The assisted dying vote was reported at half past two. 'Unlock!' said Speaker Hoyle, and his voice went all strangulated. Had someone slipped Mr Speaker a lethal dose?
With Sir Keir Starmer still not back from foreign jaunts - for so unexciting a man to have such wanderlust is psychologically intriguing - it fell to Angela Rayner to do the honours at PMQs.
Seyed Ali Mousavi, Iranian ambassador to the Court of St James's, swept into the foreign affairs committee. MPs wanted to hear his country's side of its war with Israel.
This Father's Day, if you have given or received a card, what does it depict? A foaming tankard? A sports car, wheel barrow, tie, rugby ball? Pictured: A young Quentin Letts with his father Richard
Mrs Badenoch can be a dull performer. This time she was perkier. Maybe it was because she could say wonkish things and know that the audience would follow.
Save perhaps in those first days after the general election, Rachel Reeves's Chancellorship has yet to have its time of pomp. QUENTIN LETTS asks: Will it ever?
Ed Miliband was in his element, spending our money. Energy Secretary Miliband had come to the Commons to announce a £14.2billion binge on nuclear energy.