ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Prime minister's questions

So, the Prime Minister is the leader of a country and they have a special time every week when other people that run the country can ask them questions. This time is called Prime Minister's Questions.

During this time, the Prime Minister sits in a big fancy room with all the important people that help run the country. Other people that are in charge of different parts of the country, like schools, hospitals, or police, can ask the Prime Minister about things that are happening or problems that need to be fixed.

It's a bit like a classroom when the teacher asks if anyone has any questions about the lesson. Except instead of just one teacher and a few students, it's the whole country and the leader of the country!

The Prime Minister has to answer all the questions, and it can be a bit scary because sometimes the other people can be really tough and ask tricky questions. But it's important for the Prime Minister to listen and try to solve any problems that the other people bring up.

And that's what Prime Minister's Questions are! A time for the leader of the country to answer questions about important things happening in the country.