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Burnham's PMQ Verbosity Draws Scrutiny from Commons Speaker
Andy Burnham has faced repeated calls for brevity from Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle after just three months as Prime Minister. Statistical analysis reveals that Burnham spends significantly more time on his responses during Prime Minister's Questions than his recent predecessors. While the weekly parliamentary session is officially allotted 30 minutes, Burnham's detailed answers routinely push the proceedings well over time. Number 10 officials defend the longer responses, asserting that the Prime Minister is simply providing substantive answers to MPs' questions.