First there were outpourings of sympathy from members of all parties for the family of John Prescott, who had died the day before. Tributes for a life well lived. Then the main business: a statement from Keir Starmer on Cop29 and the G20.
A formality at best. A courtesy to the House of Commons in which the prime minister reannounces all the things he already announced at the summits while MPs pretend to look interested. Meanwhile, the leader of the opposition asks some innocuous questions that make her look statesmanlike while trying not to look too envious that it wasn't her who got to hobnob with world leaders.
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