PMQs - As it happened

Summary

Labour leader Keir Starmer criticised Boris Johnson for initially backing Matt Hancock even after he admitted breaking social distancing rules
Sir Keir also challenge the PM over the case of Ollie Bibby whose family were not able to visit him in hospital before he died
The prime minister said instead of focusing on "stuff in the Westminster bubble" the government is "getting on with rolling-out the vaccine"
It was Boris Johnson's first PMQs since Matt Hancock resigned as health secretary
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford criticised the backlog in applications for EU citizens to apply to remain in the UK
Boris Johnson said the government will "study in detail" a High Court's ruling that the Northern Ireland protocol is lawful

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Edited by Johanna Howitt

Did PM ask Hancock to resign, asks Starmerpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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Keir Starmer says the prime minister must have been the only person in the country who thought Matt Hancock "shouldn't be sacked immediately".
He asks Johnson whether he sacked the health secretary, or asked him to resign "at any point".
Boris Johnson says simply that the health secretary "changed in the last five days".
He takes a swipe at Starmer, whom he says spent three days "trying and failing" to sack deputy leader Angela Rayner after May's local election results.
Starmer: Why didn't the PM sack Matt Hancock on Friday?published at 12:09 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also congratulates the England team on yesterday's win against Germany.
He asks the prime minister why he did not sack Matt Hancock on Friday morning.
Boris Johnson says he read the story on Friday, and "we had a new health secretary in place by Saturday morning".
He says that given the UK is dealing with a pandemic, it was important to get a replacement as soon as possible.
We hope football is coming home, says PMpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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As PMQs gets under way, Boris Johnson congratulates the England football team on their victory over Germany at Wembley last night.
He says MPs "wish them all the best," and will be "hoping against hope that this time, football is coming home".
PMQs beginspublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has called the prime minister to the despatch box.
PMQs has begun - stay with us.
PM heads across to Parliamentpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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Boris Johnson has just left No 10, under a Pride rainbow arch, as he heads to the Commons for PMQs.
New health secretary spotted in Downing Streetpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid puts on a face mask, as he left Downing Street earlier
Sajid Javid was spotted leaving Downing Street earlier this morning.
The new health secretary made his first Commons appearance in the job on Monday, saying that ministers "see no reason to go beyond" that "target date" for easing of lockdown measures in England on 19 July.
Javid added that the government was aiming for "around two thirds of all adults in this country" to have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine by the same date.
Read more here on the challenges he faces in his new cabinet role.
EU citizens urged to apply to stay in UK now or lose rightspublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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Labour is calling for the deadline to be extended for EU citizens to apply to remain in the UK.
Applicants have until the end of Wednesday to apply to stay or lose their rights, under post-Brexit rules introduced by the government.
More than 5.6 million applications have been received, but around 400,000 cases are still waiting to be processed.
Ministers say anyone who applies on time will have their existing rights protected while their case is heard.
Labour says many vulnerable people risk losing access to public services and the deadline should be extended.
Read more here
PM celebrates Pride month - and that win...published at 11:35 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrates Harry Kane's goal at Wembley, the second of the match
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted a reception in the garden of No 10 Downing Street on Tuesday evening to mark Pride month.
Speaking at the reception, the PM said he was "proud" to live in one of the most open and tolerant countries in the world and that LGBT equality was a key economic asset of the UK.
During the reception, the PM was also spotted watching England's game against Germany.
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A Rainbow arch by artists Louisa Loizeau and Hattie Newman has been installed over the door at Number 10 Downing Street to mark Pride month
Good morningpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 30 June 2021
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Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson will face each other across the despatch box at 12:00 BST
Welcome to our live coverage.
We’ll bring you all the developments from this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
In the meantime, here are the stories that are catching attention in Westminster this morning.
Which ones will we see raised at question time?
- Labour is calling for the deadline to be extended for EU citizens to apply to remain in the UK, amid concerns that many could lose their right to remain
- There has been a sharp rise in the number of pupils being sent home from school in England due to coronavirus infections
- A government review is expected to recommend there should be a greater focus on treatment and recovery for problem drug-users
- The EU is expected to agree to postpone a ban on some chilled meat items being sold in Northern Ireland
- New legislation will be published later setting out new post-Brexit rules for government support for UK businesses
- Ten countries have been added to the travel green list from today meaning holidaymakers do not need to self-isolate when they return to the UK
- The family of a man who died of leukaemia have reacted angrily to Matt Hancock’s resignation for breaking social distancing rules – Ollie Bibby’s mother says the rules stopped them from visiting him before he died.
(Oh, and apparently there was a big football match, or something...?)