What is Prime Minister's Questions?
'''Prime Minister's Questions''' ('''PMQs''', officially known as '''Questions to the Prime Minister''') is a weekly event in the [[British Parliament]]. It is a chance for the [[Leader of the Opposition]] and other [[Members of Parliament]] to ask the Prime Minister questions. Until 1997 there were two short PMQs each week. Now there is one longer event, which is on a Wednesday. It can often be a loud and rowdy event with lots of MPs shouting. Once [[Michael Heseltine]] grabbed the [[mace]] and waved it around his head. [[Category:Politics of the United Kingdom]] {{politics-stub}}