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Starmer says Kevan Collins was very clear about what was needed to close the attainment gap in schools.

So which bits of Labour's plan to help schools recover from the pandemic does the PM oppose he asks?

Johnson says it is a good thing if Labour now supports the government's tutoring programme.

He says ministers are coming in on the side of six million kids who will have access to tutoring.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer asks "who does the prime minister think he's kidding?"

He says the decision to hold back the additional funding for catch up education as "a false economy" and the decision will harm children from disadvantaged backgrounds the most.

He says long term, this could end up costing the country £100bn in lost education.

Boris Johnson says "we put in the tough measures that are needed to give kids a better education across the country."

He says Labour opposed academies, tougher discipline in schools, and has suggested removing Ofsted. The government have put in an additional £400m to support teacher training, he adds.

Sir Keir Starmer says the PM has "rolled over" after the Treasury "balked" at the planned funding for pupil catch-up work.

He says comparative spending per pupil in the US is around four times that proposed for England.

The PM says the Labour leader "needs to do some catch-up on his own mathematics".

The funding is "just for starters" and includes the biggest "one-to-one" tutorials scheme "anywhere in the world", he adds, to cheers from the Tory benches.

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Keir Stamer is up. He kicks off by congratulating the PM on his recent wedding and says he admires how Johnson and his wife Carrie managed to keep it secret.

He quickly moves on to ask about the recent resignation of Kevan Collins, the government's former education Tsar.

Does the PM agree with Collins' assessment that the government's education programme was "half-hearted and not close to the scale of what is needed", he asks?

The PM thanks Kevan Collins for his work and teachers too for everything they have done.

He says funding is going up, with another £3bn for the "biggest tutoring programme anywhere in the world".

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Boris Johnson says he is "delighted" that the UK is hosting leaders of the G7 this week in Cornwall. He says this is the first meeting since the start of the pandemic.

He says this week is carers' week, and he pays tribute to those who care for others.

The SNP's Gavin Newlands says "after plenty of warm words for the victims of fire and rehire," the government is planning to do "absolutely nothing". He asks for employment law to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.

Mr Johnson says "fire and rehire should only be used in limited circumstances, such as to prevent job losses".

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has called Boris Johnson to the despatch box - PMQs is under way.

Here we go...

It’s a busy day for the prime minister who will head straight to Cornwall after PMQs to get ready for the G7 summit which kicks off on Friday.

US President Joe Biden flies in to the UK today to take part, at the start of an eight-day trip to Europe.

Johnson and Biden will have face to face talks on Thursday, with the PM keen to keep the focus on the worldwide coronavirus vaccination programme and climate change.

But with questions about the consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland swirling, the impact of the so-called Northern Ireland protocol is also expected to feature heavily.

The US President has repeatedly raised concerns about how it is affecting businesses and consumers there.

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Some Conservative and opposition MPs are on a collision course with minister's this week over planned cuts to overseas aid.

As we mentioned earlier Theresa May is on the list to ask a question at PMQs. Could she raise the issue?

The former Tory PM has been a vocal critic of government plans to reduce overseas aid spending by £4bn a year, a cut of 0.2% of Gross National Income.

The government has said it has “no plans” to offer MPs a vote on plans to cut the budget.

On Monday, rebel Conservative MPs failed in their attempt to overturn the cuts when they tried to add new clauses to legislation that was being debated in the Commons.

But, Sir Lindsay urged ministers to give MPs an “effective” vote on the issue.

Read more here.

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Labour's accusations of 'cronyism' in government could be raised again today with news just in from the High Court that the government acted unlawfully when it awarded a contract worth £560,000 to a company run by friends of Dominic Cummings.

Market research agency Public First looked in to public understanding of coronavirus.

The judge decided a failure to consider other firms meant there was "real danger" of bias.

Ministers deny any favouritism was shown but that is unlikely to satisfy Keir Starmer who has focused on the transparency issue many times at the despatch box in recent weeks.

Read more on the court ruling here.

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We'll be watching to see if any MPs raise the issue of post-Brexit border checks in Northern Ireland with the PM.

The UK's Brexit minister Lord Frost has urged the EU to show “common sense” during talks on post-Brexit rules in Northern Ireland.

Some delayed border checks are due to start next month, but both sides are calling on each other to compromise.

Frost is meeting his EU counterpart, Maros Sefcovic, in London today. Sefcovic has warned against “quick fixes” to the border issues.

UK and EU officials have been locked in talks to simplify the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the Brexit deal.

It created a barrier between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, in order to avoid checks between Northern Ireland and Ireland.

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You may have noticed there’s a format to how PMQs runs each week.

After the PM makes his opening remarks, and a question from a backbench MP, Labour leader Keir Starmer is next. He gets to ask Boris Johnson six questions each week.

Then there’s usually a question or two the backbenches, before SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford asks his two questions.

The rest of the session follows a list, published in advance, of those who have been selected.

Former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May is down for a question – she’s number 20 on the list – so she may just manage to sneak in.

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

After a brief hiatus last week for Parliament’s half-term recess, there’s plenty for the MPs to question Boris Johnson.

We’ll bring you all the updates when it kicks off at 12:00 BST

Do stay with us.