Theresa May's First PMQs, Without The Shouting

May vs. Corbyn

The winds of change are blowing in British politics, and this week’s PMQs is Theresa May’s first as Prime Minister.

Things started off just as expected...

Big cheer for Theresa May from Tory benches as she arrives for first PMQs as PM.
Corbyn arrives - with no cheer from Lab benches

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) July 20, 2016

Former bigwigs were spotted sitting in the back

Osborne on the backbench #pmqs #parliament pic.twitter.com/ICnZv6gond

— WelshRacer (@Welshracer) July 20, 2016

May managed to slip in a couple of little digs at Labour straight away

May thanks 140 Labour MPs who voted for Trident. Salt. Wound. #PMQs

— Ollie Smith (@93_smithereens) July 20, 2016

"What does the Conservative Party do for women?"

"Just keeps making us Prime Minister" #PMQs

— Sam Shenton {48%} (@SamDoesPolitics) July 20, 2016

Jeremy Corbyn asked May to strive for a new kind of PMQs

*Every* new Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition tries to change #pmqs They all fail after a few sessions.

— Tim Roll-Pickering (@timrollpickerin) July 20, 2016

Before questioning her appointment of new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson despite his previous controversies

Corbyn asks if Theresa May raised Boris Johnson's past statements with him before he was appointed Foreign Sec #PMQs

— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) July 20, 2016

Which the new PM dodged quickly

Corbyn raises Bojo's 'part-Kenyan' attack on Obama, May says she reformed stop and search and 13 yrs of New Labour didn't #PMQs

— Ian Silvera (@ianjsilvera) July 20, 2016

Notable that @theresa_may did not address Boris's despicable comments. Would have been good to hear a condemnation. #PMQs

— Stephen Daisley (@JournoStephen) July 20, 2016

And went on to totally obliterate Jeremy Corbyn over the turmoil in the Labour Party when he asked about job security

Commons makes it impossible for Corbyn to talk about job insecurity. A little bit juvenile. The joke's been made #PMQs

— Alex (@alex_titcomb) July 20, 2016

Theresa May is sticking in the knife and twisting it. #PMQs #Corbyn

— SJN (@SJNeve) July 20, 2016

Yep, May has this. No bother #pmqs

— Victoria Freeman (@make_trouble) July 20, 2016

Even Labour’s backbenchers were taking digs at their leader

Jamie Reed MP: Refreshing change to hear official Labour party policy on trident from the despatch box - i.e. from May, not Corbyn! #PMQs

— Joe Pike (@joepike) July 20, 2016

All in all, many felt she was at home behind the despatch box for PMQs

You wouldn't have known that was Theresa May's first appearance at #PMQs

— Nigel Morris (@NigelpMorris) July 20, 2016

Theresa May impressive during #pmqs today. Sad to report that the opposition isn't.

— Nick Perry (@slicknic) July 20, 2016

But she wasn’t without her critics...

See Theresa May has picked up where Cameron left off not answering any questions and not facing the issues #PMQs

— Garreth Doherty (@VinnyByrne) July 20, 2016

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