Join us as we take a look at the party leaders’ questions to PM Andy Burnham in PMQs.

Has the point scoring ceased?

Will the questions be worthy of an answer?

Will there be spoilers ahead of the Budget the following week?

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Our report of Portsmouth City Council's meeting of the full council, October 13th 2026.

Which items on the agenda provoked thoughtful and revelatory debate? Which we met with partisan point scoring?

Listen as we take a look at the agenda and the four notices of motion put before the council.

• 11a - Establishment of a Fully Accurate and Maintained HMO Register for Portsmouth (Inman / Dent REFORM)
• 11b - LGR - Cost to Local Taxpayers and Government Reimbursement (Bosher / Gardner CON)
• 11c - National Emergency Briefing on Climate and Nature (Heaney / Vallely LAB)
• 11d - Protecting Youth Voices and UK Youth Parliament (Barrett / Horton LIBDEM) withdrawn as Cllr Horton was not at the meeting.
• 11e - Supporting the RNLI and Consideration of the Grant of the Freedom of the City to Portsmouth Lifeboat Station (GVJ / Ansell LIBDEM)

PCC's agenda, and links to documents and full meeting:- https://democracy.portsmouth.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=146&MId=5980Support Pompey Politics Podcast

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