Thread by @jonlis1

Here we bloody go. #PMQs

Johnson looks weirdly cheerful after his performative lament yesterday. Something has certainly picked him up.

Starmer beaming even more broadly. Welcomes the new Labour MP for Bury South. This is a genuine triumph for him.

Jokes that Tory MPs must have been told to bring their own booze.

Starmer, clearly enjoying himself, rattles through Johnson’s changing defences on partygate. Johnson has shed all of last week’s contrition and starts banging on for no particular reason about Covid restrictions, lying that Labour advocated lockdown.

Johnson knows he’s fighting for his life. Starmer though now getting serious again. Says that Johnson’s answer last week sounded as though a lawyer had written it. Johnson responds with more boilerplate about Sue Gray.

Starmer mocks that answer. Asks whether Sue Gray will now tell him when he first heard about the party. His tactic this week is to make this sound more ridiculous than grave, but that also takes the sting out of the questions.

Johnson now chatting shit about Starmer’s beer and repeats the lie about the European Medicines Agency.

Johnson hilariously accuses Starmer of wasting parliament’s time.

‘I know it’s not going well prime minister but at least the staff at No 10 know how to pack a suitcase.’ 💣

Starmer now asks about the apology to the Queen. Absurd back and forth as the Speaker says MPs don’t discuss the Royal Family.

Starmer lands some blows in his final question but he’s lost his momentum. Johnson delivers a hysterical stump speech in reply. After last week’s high drama this session has felt more like a children’s party - a lot of sugar and laughter but not much in the way of substance.

Johnson needed to deliver a belter and that was probably as good as he could have hoped for. He clearly feels he has nothing to apologise for. Doubt this will allay many MPs’ concerns but may deter waverers from sending more letters today.

The most serious contribution from Blackford: ‘150,000 citizens have died and he parties and laughs.’

Blackford asks when Tory MPs will do the right thing - to be fair, a question many people have been asking for the last 300 years

Diana Johnson correctly asks whether, when the PM’s excuse is that he is stupid rather than dishonest, it is time to go.

I believe not one person has yet asked a question about potential war in Ukraine, which is as damning an indictment as any

Oof. David Davis saves the best for last. Quotes Leo Amery: ‘You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. In the name of God, go.’