PMQ

ラジオで国会中継を聞きながら・・・。

参院予算委員会では、統一教会問題で野党議員の質問攻めにあう岸田首相。内閣支持率は下落傾向にあると報道されています。

一方、英国では、就任したばかりのトラス首相が早くも苦境に立たされています。公約していた減税政策を取り下げ、担当閣僚も解任という事態に、新首相の資質が疑問視され、トラス氏下ろしが始まったとも言われています。

Liz Truss has told right-wing Tory MPs her tax U-turns were "painful," as she continues to try and shore up her support within the party.

The PM told Eurosceptic backbenchers she was still committed to boosting growth through economic reforms, No 10 sources said.

She has been meeting MPs to appeal for support, with her authority undermined after she abandoned flagship tax cuts.

She will appear at PMQs for the first time since the U-turns later.

This is only the third time since taking office that Ms Truss will face PMQs and it will be a crucial test of her leadership.

(Paul Seddon. Tax U-turns were painful, Liz Truss tells Tory MPs. BBC News. October 18, 2022.)

PMQ(s)という略語が出てくるので、何のことかと思ったら、何の事はない、

Prime Minister’s Questions

の略でした。

ですが、これは「首相の質問」ではなく、"Questions to Prime Minister"（首相への質問）です。

PMQについては英国議会のオフィシャルサイトにも解説があります。

Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the Commons Chamber is a ticketed event which takes place every Wednesday at 12 noon. Tickets are free of charge and are available only to UK residents, who should contact their Member of Parliament or a Member of the House of Lords.

下院議会において、開会期間中の毎週水曜日正午から行われるということですが、興味深いことに英国在住者には一般公開されており、無料で傍聴できるそうです。