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David Cameron's final PMQs: The outgoing Prime Minister's best jokes

Mr Cameron won a standing ovation from Conservative MPs and applause from the opposition

Will Worley,Samuel Osborne
Wednesday 13 July 2016 10:44 BST
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David Cameron has delivered his final Prime Ministers Questions, joking about his empty schedule and mocking the chaos in the Labour party.

Britain's former Prime Minister gave a performance many likened to a stand up routine and obviously enjoyed his final PMQs.

These are some of Mr Cameron's best gags of the day.

On his schedule for the rest of the afternoon: "Other than one meeting this afternoon with Her Majesty the Queen, the diary for the rest of the day is remarkably light."

On female Conservative leaders: "When it comes to women Prime Ministers I'm very pleased to be able to say pretty soon it's going to be two-nil...And not a pink bus in sight!"

On the Labour Party: "We've had resignation, nomination, competition and coronation, they haven't even decided what the rules are yet...If they ever got into power, it would take them about a year to decide who would sit where."

On Jeremy Corbyn: "He’s reminding me of the black knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail! He’s been kicked so many times but he keeps saying keep going, it’s only a flesh wound!"

On the advice his mother gave to Mr Corbyn: "He seems to have taken her advice and is looking absolutely splendid today."

On meeting former Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, who said to him: [American accent] “Cameron, prime minister’s questions, we love your show!”

On Ken Clarke: “Not many people know this, but his first act as Chancellor of the Exchequer was to fire me as a special adviser,”

In response to the news that the family are leaving the Downing Street cat behind at Number 10: "I love Larry, I do, and I have the photographic evidence to prove it...Sadly I can't take Larry with me, he belongs to the house and the staff love him very much, as do I."

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