Summary

  • Deputy PM David Lammy will face shadow housing secretary James Cleverly at PMQs, while Keir Starmer attends a Nato summit in Turkey - watch live above from midday

  • Starmer's trip is one of his last as prime minister after he announced his resignation last month

  • The PM's absence means he faces one last PMQs before the summer recess - by the time Parliament returns in September, a new leader will be in place

  • This week in politics: Nigel Farage resigned as an MP, triggering a by-election which he says he will stand in; the fallout over defence spending plans continued; Starmer told the BBC of his "intensely personal" decision to quit

  • You can follow along with deputy PMQs by clicking watch live above from 12:00 BST

Live Reporting

Edited by Rorey Bosotti and Alex Smith

  1. David Lammy to face questions from MPs at deputy PMQs

    Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy in a dark grey suit, white shirt and pastel green tie delivers a speech from behind a wooden lectern fronted by a black medallion with the symbol of the UK Government. He's in a gardenPA

    This week's Prime Minister's Questions is a little different - the PM isn't going to be there.

    Instead, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is standing in for Keir Starmer at the dispatch box, and will be fielding questions from shadow housing secretary James Cleverly, as well as other MPs.

    Starmer is currently in Ankara, Turkey, for the Nato Summit, where defence spending and support for Ukraine are just two key items on the agenda.

    In Westminster, Nigel Farage has announced he will resign as Clacton MP and stand again in what he billed as a "people versus the establishment" by-election. Several parties, including Labour and the Conservatives, have already said they will not field candidates.

    And the government is still grappling with the fallout over defence spending after Starmer published the UK's long-awaited defence investment plan last week.

    We'll bring you the key lines as they happen and you can watch live above when the action in the Commons gets under way at 12:00 BST.