Welcome to this week’s Coffee House PMQs live blog. As always, things will kick off at 1200. It’s expected that the party leader exchanges will centre on the economy – particularly in light of the CBI’s prediction that unemployment will hit 2.9 million, and the Tories’ announcement on public spending yesterday. Don’t bet against hearing the “Tory/Lib Dem cuts” mantra from Brown.
1200. Here’s Brown now. First question from Philip Dunne; “Can the PM explain why the pound has lost a quarter of it’s value against the dollar in just 4 months.” Brown just rehashes his line of the weekend: “I’d remind Conservative members not to talk down the pound.”
1202: Gordon Marsden slightly stumbles over his prepared line: “Does the PM agree that what we need is an expansion, rather than a contraction, of investment…”
1203: Cameron begins by thanking Brown for announcing an independent inquiry in the Baby P case. Follows it up with a question on lending.
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