dispatch box

The PM opens by reflecting on the last 12 months of the coronvirus pandemic.

He says the thoughts of whole House will be with those who have lost loved ones

The PM pays tribute to "people who have played their part - on front line or by staying at home"

He says the work on the vaccination programme has brought hope and allowed the UK to set out cautious roadmap.

Jonathan Blake
BBC political correspondent

There's been a lot of reflection this week on the pandemic and its impact on the UK over the past year.

Lives lost, livelihoods threatened and lifestyles changed beyond recognition.

Sir Keir Starmer may take the opportunity, one year on from the first lockdown, to take the prime minister to task again over the government's response to the pandemic.

Aside from coronavirus, he may choose to focus on the big policies announced in recent days - cuts to the army and overhaul of the asylum system.

Politically, Boris Johnson's controversialcomments to Conservative MPs about greed and capitalism would be tricky territory for the Labour leader to venture into given his attempts to prove his pro-business credentials.

Keep an ear out for Conservatives asking awkward questions of their own leader too, many are deeply uncomfortable with his plans to renew sweeping emergency powers brought in to deal with the pandemic later this week.

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Boris Johnson has given his habitual wave to the press waiting outside No 10 this morning, as he left for the Commons.

We're standing by to begin our coverage of all the developments.

Do stay with us.

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The prime minister joined Conservative MPs on Zoom last night for their regularly parliamentary meeting.

Despite being a private meeting, the PM's words have made it in to the headlines this morning.

Mr Johnson told them that the success of the UK's Covid-19 vaccine programme was because of "capitalism" and "greed".

Sources said the prime minister had "very insistently" withdrawn his comments straight after making them.

And they said the remarks were not connected to the EU row over vaccine supply.

A government source said the PM was referring to the profit motive driving companies to develop new products.

The PM also reportedly praised work by large drug companies during the pandemic.

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Dominic Casciani
Home Affairs Correspondent

Last year, almost 30,000 people sought asylum in the UK - and more than 8,000 of them crossed the English Channel in small boats, with the help of people smugglers.

The Home Office says the system is "collapsing" under the weight of illegal entries - but the current rate of arrivals to the UK is a third of the all-time record and well below the numbers in some European Union neighbours.

At the same time, the backlogs of people waiting for a decision on their application had risen to eight times higher than a decade ago, even before the pandemic made matters worse.

It's those figures that lead critics to say the real problem is years of mismanagement.

If the UK wants to send some asylum seekers back to other countries, it can only do so with their agreement.

While flights regularly take people back to some parts of the world, the government no longer has a deal with the EU.

As part of Brexit, it chose to leave the continent-wide scheme that made returns to France and elsewhere possible. It's not clear if and when it will reach a new agreement with Brussels.

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The Home Secretary Priti Patel has been doing interviews this morning on the government's plans to change the way people applying for asylum in the UK are dealt with.

For the first time, people seeking protection as refugees would have their claim assessed based on how they arrive in the UK.

Home Secretary Priti Patel says the new system will be "fairer" and will crack down on criminal gangs.

Campaigners say the proposals would create an unfair system and would not address people smuggling.

Ms Patel will make a statement on the plans straight after PMQs - we'll bring you some of the highlights later.

Read more here.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this week's Prime Minister's Questions.

As always, the proceedings kick off at 12:00 GMT.

We'll bring you all the developments, with analysis from our political correspondent Jonathan Blake, external, and the BBC Reality Check team.

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