Dominic Raab is standing in for Boris Johnson at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday. The deputy prime minister will step up to the dispatch box at midday to face Angela Rayner.
Johnson is in Madrid, Spain, for the ongoing Nato summit. It is part of a week-long overseas tour for the prime minister, who was previously in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and then Germany for the G7.
Raab, who also acts as justice secretary, has experience deputising at PMQs. He last faced Rayner in the House of Commons on March 16, when Johnson was in the United Arab Emirates.
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Rayner will ask six questions to Raab as she stands in for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. It is tradition for the two deputies to go head-to-head when the prime minister is unavailable for PMQs.
Among the topics likely to be raised is the government's controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. The proposed legislation, which would override parts of the Brexit deal, has been condemned as "illegal" by former prime minister Theresa May.
What time is PMQs?
PMQs gets underway at midday and is expected to last 30 minutes. Rayner will ask Raab six questions and SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford will ask two before the floor opens to other MPs.
How can I watch PMQs?
PMQs can be followed live on the UK Parliament website and YouTube channel with optional British Sign Language interpretation. Many broadcasters also carry live coverage from midday, including BBC News and Sky News.
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