Key points
The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, used his six questions to cover a range of subjects – Sports Direct, tax avoidance and an attempt to exploit Conservative divisions over the EU referendum. He did not mention the voter registration problems, which were dealt with by an earlier question.
Snap verdict
Corbyn has until now avoided tackling Cameron over the EU referendum and we can see why. He tried to taunt Cameron over comments made by pro-Brexit ministers, but it was like watching someone try to barge through an open door, because Cameron was able to deftly deal with this by saying that he did not agree with Priti Patel, Michael Gove, etc, either. Angela Eagle managed to extract some political capital from this topic, through mockery, but today it was hard to see what Corbyn was trying to achieve. His question about Sports Direct was good, but Cameron had a reasonable answer to it. And Corbyn did not really achieve a hit either on Tory MEPs and tax avoidance, although he had a good line about how nice it would be if they actually voted to tackle tax avoidance too. Overall, though, it was a breeze for Cameron.
Memorable lines
It was not a vintage PMQs for memorable exchanges. Corbyn delivered a strong question on Sports Direct, quoting a correspondent who derided the “scandalous scourge” of zero-hours contracts. But Cameron batted it back confidently, deriding the “appalling practice” of not paying the full minimum wage.
Corbyn sought to drive a wedge between Cameron and his cabinet colleagues, who support the leave campaign, which prompted Cameron to retort:
Here I am trying to be so consensual.
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