HIGHLIGHTS: Keir Starmer takes on Rishi Sunak at PMQs after Tory implosion at local elections

Rishi Sunak struggled in his first meeting with Keir Starmer since losing over 1,000 council seats at the local elections last week. #pmqs
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[@flatlinerking]

No

[@stephenelder2652]

"Keeps entering a two horse race and somehow finishing third". Brutal.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

It was a good line that one

[@marcuskingstanley9522]

and to think he has waited 12 years to say that pathetic line. the mans boring as f

[@saifurrahman8471]

Funniest thing I ever heard in a political debate

[@itstrue698]

Spursy

[@andydudley1775]

yes to a lettuce .i think it was rushi smirking his way through the boast of taking money from poor area's and giving it too rich people .im sure the tory not mind at the time but some one filmed it .

[@valethedoctor46]

Thanks for all the amazing help Rishi. mortgage up £500 a month, food up £200 a month and energy up £250 a month everything up £100s or £1000s a year, clearly you are very good at your job.

[@rhodriwilliams2599]

But what about Jeremy Corbyn... (sarcasm, have to point that out cause there are still people who say this)

[@absolutelynick]

Calm down, poor Rishi must have a nightmare heating his pool now 🙄😫

[@888ssss]

print money and get free inflation.

[@ionnanskilliorus6877]

But but Covid... but but Putin... But but Labour Gov 13 years ago.

[@scottyoung8264]

Then buy an electric car idiot's

[@danmayberry1185]

"Oh yeah? Well Tony Blair ..." Shifting the blame back 16 years is a bit rich.

[@jonathanhurst980]

Did you not hear his description it went 2008 all the way to keeping us in lockdown instantly nothing in between, nothing to see moving on now...

[@IndySidhu88]

That's Rishi Rich for you.

[@spewter]

The Blair quote was current and relevant. Starmer has no consistent policy platform. I lean left and Starmer has yet to offer me something I can vote for. Instead he breaks pledges, demonises the left, and cowers from injustices like police stifling legal protest.

[@denzel270]

He and Gordon f'cked this country up and emptied the cupboard, from which we have never recovered.

[@IndySidhu88]

​@@denzel270 Yeah and the Tories made it worse instead of better, they have had every opportunity to help us and they have gorged and helped themselves. If there was little in the cupboard fair enough, there's just crumbs now. If you come into government you accept the responsibility of the previous government and move on to improve it - you don't keep flogging a dead horse weeks on end in PMQs just because you've no answer - improving the economy and living standard is in their manifesto - that is their mandate. They haven't and they wont. If you want to blame the past you can blame the 80s and Thatcher - of which THAT recession we have actually and factually NEVER recovered from.

[@steelic1]

“Halving people’s energy bills” that they tripled - You couldn’t make it up! 😂

[@simonadamson9261]

They didn’t increase the bills silly. The market did. I mean… do you not know!?

[@steelic1]

@@simonadamson9261 😂😂😂 You do realise the market didn’t increase them it was the Corporations and the Government is in league with them. I mean ... do you not know!?

[@DarkCreed]

​@@simonadamson9261 Doesn't matter to them how it went up. Only that they can now brag about 'lowering' it.

[@fang_xianfu]

@@simonadamson9261 if the energy market is out of government control, how can he take credit for halving it? Does he only get credit when it goes down and no blame when it goes up?

[@tomanderson8121]

​@@steelic1 & that is so true all worl government's R told what to do by big corporations but there's still a lot of people that don't believe it they need 2 open there eye's 👀

[@mikehall7189]

The Tories will never admit to the reality that they have destroyed a large part of the infrastructure of this country over 13 years.

[@NoisyMayhemInc]

And then when they inevitably get wiped out in the next election, they will bleet and moan on the Murdoch propaganda machine and blame the electorate for being gullible and easily misled by the MSM like they did in Australia.

[@doghouseriley4732]

Started under Thatcher - The Conservatives are real grifters. They would flog their grandmothers for a fiver.

[@royboy565]

Tories get into power, underfund public services to the point of collapse. Labour come in have to spend billions putting things right, then are accused of going on spending spree. One day the voters might twig what is going on.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

Starmer is a bad communicator with no principles.

[@progressivedemagogue8480]

@@Noel-ji8nm Conservatism is cancer

[@adm2399]

As Tory for last 20 years; it's shameful whom I voted all these years.

[@DameTremonti]

Yes it is. Should be ashamed.

[@AA-hg5fk]

At least you've realised, many people continue to vote Tory no matter what.

[@oli1764]

It's totally shameful. Best you can do now is spend your energy convincing others you know that they need to see sense like you did

[@williamford8027]

there still some good ones

[@jaytee8925]

No accountability on the conservative side...just teenage girl retaliation 😂

[@jamesgocmez8079]

Tbf sunak was completely right about starmer breaking promises. But apart from that he was embarrassingly bad as he has been all throughout his time as prime minister

[@Xubelo]

@@jamesgocmez8079 you say that without providing stats or evidence. The classic Tory / Conservative / Republican way. Funny how none of you have profile pictures on KZbin, not even fake ones.

[@DeathsHeadNihilism]

@@jamesgocmez8079 yep, agreed. Although the no policy jab is a bit hollow as it'll be fleshed out more towards the election

[@jamesgocmez8079]

@@Xubelo he backtracked on abolishing tuition fees, nationalising utilities, proportional representation, being friends with Corbyn, backing trade unions which he hasn't done with the railways, etc etc

[@jamesgocmez8079]

@@DeathsHeadNihilism yeah of course.

[@garyderkson5178]

How can anyone in their right head vote against any party that wants better health services and wants to tax billionaires ?

[@captainshakenbake5101]

People who are either rich and want the status quo upheld, or believe they’ll become rich through tax cuts that wouldn’t effect them in a million years of grinding.

[@Zebedee777]

British people love the feeling of a tory boot on their head

[@abdiabdullahi8839]

Which party is that because labour are against tax rises for the rich and are for more privatisation of the NHS

[@royboy565]

​@@abdiabdullahi8839 Wrong on both counts.

[@L8Pl]

@@abdiabdullahi8839 I’ll believe you if you give an ACTUAL source for that But either way I couldn’t be convinced to go Tory

[@roberthart2825]

One of these days Sunak might answer a question put to him 🤔

[@ozzie2612]

but then again probably not

[@SamCouzens]

Don't be silly 😂

[@denzel270]

so might Stammer

[@benjw84]

there's a better chance of a Tory MP breaking the ministerial code

[@ozzie2612]

@@denzel270 it's pmqs remember , nothing for starmer to answer

[@savo456]

Sunak has absolutely nothing to offer

[@stephanguitar9778]

@Peter Bread Sunnak has proved his failure, just like the previous 4 failed PMs. Starmer is far more capable in every possible way.

[@888ssss]

he has a heated outdoor pool though ?

[@savo456]

@stephen111100 Starmer doesnt need to prove anything yet which is what Sunak and a lot of others havent worked out.

[@robbiecoleuk]

@Peter Bread Given what we have currently, damn right.

[@stephanguitar9778]

@Peter Bread If you voted for BJ, by default you voted for Sunnak.

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Never even the attempt at a single answer. Just playground reactions of a cornered teenager caught lying.

[@mauranolan843]

As usual Sunak is a waste of space if he had any dignity he’d cal a general election.

[@888ssss]

and swap for another member of the Uniparty ?

[@Louisejames23]

He doesn’t, he’s in it for the money & “kudos”, if he has any left.

[@stephanguitar9778]

A tory with dignaty? not when there is still money to be made and misery to be inflicted.

[@helicoptergunship]

So we can vote for the waste of space opposite him?

[@royboy565]

​@@helicoptergunship Is that all you've got, surely you can list the benefits of 13 years of tory rule?

[@dadsbarmy254]

Did I hear that right? "getting on with halving energy bills". I think his head's on upside down, they've more than doubled (price gouging). The only thing that's halved is the value of my pay packet.

[@888ssss]

dont you mean your monthly bank credit from your employer ?

[@iya9242]

Well he tripled them. And then halved them because that is PROGRESS 😂😂😂

[@theducksarewatching1664]

Stamer asks questions that could be stronger, and Sunak doesn’t answer them. Every PMQs is the same.

[@fang_xianfu]

I'm not sure what could make the questions stronger without him literally slapping Sunak up and down the aisles, every week for the last 10 PMQs Sunak has been in a shambles.

[@xSkittlesxNewbx]

Regardless of the strength of the question, Rishi would not answer it, just like Bojo never did.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@Whiskers Ask Starmer why he ditched all Labour policies that got him elected leader.

[@kyorin6526]

@@Noel-ji8nm Why? The Labour party don't seem to be clamouring to get rid of him, what with the consistent lead in the polls that Labour have enjoyed for quite a while now...

[@jonzu217]

@@fang_xianfu Maybe the PM should face a committee like Johnson rather than this pantomine.

[@sy2see]

I tolerated 1 minute 27 seconds of that and then clicked off. Same old tories.

[@JD-eq4dp]

Me too but I just couldn't stand Labour.

[@ozzie2612]

@@JD-eq4dp you had no answers to them either just like sunak

[@johngear1415]

@@JD-eq4dp Stockholm syndrome from your Tory overlords?

[@jamiescott-gobin3376]

Rishi has the banter of a 6 year old. Deflection, deflection, deflection

[@jonny5514]

He also usually has the trousers of a 6 year old

[@benjw84]

defecation defecation defecation more like

[@matthorner35]

Rishi looks incredibly weak on the defensive and people are noticing.

[@crayontom9687]

To be fair, he looks weak on the attack as well

[@fang_xianfu]

I'm really surprised nobody has explained this to him. Maybe they have and he doesn't agree. But every time he tries to "clap back omg" at Starmer, he just makes himself look more desperate. If he was a real leader, he would take the criticism on the chin and then calmly lay out his vision for the country and the policies they're going to enact to get there.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@fang_xianfu Where is Starmer's vision.

[@crayontom9687]

@@fang_xianfu 👏’we’re racist and just in it for ourselves’ isn’t much of a policy platform though so maybe this is his best bet? And has anyone else noticed his voice goes up at the end of every sentence? He sounds like an Australian gap year student, it’s embarrassing

[@royboy565]

​@@crayontom9687 His trousers get tighter the more he deflects.

[@merkuree]

Did Sunak say he's halving energy bills? Why is this not immediately nailed to the cross as soon as it leaves his mouth?

[@IAmAshleyBailez]

Apparently last in the g7 in labour, does rishi realise we are 2nd bottom now in the g30, only above Russia who are in a illegal war

[@fang_xianfu]

2:22 "Its a bit rich to hear about mandates from someone who's broken every promise he was elected on" - I think Rishi would be much happier if he was Leader of the Opposition since he seems to have forgotten that he was selected as the Prime Minister, not Keir Starmer.

[@chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926]

There's also the fact Sunak's immediate predecessor Liv Truss had to do a u-turn on virtually every policy she put forward in the space of two weeks.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

Starmer broke every promise that got him elected leader.

[@fang_xianfu]

@@Noel-ji8nm he didn't do that with a mandate from the people, and if the people he does have a mandate from (MPs) are upset at his conduct, they can show him the door whenever they want.

[@jamesgocmez8079]

​@@fang_xianfu he has a mandate from the labour membership. Starmer is better than sunak. But he's still awful and a liar

[@jamesgocmez8079]

They wouldn't get rid of him because they also hate the labour left

[@stevec7028]

13 YEARS !! YUP 13 YEARS !! AND THE UK IS IN A WORSE MESS NOW THAN BACK 13 YEARS AGO !!!

[@dextercool]

Sunak models himself on Blair - notice his cadence and inflections.

[@Humanimal47]

If the Tories truly are, as Sunak claims, delivering for the British people it's surprising that they were so soundly beaten in the recent elections. I half expected him to blame it on Putin or the anti growth coalition but then I realised that apportioning blame means acknowledging the problem in the first place, something that Sunak obviously isn't prepared to do.

[@DarkCreed]

According to Nom Dom Boy, It's all Tony Blair fault still 😂

[@mikatile]

The Tories are delivering for the British people, unfortunately, they are delivering a cart full of shit.

[@L8Pl]

@@DarkCreed it’s so ridiculous. Everybody says “look how terrible things are after 12 years of Tory rule. A 50 year high in food and fuel inflation, practically half the country living in poverty, crumbling infrastructure - the advancement of which is lagging a decade behind Europe, NHS itself has been on life support for most of that time, and now we can’t even make noise when we protest anymore, meanwhile the government is only interested in giving a break to the rich, not the rest of us” And he says “Remember 12 years ago when things weren’t nearly as bad and the people were having a much easier time getting by and the public services were actually functioning and we’d had the world’s highest GDP within the last 2 years, but the government had spent all its money. A time before we ripped it all to shreds because according to our dogmatic, greed central, politically motivated and evidently wrong theory, it saves a bit of money. I mean HOW could you want that again?? What are you talking about?? THINGS ARE GREAT”

[@Xubelo]

@@DarkCreed Tony Blair was a closet Conservative … people speak of Blair like Labour voters liked him when they hated him …. 🤷‍♂️

[@royboy565]

​@@Xubelo Yet he won 3 elections from those voters who hated him.

[@rowancrew2934]

Fishy inhabits an alternative universe along with the rest of his front bench.

[@Liverblow1]

This whole affair is pointless, its meant to be a question and answer session but instead its just political point scoring.

[@MontyCantsin5]

It’s just embarrassing.

[@user-ug3gu8xg8q]

Exactly the prime minister literally never answers a question

[@royboy565]

​@S Y better hope not. Long wait for an ambulance.

[@AA-hg5fk]

Yes PMQs is all about producing sound bites, nothing else.

[@phillydavison]

Sunak is like that gif of a dog sat in a burning house saying everything is fine.

[@kishendooken1856]

Wow that was terrible by Rishi...the Conservatives look finished

[@moohHa22]

It’s embarrassing that this is how our government conduct themselves. I’d love to see a calm exchange relating to tangible issues in hopes of a resolution. I’m ashamed that my own government has worse mud slinging than a year 9 all girls PE class.

[@surfcitiz]

What was initially designed as a platform to exchange and discuss solutions for crucial matters became a satire of democracy. We can see the results everywhere.

[@Allthatsbeautiful]

Haha I know the same till I found out most government in the world do exactly the same

[@Bruce-yv9tm]

I’m living for the drama. The exchanges get more aggressive and personal every week. It’s entertaining. But most importantly, these questions were unequivocally detrimental to Sunak. Good to see.

[@blazzz13]

Even Sunak's soundbites don't even attract the same cheer from his demorolised backbenches anymore 😂

[@garyhowtobluetoothjblheadp3583]

Just go Rishi and take your party with you!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Some good lines from Starmer this week "sunak in a two horsed race and comes third" and the starting line abouts correcting the employment figures.

[@btd836]

Every PMQs should start with an example where ministers or govt have misled Parliament/the public to remind us that lying has never stopped. The 3 horse race line was good, but he still lacks more than a little fighting instinct. Starmer rattles through his prepared lines and misses obvious retorts. It just comes across a bit lack lustre at times. Twice RS mentioned labour economic disaster, neither time did Starmer rattle off any examples of how disastrously the Tories have managed the economy. I'm fully behind KS, but he needs to find a bit of fighting instinct to highlight that the wind in their sails is nothing but hot air.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

​​@@btd836 that sounds good

[@andymcdonald8922]

​@@btd836 i agree, he's just looking for soundbites that be clipped and put on the news later. There were a couple of open goals that sunak presented to him that he should've volleyed home, but left them to concentrate on his next line. Tbf tho it was pretty entertaining and he wiped the floor with sunak again. If he could ad lib a little better then that would really help bury sunak every week

[@matthewv4170]

​@@btd836 your right he let him get away with claiming bills have halved

[@gerrabath]

Weird how Sunak didn't mention small boats in his list of priorities as he normally does. Can't think why.

[@melvinhodges4817]

Put my energy bill up by 400% then say their halving it that’s still up by 100%. They think we’re stupid.

[@ryanconnor9240]

I am not the biggest fan of Starmer but I love seeing him get under Sunaks skin 😂

[@catherinebarker1077]

I LOVE Angela Raynor’s death stare…

[@floatingpeaks4584]

She's scary.

[@GretatheEvilGremlin]

She doing ok is Raynor. Her, Cooper and Reeves make better opposition than Starmer does!

[@Themadnesshasbegun]

Sunak is that geeky kid in the school canteen that comes up with a witty comeback after being cussed by the popular kid and thinks the school is laughing with him instead of at him

[@thomasparker1456]

Sunak saying labour bankrupted the economy whilst Tories trebled the national debt, in 13 years. The hypocrisy is unbelievable. The Tories have maxed out the Countrys credit card whilst only paying off the minimum amount each month. This is why Labour cant abolish tuition fees which Sunak seems to be proud of this achievement.

[@niciolamyelwee6646]

When will these people start working on helping the people of the country they say they love!! This is not a debate it's a disgrace.

[@geoffpulham5032]

I'd like to know exactly what Sunak claims the Tories are "delivering for the British people". Affordable housing? No. Secure employment? No. Clean rivers and beaches? No. A properly funded and staffed health service? No. Decent social services for disaffected youngsters and parents? No. Proper free trade for UK businesses with their most important market? No. Debt-free life chances for poorer students? No. Corrupt get-richer-quick scams for rich people? Of course.

[@davidhooper1767]

Delivering what for the people? The strikes are happening because of these tories making us all poorer!! No money they claim but waste it on ways of punishing those on universal credit yet again.If he thinks food banks are a success like 30p Lee keeps harping on about it shows how out of touch this tory toff is!!

[@andrewoloughlin2659]

Rishi as usual speaking through his backside

[@mikebroadbridge9816]

Think Rishi needs the maths lessons he has been peddling, my energy bills going from 125 quid to 350 a month isn’t halving them last I checked. Even if they halve them from here it’s still up 40%

[@dextercool]

Multiple forehead slapping moments from Sunak…

[@eddiethompson3281]

Whether your pro Starmer or not, he was ruthless with Rishi today

[@stuartgroves8761]

Was that toothless you meant😮

[@yourdasellsavon9928]

@@stuartgroves8761 you watching the same video as me? I think they’re both idiots but he wiped the floor with Sunak

[@Goozo612]

Wiped the floor with him? You are obviously very stupid..HOW DARE YOU! 😠

[@fredlenz4743]

Rishi Sunak is the person passing wind in a lift and first to blame everyone else.

[@matthewshave7491]

The message is simple: Sack Sunak, vote Labour.

[@kcdummy]

If politicians put half the time and effort into doing what their jobs are supposed to be that they do into thinking up quippy lines and performative photo opportunities then the country would be a much better place.

[@edwardbernthal160]

The country will have to be a much better place, it can't get any worse can it? well it can, but then there will be truly serious unrest.

[@keiranhannifin6979]

​@@edwardbernthal160I've been saying that for decades... it always get worse.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

The next lot of London Riots will put The Poll Tax Riots in the shade.

[@bv3bv334]

Sunak...your days are numbered. Angela giving it the Death Ray stare, as usual.

[@niteglow980]

Delivering for the British people. 😂 Rishi’s catchphrase.

[@floatingpeaks4584]

He couldn't deliver a pizza for the British people.

[@ASHEN_ONE_GAMES]

Delivering for the people is his catchphrase delivering absolutely nothing is his reality

[@fang_xianfu]

I can't help but laugh every time he calls his 5 promises "the people's priorities". Not even most Conservative voters care about small boats when they can't afford a house, food, electricity or petrol.

[@niteglow980]

Remember ‘Strong and stable’? Look how that worked out.

[@royboy565]

​@@niteglow980 coalition of chaos.... We have one party demolition squad.

[@gilldanier4129]

I remember quite disticntly that it was the tories that bankrupted the country and Gordon Brown labour had to sort it out, which he did. Tories old Eton school skills of argueing continue, but Starmer is equally capable of giving it back.

[@addazarmy6826]

Admittedly it's hard to say Brown and Blair fixed the economy when they didn't think to regulate the banks at any point before 2008 but your point mostly still stands

[@jillybe1873]

As always

[@blazzz13]

@@addazarmy6826 Where you old enough when Black Wednesday occurred dearboy?

[@MrViper5822]

I also love how whenever major worldwide events happen the Tories claim it's completely out of their control, but the 2008 crisis, triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the USA, is entirely the fault of the Labour Party... Then later state that "All they do is politics, no action". Politician's discussing politics should hardly be controversial and as the opposition there isn't exactly much they can do in terms of action.

[@denzel270]

erm, no. Blair and Brown took an economy that was vibrant, emptied the cupboard, spent, spent spent, Brown sold our gold reserves at the lowest price ever and then took us into recession. The largest deficit in the G7

[@_Lancs2024]

the most useful thing he said was about Mae Muller representing the UK. Sunak needs to give it a rest what happened 13 years ago when we all know it was a global financial crash

[@SilverHunterN]

Also, who remembers back in the 1990s when an average salary can feed 2 parents and 1 kid? Who can even live like that right now?

[@Noel-ji8nm]

So why are Labour ditching policies that would fix the mess.

[@WeRemainFaceless]

@@Noel-ji8nm what policies exactly? Can you name some of them?

[@SilverHunterN]

@@Noel-ji8nm ask kier starmer. I'm voting nobody in the next GE. I hate kier anyway since he is a zionist and he rages at his left wing colleagues.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@WeRemainFaceless Policies that Starmer stood on that got him elected leader.

[@blazzz13]

@@Noel-ji8nm Name them.

[@Azrael.the.fourth.horseman]

Why does Penny always look embarrassed, confused and irritated by her party and their leader and his words

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

The whole thing is embarrassing

[@iya9242]

Cause she hates them 😂😂

[@Portugal2025]

I noticed that too. She looks about as enthusiastic as a trip to the dentist. Penny would probably rather be back on Splash

[@markwalker4142]

I see Penny sat close behind Richi in case his spine falls out his arse and she has to hold him up like that sword 🗡️! Be careful Sunak , she’s got a firm arm and a strong fist . Something has to hold you up to scrutiny 😂

[@floatingpeaks4584]

She will probably be the next tory leader after Sunak resigns when he loses the next election.

[@lawrencebolt3540]

I can't lie.. this was Kiers best PMQ's

[@domispablo7992]

Nah there was one against liz truss where he got the whole chamber into a chant but yea I agree this was good

[@consolo4870]

It was literally nothing. The only bit of value in that was when he said about possibly freezing council tax... Yet even that was quickly refuted by the fact that council tax is more expensive in labour areas.. So yeah pretty much nothing. Just again hoping the country will just hate the Tories enough to elect him instead. The guy has got nothing to say, He's got no ideas. It's pathetic.

[@safk4910]

They should rename this to pmr's prime minister rebuttals

[@fang_xianfu]

I think they should call it Leader of the Opposition's Questions given the amount of time Sunak devotes to criticising Starmer rather than answering questions.

[@kevhavard]

Did he say they're halving energy bills?? WTF. Kier, get a clue mate, call out this BS.

[@thedeadmoneyallstars]

He left that until Starmer was out of questions on purpose

[@bez23]

Can't say I've seen my energy bill halved - how about anyone else? Proper lies.

[@hughjorgen30]

I think this is the best ive seen Kier. Ever!

[@solitary-sun]

Rishi is about as interesting as a door salesman. With all that money you'd think he'd be able to come up with a unique thought for once

[@stuartgroves8761]

What has a healthy bank balance got to do with unique thought even the rich are permitted to be inept, though the illiterate virtual reality smartphone gen do ineptitude well better😊

[@Bruce954]

Missed chance to not have mentioned the Tories promised that Brexit would save and generate so much money that they could pledge 350 million pounds a week extra in to the NHS.

[@georgef822]

Embarrassing. The quality of politician in this country has never been so low in my opinion. They think they know better than the average man or women on the street when they really don't. They're not in touch with the population whatsoever.

[@fang_xianfu]

Don't start this "both sides" nonsense. Even if you don't believe in Keir Starmer - I understand why you wouldn't, though whatever his flaws I think he could beat a lettuce - just look at the quality of his front bench and the policies he wants to bring in. If you can't tell the difference between that and what the Conservatives are offering up, there's no hope for you.

[@georgef822]

@@fang_xianfu I hate both of them. They don't espouse my kind of politics and neither give me confidence. I find them very wishy washy. I'm not in the "least worst option" camp and don't buy in to it. Even listening to their dialogue, it's all reduced to quick quips and cheap laughs and I find it quite mind-numbing and dreadful. Especially as these people are supposed to be clever. With previous political leaders, you might not have liked them but at least they were definite and you knew what they were stood for. I don't think these people know how to run my life better than I do, is my ultimate point.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@Fang Xianfu What is the difference besides colour of skin.

[@fang_xianfu]

@@Noel-ji8nm if you can't tell the difference between Suella Braverman and Yvette Cooper then I have nothing to offer you.

[@royboy565]

​@@fang_xianfu Everytime Cooper faces Braverman she murders her.

[@djmarti7773]

The pantomime resumes

[@christaylor3911]

Starmer rinsed Sunak this week, you love to see it.

[@adm2399]

Asked for accountability Rishi: " Oh well; Tony Blair.. "

[@philipreid2542]

5:46 - can't help but laugh at Sunak trying to make eye contact with his frontbenchers and failing miserably

[@jonsmith5058]

I hate Starmer but damn, he absolutely bodied Sunak there at the start. Well done. Sunak trying to quote a Labour as a defence is weak af and its hilarious that Starmer points out how Sunak keeps losing. Lets hope this continues and the Tories are slaughtered at the GE.

[@yetidodger6650]

Sunak has all the attributes of a Blue Peter presenter.

[@floatingpeaks4584]

🤣that's going too far. You have to be able to make stuff as a BP presenter. This chap seems to be very good at breaking stuff like Britain.

[@kevstroud662]

He still didn't answer the original question 😮

[@simonmurphy1367]

Should be renamed PMqs that The PM never answers

[@morganalvarez5925]

No matter what Sunak says Starmer always wins the debate, Sunak is not intelligent enough to take on Starmer.

[@williampaulfearnhead5534]

Today starmer put in a top show , rishi seemed on the back foot from the off and as usual resorts to his normal excuses and expected criticism of starmer's past ,but you only have to look at the faces of the conservative front benches to see the game is up for them roll on 2024

[@chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926]

Sunak might be a bit off balance because he once again has to deal with the morons who want to make a blonde blithering idiot Prime Minister.....again.

[@GretatheEvilGremlin]

Country shouldn't have to sink to these levels before they're out of office though. Brexit (lies) and Covid, have without doubt kept them in power far longer than they should ever have been. Bought them a lot of time did that nonsense.

[@grahamhall2662]

We are sick of his history lessons. We need to know about the future not the past. A future you have destroyed for many young people.

[@if6was985]

I must confess to fast forwarding all of sunaks answers, did he answer any questions this week or did I do the right thing?

[@mikewicks6309]

Sunak clearly thinks that if he keeps spouting the same old bollocks he can wish them into being.

[@mofarooq9]

Sunak gets battered everywhere he goes!

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

I hope Sunak is being investigated by the police for his conflict of interest corruption.

[@MichaelPetersFenwicks]

Policy was the low for sunak.........what policy does he have????😂😂😂

[@shambhangal438]

Weak opposition, weak government. The Tories have only looked after their own since well before the Thatcher years, but fail to realise their previous problem (the disenfranchised working class) is being replaced by a new one much closer to home (the disenfranchised middle class). Meanwhile, Labour is full of career politicians who say whatever it takes, but never take the time to add up (as there's no soundbites in good planning). No time for either Rishi or Keir. One is rich enough to not need any good ideas, and the other is all populist soundbites as policy. Absolute shower from both sides.

[@aimeemacdn]

The Daily Mail. That's all I can say to you.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@aimeemacdn Statmer's favourite paper.

[@shambhangal438]

@@aimeemacdn You seem to think that I'm middle England middle class because I referred to this group as someone the Tories need to suck up to more. Wrong. I'm working class living in Yorkshire and think that *both* the current Tories and Labour are vile. In the same vein, the only difference between today's Daily Mail and Guardian readers is that one set calls the other 'mummy and daddy'. Given enough time, the exact same people. Used to be different before the Guardian lost its roots by moving, but that was a long time ago. Anyone who thinks any politician in either of these parties has anyone's best interests in mind above their own political career and/or personal wealth and/or personal influence is in dreamland, as is anyone who still votes on the basis of 'that's how my parent's voted, they are the party that will do good by us' or some other crock of wishful thinking. I do keep up with what's going on and make informed votes... and that's why I'll not be voting for either of these two slimy and self serving showers. I only wish more people would do the same so that the two main parties in the UK have to at least live by what their parties stand for rather than what suits them personally!

[@aimeemacdn]

@@shambhangal438 I live on a Council Estate in Epsom, Surrey.

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

Starmer in with a sly left hook and a jab …..

[@Damon777]

Children at play with both parties totally unfit to govern.

[@michealpallett5708]

Children good do better this lot ar a disgarace

[@arandmorgan]

I love how, he says Kier isn't condemning the picketers. Does he ever go outside?

[@merkvandermeulen3978]

Why is it that PMnoA has to turn into a noisy pissing contest, instead of a real debate on real issues, every single time? Parliament resembles a zoo, with keepers having the day off!

[@marcgains6605]

Curious to know when we expect these energy bills to be cut in half? I say this, as mine have gone up 300% over the last 2 years from an energy provider that is said to be 100% renewable. Regardless if the Tories believe that they are cutting energy bills, they are freezing fuel duty; what else are they doing? Is Sunik just going to be pedalling the same claptrap for the next 12 months?

[@user-of1tp5rr8e]

first question is such a banger lol

[@timothyharris4708]

I hope Starmer & Labour will win the next election, but I wish he would ask serious questions and not allow himself to get into a point-scoring contest at PMQs. PMQs have become a foolish game.

[@thisisnotme7017]

Tories OUT

[@petrus666love]

The Labour Front Bench is looking Terribly White 😂😂😂

[@robertwildgoose3518]

We are truly blessed with idiots just slagging each other off no serious debate just insults. We need all these career politicians gone and a fresh set of MPs

[@drtoxiccookie]

Can Rishi actual answer any questions? He is ask a question and don't bother answer and just changes subject

[@KevHCloud]

I really don't see the point in PMQs, it's always just one person saying how shit the tories are mixed with the current PM spewing taglines and slogans sometimes about the topic the question was about. Perhaps it just needs a new name since no questions ever really get answered. PM Debate or something, then there'll be no real expectations of answers.

[@aimeemacdn]

It was serious when we had a decent Speaker.

[@rabmcnair4488]

So we have had two bouts of austerity, were only the people at the top are not affected. We were told this was so they could cut the national debt. However, under the Torie regime, the national debt has rised by over 1.5 trillion pounds and still rising.

[@diselvale8256]

Loved that opening question 😅

[@403elle]

The whole thing is just not fit for purpose any more

[@JanuszRycerski-gz9gu]

Is it serious or this is parody of parliament? But all knows how system where 2 alkoholics have more to say than professor is a parody

[@DMD82]

Every question Starmer asked, sunak did not answer!

[@trevorharris9582]

Why does Fishy wear glasses at PMQs? He doesn't wear them at any other public meetings.

[@kitcat4512]

Scrap this political pantomime and talk openly about global government.

[@johnheckles8239]

Tory takes on tory at toryfest 😒

[@morzee94]

Such a dumb comment. Labour is appealing to the masses and starting to win and you complain…..

[@danmayberry1185]

LibDem, Green or Reform?

[@RAMBOIT.]

​@@morzee94 I'm with John you need to wake up

[@johnheckles8239]

I’m 47 and have only ever voted for Labour.. Starmer is a snake that has backtracked on every pledge on which he won the leadership.. No idea who to vote for anymore.. I’m politically homeless 😒

[@danmayberry1185]

@@johnheckles8239 American party members are dropping like flies, and local election results suggest more "independent" voters in Britain. Plus, where will SNP voters turn? I'm old, but side with the youth attitude: I will not join your poxy club, and you must earn my vote, not rely on it.