Key points
Jeremy Corbyn has tackled David Cameron on tax credits for the second week in a row. The Labour leader also used three of his six questions to ask the prime minister about the NHS, which he said was facing problems of underfunding and neglect.
Snap verdict
It was a scrappy, inconclusive PMQs. Cameron mocked Corbyn for returning to the tax credit question that worked so well for him last week, but there can be merit in persistence. Although Cameron had better answers than he did last week, Corbyn made his point effectively. He was probably less successful with his questions on the NHS, but Cameron’s attempts to shift the subject were not edifying either, and neither side can claim a win. The high-minded, policy-focused tone, however, seems to be slipping.
This sounded like an old-fashioned, Cameron-Miliband session, and the PM can no longer hide the scorn he clearly feels for Corbyn. Letting it show, however, is not necessarily a good idea.
Best lines
Cameron taunted Corbyn over the leftwing credentials of his team:
His media adviser is a Stalinist, his new policy adviser is a Trotskyist, and his economic adviser is a communist. If he’s trying to move the Labour party to the left, I’d give him full Marx.
Corbyn chided Cameron on his tone over tax credits:
This isn’t about entertainment. This is not funny for people who are desperately worried about what’s going to happen next April.
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