Iain Watson
Political correspondent

Having spent some time focusing on ‘partygate’ at the last PMQs, before local elections the Labour leader will focus again on cost of living and the economy - something which some in the shadow cabinet have been keen to see him do.

But first of all he raises the question of misogyny, with Angela Rayner sitting on his left.

And Conservative MPs give vocal support to the PM when he repeats his condemnation.

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"This must be the Oxford Union debating skills we have heard so much about," jokes Starmer, before accusing the PM of "rambling incoherently" and deploying "garbled metaphors".

The Labour leader then asks if the PM's decision to raise taxes during a cost of living crisis had made things better or worse for working people.

Boris Johnson says the government had cut taxes on working people - citing a fall in the National Insurance contribution.

He says the introduction of the health and social care levy would help pay for more nurses and that Labour should support it.

Sir Keir Starmer accuses the prime minister of "denying the facts" on rising prices, branding him the "comical Ali of the cost of living crisis" - in a reference to a former Iraqi information minister.

He says inflation in the UK is "double" what it is in the rest of the G20 group of leading economies.

Boris Johnson says the International Monetary Fund predicts the UK will have the fastest-growing economy of another group, the G7, by 2024.

He also points to unemployment rates and rises to the minimum wage.

News just in.. The Sun and the Daily Mirror have reported that a "top Tory" has been caught watching porn on his mobile phone in the Commons chamber.

The Conservatives say the Chief Whip, Chris Heaton-Harris, is investigating.

The party has condemned the behaviour as "wholly unacceptable", and says "action will be taken".

More to follow...

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer begins by expressing the hope that the PM has sent a "clear" message to his own MPs that "there is no place for sexism or looking down on people for where they come from" - a reference to the Angela Rayner row.

He then notes that the UK is forecast to have the slowest growth and highest inflation in the G7 and asks: "Why is he failing to manage the economy?"

Addressing the question about the Mail on Sunday, Boris Johnson replies by saying: "There can be no place for such behaviour".

Moving on, he says there is a crisis of inflation around the world, but adds that the government is helping people with the cost of their energy.

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Boris Johnson begins PMQs by outlining some of the legislation the government has passed during the current parliamentary term, which ends soon.

He pledges there is "plenty more to come" in next month's Queen's Speech, which will set out the government's legislative agenda for the year ahead.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle rises to his feet and gets today's session of Prime Minister's Questions under way.

Vicki Young
Deputy Political Editor

Today I would imagine, with us being so close to the local elections, Sir Keir Starmer will focus on the cost of living

In the end that is probably what people care about most. It's not that they don't care about rule-breaking in No 10, but the rising cost of living will be in people's minds in their day-to-day lives.

There was talk in the cabinet yesterday about ways to ease the cost of living.

Lots of people are saying the proposals are small fry, but they could save people a few hundred pounds.

Starmer will need to not just criticise, but have this own proposals.

The prime minister could also face questions from his own MPs on cutting tax.

Just ahead of PMQs, there was a breaking story - the High Court in London ruled the government's approach to discharging patients from hospital to care homes in England at the start of the Covid pandemic was unlawful.

It said the-then Health Secretary Matt Hancock failed to take into account the risk of elderly and vulnerable residents contracting coronavirus from infected people without symptoms.

We wouldn't be surprised if someone raised the ruling during today's exchanges...

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MPs may also ask about the row around Angela Rayner and the Mail on Sunday.

The paper quoted anonymous Conservative MPs, accusing Labour's deputy leader of trying to distract the prime minister by crossing and uncrossing her legs.

The article has been widely criticised - including by Boris Johnson, who called it "sexist tripe".

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle asked the paper's editor to a meeting, but David Dillion declined, saying: "A Speaker should never be involved in deciding what the press was allowed to print."

This morning, Ms Rayner has hit back at the newspaper and said on Twitter that she expects to here from the prime minister on the issue.

Today’s session will give MPs a first chance to react to the cabinet’s brainstorming session yesterday on how the government can help people with rising living costs.

Ideas thrown into the pot by ministers included introducing MOT tests every other year and relaxing adult supervision safety rules in a bid to reduce the cost of childcare.

There have also been reports the UK could voluntarily scrap some of the import taxes – called tariffs – it puts on imported food.

But opposition parties are less than impressed. They say government actions fall short of what is required and want an emergency Budget on more household support.

Boris Johnson is on his way to the Commons for this week's exchanges with Labour's Sir Keir Starmer...

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

We’re entering the final days of the current session of Parliament, with ministers scrambling to get laws passed ahead of the Queen’s Speech on 10 May.

But ahead of next week’s local elections, the agenda in Westminster has been dominated by cost of living concerns, as voters grapple with rising food and fuel prices.

Stay with us and we’ll bring you the latest.