In full: Dominic Raab faces MPs at PMQs as government defends migrant ferries at midday
Telegraph, 29 Mar 2023
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will both be attending the funeral of Betty Boothroyd, the first woman Commons speaker, today.
That means Dominic Raab, the Deputy Prime Minister, will represent the Government at PMQs, with Angela Rayner, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, filling in for Sir Keir.
Mr Sunak said that Parliament "stands taller" because of Lady Boothroyd's service.
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