Sir Keir Stammer has returned. When trying to take a swipe at Sunak – “Mr Security” – for CCHQ accidentally publishing the personal details of hundreds of people, he fluffed up his lines: “He must be the only tech bbbro, br, br, rather…” Much to the amusement of the Chamber…
Sunak hit back with an off the cuff jibe referencing the industrial revolution: “If he was around he would have probably called James Watt a ‘steam bro'”. Steamy…
Starmer opened PMQs with a jibe at Sunak over government ministers’ actions against rainbow-coloured lanyards. Another story Guido was happy to kick off…
Sunak was quick with a riposte:
“Civil Service impartiality is an important principle that we’re right to support but perhaps he could ask his chief of staff about that…“
Cue loud jeers from Tory MPs as Sunak returned to his defence rhetoric. Sue’s no stranger to a stitch-up…
Fresh off the news that Tory MP Natalie Elphicke defected to Labour, PMQs got off to a testy start. Rishi Sunak hit out at the “virtue signalling lawyer from North London“, to which Starmer fired back with an even more scathing attack: people “know there’s nothing behind the boasts, the gimmicks, the smug smile. He’s a dodgy salesman, desperate to sell them a dud”. Strong words…