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PMQs: No, I'M Prime Minister
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PMQs is back from summer recess, with Rishi Sunak quizzing Keir Starmer - although the prime minister is still having a hard time getting used to his new job title.
Ed Vaizey unpacks the action from the Commons chamber with the help of Tim Shipman and Lara Spirit.
Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss whether public inquiries are too expensive, whether Robert Jenrick is right to talk about segregation, and what does (and doesn't) make them proud to be British.
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