Prime minister's questions

British PM, new opposition leader spar politely in parliament's ritual joust

The new leader of Britain?s opposition Labour Party, veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn, confronted Prime Minister David Cameron in parliament for the first time on Sept. 16 and said the house?s raucous weekly question-and-answer session should be less theatrical and more about hearing ordinary people?s voices. 

Tsipras to restore PMQs

Greece's leftist government has decided to restore the weekly session of prime minister's questions, better known here as "the prime minister's hour.?

In a letter to Parliament speaker Zoi Konstantopoulou on Wednesday, Tsipras said he plans to answer questions from members of parliament every Friday.