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PM debate subdued as Corbyn sets new trend
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Newly elected British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday engaged with David Cameron for the first time, bringing a low-key style to the usually raucous weekly showdown of Prime Minister鈥檚 Questions.
The radical left-winger, whose refusal to sing 鈥淕od Save the Queen鈥 drew ire from the right-wing press, broke with convention and selected his six questions from the public having 鈥渃rowd sourced鈥 ideas online.
Questions from 鈥淎ngela,鈥 鈥淪teven,鈥 鈥淕ail,鈥 鈥淢arie,鈥 鈥淧aul鈥 and 鈥淐laire鈥 dealt mainly with the provision of affordable housing and welfare cuts, hinting at the issues that will form the basis of his opposition.
The spectacle was far from the cut and thrust of previous Cameron grillings by Corbyn鈥檚 predecessor Ed Miliband, and the cheers and jeers from opposing sides of the House of Commons were less audible.
Corbyn鈥檚 subdued style even stood out in the way he was dressed 鈥 his brown jacket and dark trousers contrasting with the dark-blue suits preferred by many MPs, including the prime minister himself.
鈥淚 want things to be rather different because I think the public as a whole have had enough of 鈥榶ah-boo sucks鈥 politics, theatrical politics,鈥 the 66-year-old socialist said earlier.
Cameron welcomed the call for a more orderly debate and was less blustery than before. 鈥淚f we are able to change PMQs and make it a more genuine exercise ... no one would be more delighted than me.鈥
He even turned the tables on Labour MPs when they heckled one of his answers, saying 鈥淚 thought this was the 鈥榥ew question time鈥.鈥
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