Our political live blogger Andrew Sparrow gives his instant verdict of this week’s prime minister’s questionsDavid Cameron opened with a warm tribute to Chris Martin,his private personal secretary (PPS), before being questioned on issues from whether Wednesday’s autumn statement would support families, and to his government’s infrastructure plan,and action on Syria. On this final point the prime minister said in clear terms: “The question for the house: can we wait for the political settlement before we act? My answer to that is, no, and we cannot wait.” He was also reminded of the legacy of intervening in Libya and pressed on how much thought had been given to the “reconstruction and rebuilding” of Syria.
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Source: theguardian.com