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Apparently half an hour of burpees is still less painful than watching Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak spar in the Commons Welcome to zombie Britain, where MPs are swapping PMQs for PT sessions ✒️ IsabelHardman

Rishi Sunak is shy of introducing anything into the Commons that will highlight the hollow nature of his majority

The Commons is now habitually finishing early for the day because there isn’t enough legislation to occupy members’ time. What bills there are in the ecosystem are keeping the Lords busy, rather than MPs. The most excitement a politician can hope for is an urgent question summoning a mid-ranking minister to the chamber for an hour of grumbling.

In the absence of things to do, some have taken up new fitness regimes , booking in their personal training sessions during the previous no-go zone of Prime Minister’s Questions because half an hour of burpees is still less painful than watching Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak spar in the Commons. This week, Labour’s shadow Leader of the Commons, Thangam Debbonaire, complained about the emptiness of the Government’s agenda.

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