You can tell a lot from watching how MPs act

One thing worth noting from today’s PMQs – and indeed from all the
sessions since the start if the year – was how many MPs left early. They are now not taking the sessions seriously enough to stay to the bitter end because they tend to involve the two party leaders talking at one another about their pet issues rather than actively debating. Even those who remained in the Chamber weren’t really paying attention, striking up conversations that rattled on over serious questions such as the one on organ donation from Glyn Davies. As their leaders debated MPs having second part-time jobs, backbenchers were clearly preparing for the end of their part-time stint in Parliament before returning to their constituencies to campaign.

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But while they were there, it was obvious that both sides were up for a
good fight this week and that both enjoyed the exchanges between their leaders.