PMQs preview: Sunak may be feeling energised despite challenging agenda
By Gurpreet Narwan, political correspondent
In his first PMQs since the bruising local elections, the prime minister will have to dodge some awkward questions.
Having lost nearly 500 seats as well as the West Midlands mayoral contest, Rishi Sunak will double down on the government's achievements, while the opposition will claim the results are overwhelming evidence the Tories have lost people's confidence.
Expect a protracted back and forth on the local election results.
Nevertheless, the prime minister may be feeling energised after avoiding a revolt from his own MPs.
It is likely he will continue to focus on his party’s record on the economy, chiefly that inflation is coming down, and that data will soon show the country has emerged from recession.
He won't be able to dwell on it for long because events in the Middle East will take over.
The government is likely to face a series of questions about Israel's operations in Gaza. With ministers condemning strikes on Rafah, expect MPs to ask whether the UK will ban arms sales to Israel.
It's a question that has come up repeatedly, especially from the SNP, but now has renewed urgency.
The hack on the Ministry of Defence's payroll systems, as revealed by Sky News, will probably also feature in PMQs today.
But like yesterday, the prime minister is unlikely to confirm whether China was behind the attack.