Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ends PMQs by ticking off MPs for taking too long to ask their questions. He says he was unable to call a number of MPs because the amount of time they took.

The sitting has taken a three minute break, and the urgent question is next.

Labour's shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds will ask the home office minister Victoria Atkins about the prevalence of racist abuse on social media.

Labour's Clive Efford tells MPs about his constituent Jackie who has been diagnosed with blood cancer preventing her from developing antibodies against Covid.

He says Jackie wants to do normal things like go to the shops but is "terrified" that lifting restrictions - such as removing the requirement to wear masks - will put her at risk.

Boris Johnson expresses sympathy for Jackie and says that the government "expects and recommends everybody to wear a face covering in a confined place".

He attacks Labour who he says "don't have a clue" if they are in favour of lifting restrictions.

Conservative MP John Penrose says two recent government reports both make the same recommendation of reducing "ponderous" EU legislation with digital equivalents which are easier to manage, without reducing standards. He asks when the government will act on this.

Boris Johnson says people who are interested in this "will be seeing a lot more in the next few weeks".

Labour's Peter Kyle calls on the PM to roll out Covid vaccination for teenagers over the summer, if the idea is signed off as safe by the JCVI, the UK's expert vaccination committee.

He says 800,000 students are currently self-isolating and even with changes to the rules, the autumn term could be "very severely affected" by disruption.

Boris Johnson doesn't answer the question, instead saying the JCVI's advice is a matter for them and accusing Mr Kyle of wanting to "go against" its suggestions.

Conservative MP Matthew Offord raises the history of Nazi concentrating camps built on the Channel Island Alderney during the Second World War.

He says there are only 397 recorded graves on the island - just 6.6% of the population of internees.

He asks the prime minister to authorise the release of all documents from a 1961 inquiry into atrocities on the island so "we can find out what happened.

"To forget the dead would be akin to kill them again," he adds.

Boris Johnson replies that: "We must never forget the suffering of those on the Channel Islands" and adds that he will make sure the relevant minister meets the MP.

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Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader Liz Saville Roberts says that for over seven years her party has been calling for the HS2 project to be classified as an England only project. She says that not a "single inch" of the project will be in Wales, but the nation is still paying for it.

Boris Johnson says that "she has missed what the government is doing".

He says the government is spending more money on the A55 and M4 to help transport in Wales.

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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford begins by congratulating England on reaching the final of the Euros final.

However he says the tragedy of the tournament was "the undercurrent of racism".

He asks what sanctions would be appropriate for someone who described Africans as "flag-waving piccaninnies with watermelon smiles" - making reference to a column written by Johnson in 2002.

The prime minister replies that people "understand you can take things out of context".

He says the government wants to make sure social media companies face fines if they fail to tackle racism on their platform.

Blackford then asks if the prime minister believes systemic racism is a problem that exists in the UK.

"Racism is a problem and it needs to be stamped out, " replies Johnson.

He adds that: "If you are a young person growing up in a black or ethnic minority group, the Conservatives are the party that represents hope and opportunity."

Conservative MP Aaron Bell asks the PM for help in getting a smell fixed at a landfill site in his Staffordshire constituency.

He says the owners of the Walleys Quarry landfill have not apologised for or given a "credible explanation" for the smell, which he says is "blighting" the lives of his voters.

Boris Johnson replies he is normally a fan of the Environment Agency, but in his view they are not sorting out the problem quickly enough.

"I'm fed up with this being raised with me and we must stop the stink - and I want the air around Walleys Quarry to be of Alpine freshness before too long," he adds.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says putting an England shirt on over a suit and tie, while not condemning the racism experienced by players is a "travesty".

Sir Keir then turns to a "blanket amnesty" to no longer prosecuting veterans who have committed crimes in Northern Ireland is wrong. He says "any discussion has to start with the victims" and adds that "politicians in London can't simply just draw a line" under terrorism offences.

Boris Johnson says all MPs will acknowledge the suffering of those who lost loved ones in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

The proposals that are being brought forward are "measured and balanced" he states.

He says there is a "sad fact" that there are "many members of the Armed Forces who face vexatious" prospects of prosecution into their 70s and 80s.

Sir Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson is "not kidding his own MPs" with his stance on taking the knee, and quotes Tory MP Johnny Mercer, who has backed up Tyrone Mings's criticism of Ms Patel.

He accuses the government of "trying to stoke a culture war" before realising "they're on the wrong side".

The prime minister replies that he doesn't want to "engage in a political culture war of any kind," but rather get on with the government's programme.

He says the Online Safety Bill will help with abuse posted on social media, and ministers are prepared to "use more legislation" if they have to, in order to deal with the issue.

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Sir Keir says he is "not sure a 15 minute chat with social media companies at a garden party" will solve the problem of online abuse.

"When senior government ministers and Conservative MPs defend booing of an anti-racists message, who do they think they are defending and why are they defending it," he asks.

"No one defends booing of the England side," replies Boris Johnson.

He defends Home Secretary Priti Patel who he says has been trying to fight racism throughout her career.

He then asks the Labour leader to retract a leaflet produced by the party during the Batley and Spen by-election which was "condemned by his own MPs as dog whistle racism".

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says he "totally condemns" all racism, including that which is leveraged at the Home Secretary.

He says the racism experienced by the players is "disgusting". He says the PM can't "have it both ways".

He asks if the PM now regrets standing up for football players when they were protesting by taking the knee.

Boris Johnson says the government "made it absolutely clear that no-one should boo the England team".

He says last night he met representatives from social media companies and he told these companies they need to start acting, or start dealing with the consequences of the Online Safety Bill, which will fine up to 10% of global revenue to these companies for breaches.

Sir Keir replies that the prime minister's condemnation of abuse "rings hollow".

He quotes England footballer Tyrone Mings's criticism of Home Secretary Priti Patel's comments that taking the knee was "gesture politics" - and says he was "right".

Boris Johnson says he supports the way the players have chosen to "show solidarity" with those who have suffered racist abuse.

He says Patel has also suffered racism "all her career," and is taking "practical steps" to get more black officers into the police.

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also begins by thanking the England football team.

"I'm so proud of this young, diverse and humble team - they are the very best of modern Britain," he says.

He asks if it was wrong to criticise England players for taking the knee as "gesture politics".

Boris Johnson says he agrees with what Sir Keir has said about the England team.

He adds that he "utterly condemns" racist online abuse and says the government is taking steps to ensure that those guilty of such abuse "will not be going to the match".

"No ifs, not buts, no excuses."

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Boris Johnson begins by congratulating the England football team for their achievements.

He says the nation is proud of them.

Starmer to press Johnson on racism onlinepublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 14 July 2021

12:02 BST 14 July 2021

Iain Watson
Political correspondent

Sir Keir Starmer is likely to focus his questions to Boris Johnson on what the government intends to do about the racist abuse directed at some of the England football players.

His party has a straightforward demand – Labour wants anyone convicted of online abuse to be banned from football matches in future.

But Sir Keir will also wish to exploit any Conservative unease on the issue.

The former Conservative minister Steve Baker has urged his colleagues to "get alongside those players taking the knee".

So the Labour leader will probably try to manoeuvre Boris Johnson into not only condemning racism but criticising those in his own party – initially including the Home Secretary – who did not clearly denounce those who booed the England players when they took the knee.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle gets to his feet to announced the beginning of Prime Minister's Questions.

Stick with us for the latest updates.

Labour's shadow women and equalities secretary, Marsha de Cordova, has pointed out that not a single black MP has been called to participate in the debate on racism later.

Call lists, which say who gets to speak during a debate, are drawn at random, and only so many speakers can be given time during the time limited debates.

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Immediately after PMQs, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds has an urgent question on the prevalence of racist abuse on social media.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said she was "disgusted" by the online abuse directed at England players Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho. But defender Tyrone Mings accused the home secretary of ‘pretending’ to be disgusted.

We'll bring you coverage of the exchanges later.