David Blackburn

PMQs Live Blog | 2 December 2009

Stay tuned for live coverage from 1200.

There’s a lot riding on this session – the NHS, the troop surge, Iran, Copenhagen, financial regulation and the still ailing economy. It’s a particularly important session for Cameron, who needs a strong performance to regain momentumk following a series of bad polls.

12:01: We’re away with the Buthcer’s Bill.

12:03: Labour MP Doug Naismith asks about the NHS cancer report. Brown points to independent regulators will mean that incompetent managers have no place to hide.

12:05: Here’s Cameron – will the US troop surge mean that British troops can concentrate rather than extend their operations, a prelude to withdrawal no doubt. Brown doesn’t answer the question directly, but says that the ANA are joining in.

12:07: Cameron responds by asking for clarfication about Obama’s pledge to withdraw in 2011 and Brown’s plan to begin withdrawal next year.

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