Last PMQ’s before Easter, join us for reactions to the Leaders’ questions and answers from PM Sir Keir Starmer. Today's PMQs includes questions from Kemi Badenoch, Sir Ed Davey & Nigel Farage.

Are points being scored, or serious issues landed? Are questions getting answered or are the answers provided responses to a question that wasn’t asked?

Who will come out of the event looking serious, with their finger on the pulse of the nation’s woes? Who comes out it looking like they have a clue what the public are worried about? Support Pompey Politics Podcast

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We take a look at the highs and lows, the points of argument, the areas of agreement at Tuesday’s full meeting of Portsmouth City Council.

In the last full council ahead of May’s local elections - which were the agenda items that passed or did not?

11a Cross border taxi licensing & passenger safety (Reform - Strudwick & Madgwick) 🚕

11b (Removing) Council of Sanctuary (Reform - Madgwick & Standen) 🆘

11c Depaving in Portsmouth (Labour - Smyth & Fielding) 🛣

11d Pride in our high sts. (Labour - Fielding & Adeniran) 🛒

11e Supporting our Veterans (Lib Dems - Pitt & Sanders) 🎖

11f Public Health grant for substance misuse support & treatment (Lib Dems - Winnington & Horton) 🏥

12.1 How does the council make sure it doesn't use banking institutions with investments in armaments? (🔴Cllr Smyth to 🔶Cllr Ian Holder - Chair governance & audit & standards Committee)

12.2 Provide update regarding planned traffic & road safety schemes across the city including backlogs. (🔴Cllr Feilding to 🔶Cllr Peter Candlish - Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation)

12.3 What progress on improving recycling rates vs the rest of the country? (🔴Cllr Smyth to 🔶Cllr Dave Ashmore - Cabinet Member for environmental services)

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Join us as we react to PMQs from Wednesday March 18th.

Will the point scoring continue?

Will questions get answers?

Will the football inspired shouting again incur the wrath of Speaker Hoyle?

*Unfortunately some technical difficulties affected the livestream. These issues have been removed on the podcast.

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Join us as we react to Prime Minister’s Questions of March 11th 2026.

Which questions are you expecting and from whom?

How heavily will events in the Middle East shape questions & answers?

What will we learn from the PM’s responses?

Which of the party leaders will have the better day?

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We’re joined by Cabinet Member for Housing & Preventing Homelessness, Cllr Darren Sanders.

1. What are the myths about housing in the city?
2. What are the biggest barriers to availability of affordable housing?
3. What does the council actually do to prevent homelessness and help people back into long term housing?

Voting in May's local elections? Make sure you're registered to vote and have photo ID. Deadline to register 20/04/26 Details:- https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk

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Which questions are you expecting and from whom?

What will we learn from the PM’s responses?

Which of the party leader had the better day?

With events in the Middle East and the US & Israeli attack on Iran being the focus of the questions from Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch, and the impact from it on domestic energy prices by Sir Ed Davey (Leader of the Liberal Democrats) - with the point scoring and shouting pause to reflect the severity of the times?

(we apologise for the audio issue at the start affecting those watching the recorded live show)

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We report on the Full Council budget meeting of Feb 24th and discuss the recent by election results in Gorton & Denton, & in Shirley, as well as the fresh news this weekend of the US attack on Iran.

Among other things, the Council will discuss and hopefully approve a budget for 2025/26 for Portsmouth. A surprise change at the start of the meeting - with the last two members of the Portsmouth Independents Party (PIP) defecting to Reform - bringing the Reform Councillors to 10 and cementing them as the official opposition on Portsmouth City Council.

How much will Council Tax be going up this year?

With a backdrop of looming local government reorganisation uncertainty, rising costs and ever increasing draws of the public purse - how will Portsmouth balance it’s budget? What investments will be made to make lives better for residents and businesses? Which projects will, and which projects won’t get funded?

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We take a look at the leaders’ questions on this week’s PMQs.

As Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces off Kemi Badenoch with a side order of Ed Davey and a dash of Nigel Farage - Who comes off best? What questions actually get answers?

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