HIGHLIGHTS: New prime minister Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in first PMQs

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces questions on the re-appointment of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary and if he will abolish non-domiciled tax status.
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[@Kazamajin32]

British parliament should be on Netflix

[@lewisod8180]

Watch “Yes Minister” if you haven’t yet, it’s old but still very accurate

[@joewatson3386]

@@lewisod8180 that’s a quality show

[@DedLoko]

Watch “The Thick of it”, great show!

[@weirdplanet1082]

"Or a Bonfire!?" Yours Sincerely Guy Fawkes! 😂

[@Volvoman90]

You can watch live every day on BBC Parliament.

[@DanielMasmanian]

"Mistakes were made, and that's the reason I'm standing here' So he can tell the truth, after all.

[@greenplanet7767]

He was fully involved and fully endorsed those so-called mistakes

[@greenplanet7767]

Like his tax dodging ...

[@rk-lj3sm]

@ Green Planet. Stop it already. He paid his taxes. It was legal. If you don’t like it change the law!

[@greenplanet7767]

@@rk-lj3sm it was a tax loophole imbecile which for someone like a politician, MP stands against their position because they have to lead by example ... he corrected it and his green card status after he was exposed

[@alexthompson3887]

@@greenplanet7767 how so? Wasn’t that Truss, who he replaced?

[@sanejugal]

Watching from Nepal. I don't watch TVs anymore. Thanks to British politics and house of commons. Very entertaining.

[@vanessaroper3028]

Yes it is! lol

[@lowersaxon]

Indeed!! Greetings from Germany!

[@wanderer9825]

True indeed!

[@Prashant_Pandey4]

UK politics is saas bahu daily soap 😁

[@ATDlove]

Watching from Sri Lanka. Love the British sense of humour and dry wit. What I have seen of other parliment sessions are boringly serious debates by stuffy people resulting in high tensions. Whereas the Brits, debate the serious issues through hilarious sarcasm and wit.

[@weswheel4834]

"I am the first to admit mistakes" (if they aren't mistakes that I made)? That's very big of you Rishi.

[@karenhendry6765]

Agreed but he also borrowed as Chancellor just thinks we’ve no long term memory does his youthful ego

[@lutappidhakini6166]

Karen brexit, covid wave.. he has to save middle and small business with furloughs when their business is nor running coz of covid wave restrictions. Those moves saved economy and small scale businesses to stay afloat

[@fromtheflightdeck252]

FRS..let's go Rashi

[@karenhendry6765]

I’m aware he borrowed for those businesses and I’m also aware who owns the vaccine rights in which given geographical region too and have connected the Dots conflict of interest I personally believe

[@Maeveella98]

"Party first, country second" brilliant

[@simonecoria7627]

It's so good to have a good decent prime minister in power now and not many white English people will find that easy to accept.its time this has happened if you have a little colour in your skin this country is so racist.its good this prime minister is in power now.its time this country was taught one good lesson.its time this country learned one very good lesson.i wish our new primer minister my very best wishes. Sim

[@masterbuten5953]

@@simonecoria7627 i welcome any other colored PM but not rishi. He is devoid of how to be a working class citizen because he is living on a bed of money. He made us the scapegoats by increasing taxes and national insurance while doing nothing of the sort to the rich.

[@alastairlee427]

I didn't get to that part sicky starmer bored me to sleep

[@adamhaycock7982]

Labour Party: *asks a serious/pertinent question* Conservatives: “Jeremy Corbyn still exists”

[@stephengraham1153]

Yeah, and Sunak was supporting the "Criminal" for the last three years.

[@MrSatnavatron]

I hated that answer so much man ..just made me feel Angy as heck

[@chipko]

@@MrSatnavatron in fact that and many other replies of his

[@sw1000xg]

If labour could actually govern then maybe they'd be in power. Then we could take them serious.

[@geo_neo9]

@@sw1000xg non are fit enough because they're all puppets of rothchilds n rockefella clans. Plus secret societies too. You like the rest of us are free range slaves.

[@1985dafydd]

Britain is place where people of all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams - and being a billionaire or going to Eton certainly helps.

[@baggierols73]

:)

[@Soraviel]

All too true

[@randomlyswatching9481]

That's what hurting you i believe 😂

[@randomlyswatching9481]

Btw he didn't go to Eton 😂

[@miloPRcohen]

@@randomlyswatching9481 No, he instead went to Stanford.

[@adarsh6881]

It feels like a roasting or a rap battle where they are countering eachother without bars 😂😂🤣

[@calm_compost]

Rishi sure has learned the art of trivialising all questions from Boris though.

[@tkspiece2310]

It's the Conservatives playbook.

[@MrKamran1369]

Those who trivialise issues..... will soon find themselves trivialised. Unfortunately, they will end up demolishing the economy along the way. Liz gave us the trailer of this.

[@tonyb9735]

"Mistakes were made" They were not "mistakes", they were deliberate policy, endorsed by the members of the Conservative Party.

[@tomosjones6844]

Tory MPs never endorsed any of the policies they were just as shocked by them as the general public. It was liss truss and her fairytale economics which generated that mess - think she was re-enacting her Lib Dem beliefs of give everyone everything without suitable finance for it.

[@startrooper690]

Policy cannot be mistake?

[@samrowbotham8914]

"Mistakes were made" is in the passive voice this means they are not taking responsibility for the mistakes.

[@superhumantrueman]

@@startrooper690 Conservative policy is frequently a "mistake"

[@craigy691]

Rishi is a wef member Boris hunt gove truss all wef members

[@MrKamran1369]

Keir is very articulate, Rishi is good match for him. Liz was hopeless in front of Keir.

[@tryingmybest9819]

Sunak didn't answer a single question and just gaslit every question. How is that a good match?

[@ankitlamba4253]

@@tryingmybest9819 what do you want Sunak to say😂😂, that Liz was disastrous. so is Baverman. Firstly Brits politicians spend billions in covid so that their countrymen doesn't suffer unemployment and now fighting American war with Russia. Winter is coming neither conservative or labour can deal with this.

[@tryingmybest9819]

@@ankitlamba4253 maybe not lie? Too much to ask?

[@somerandominternetuser9172]

@@tryingmybest9819 because he’s perfecting the art of politics. Never answer a single question.

[@MrKamran1369]

I expect Rishi to 'spin' for next few weeks until some tangible & measurable outcomes are achieved. Current situation for Tories is indeed poor. There is no "ammo" to fire back at Labour.

[@VARMOT123]

this is hundred times more entertaining than american,canadian,australian,indian parliament/senate sessions etc .

[@dougclark9921]

As a Brit I dont want it to be entertaining. I want a sober HOC where serious questions gets asked and serious answers get given.

[@OdynFX]

Well obviously, its a circus thats why

[@DavidSigbi]

Because its like a secondary school english debate lesson

[@dipakparmar119]

​@@dougclark9921 totally agree , It doesn't matter whether it is interesting or not, but how good the questions and answers are for the country does matter.

[@gaz9957]

If you want entertainment, put on Netflix. This is an embarrassment, they're supposed to be responsible adults.

[@mongoliandude]

My favourite quote in British politics: “Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband” - David Cameron 🤦‍♂️

[@napalmhotdog4365]

To think, all of this started because of such a small margin between a vote so many people didn’t think much of at the time. To think that, David Cameron would only have stopped being PM the year before lasts what a different world that would have been lol

[@nicolaiqbal6823]

With not a hint of irony....🙄

[@daniellan3385]

It's really a pity that he resigned. He is my favourite host in this PMQs show😉

[@Mr---mr4ll]

“We must now focus on the job at hand” 😂 for the 700th time in 2 yrs

[@coraynbell8991]

I don't think the Labour Party has any integrity either offering Tom Watson a seat in the House of Lords. Sir Kneel brings yet more shame on the HoL

[@kmassaquou]

😂

[@boogaloo4640]

@@coraynbell8991 Do you have the same problem with Johnson putting the son of a KGB officer in the House of Lords?

[@sandrasummers1643]

700th time in 12 years!

[@Mr---mr4ll]

@@sandrasummers1643 more like 700,000th in 12 yrs

[@a5amr2]

Truss beaten by a lettuce is best line I've heard in a while

[@anthonydecastro6938]

Sunak defending Braverman: what integrity!!!

[@199019852007]

Brave attack card activated by the PM to protect Braveman

[@chrisdeep8417]

Starmer was wrong she wasn't dismissed or even asked to resign, she did so of her own will.

[@23bit76]

@@chrisdeep8417 she resigned first, so what is your point? Should she have been?

[@henrydemonfreid1985]

Braverman is a disgusting woman.

[@Woodzta]

​@@23bit76 She wasn't fired or asked to resign. It was a lie, and he uses it to make the direct implication of nefarious acts that she is to be forever punished and banished for, as if he is the PM. He makes unfalsifiable claims of malice for a simple technical mistake that she was subsequently forgiven for. Keir Starmer is flagrantly lying here... but I'm sure it's perfectly fine to lie when Labour or their activists do it.

[@GoodLife-ru8di]

This should be on Netflix. Very entertaining I'd say 😀

[@Thissentenceisfalselosers]

Nah, better this way. We all get to enjoy it even without a subscription fee.

[@lewisod8180]

Watch “Yes Minister” if you haven’t yet, it’s old but still very accurate

[@GUSCRAWF0RD]

Then shouldn’t it be on a stream service intended to entertain us?

[@susanstretton3062]

I find it deeply annoying. Not funny at all this is should be a serious pmq, people's lives and businesses are facing dustruction.

[@ChrisLaw84]

@@lewisod8180 Agree .. very relatable

[@CKW10001]

Stammer own this again. But Sunak is better than truss at not answering the questions! 🤣🤣

[@derekridley711]

If you think starmer is better for country your wrong

[@derekridley711]

When?

[@rayhankhan8992]

@@derekridley711 no you

[@hamishf7444]

@@derekridley711 why?

[@aidandesilva]

@@derekridley711 we've already established an iceberg lettuce is better for the country than our current government. And Starmer is a notch above that at least.

[@stingersplash]

I still can't fathom how PMQs has never one best comedy at the British Comedy Awards. It's hilarious.

[@jimmorrison4291]

There's a law against televising parliament for the purposes of comedy, otherwise it probably would have!!

[@moonhead4542]

His boris impression is spot-on

[@lutappidhakini6166]

Boris was comedian

[@oe1850]

@WAN 🤣🤣🤣thenne thenne

[@DedLoko]

If you say “Jeremy Corbyn” three times into the mirror, Hugo Chavez comes and nationalises your energy grid!

[@biologicalentity7153]

Quickly where is the mirror?

[@stefanaustin]

Hahaha I'm a Labour voter and this is absolute gold.

[@derekholcroft]

Wish someone would.

[@jameseden9380]

If he does it well I'm in.

[@corpsebride843]

I’d rather say candyman to the mirror and have him appear than Corbyn

[@edwinjoy3932]

“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace becomes a circus” -Turkish proverb

[@riteshpandey814]

Yeah rice bag

[@craig1517]

Love this

[@idw9159]

boris' house was ringling bros.

[@AriAri-rb4oi]

Lovely - .. Let's enjoy lol

[@divineblessings3780]

Does he look a clown because he is a non white person and smart and well read brown skin Indian?

[@aayush_bibliophile]

As an Indian i m ashamed of Sunak nd Braverman.Keir Starmer ❤️ is the most eloquent nd professional politician.Labour party is the best.Next General elections,vote for Labour party🇬🇧

[@johnhealy6676]

Well you are in the minority

[@repeater64]

@@johnhealy6676 not anymore. Yes conservatives had a majority last general election but if one was called right this second labour would probably win given how badly the tories have messed up recently

[@MIddleJaman]

@@johnhealy6676 Racist!

[@sayanganguly6917]

That's why I look forward to the PMQs. Entertainment without paying for watching.

[@TheMarmite09]

The lettuce made it in the debate 😂😂😂😂😂

[@razakhalid4265]

Honestly, loved watching this. So fun. Wish I had stood to be a MP!!!

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Me too this is more entertaining than Congress and the Senate

[@sonyaedwards4234]

You still can.

[@METALUNICORNLTD]

I agree with Sonya. You can!

[@SlapAlice]

It's all just one big joke to them. Might be entertaining, but the reality is tragic.

[@daisyhoward5472]

There's still time if you have no morals, no backbone and are as bent as a broken knee. Please don't give up on your dream!

[@gobanito]

As an American observer I have to say that British parliamentary debates are more animated and interesting than American political debates and that British politicians seem to be more articulate and sophisticated in their speech and mannerisms.

[@Riknos]

Plus the banter

[@maneshipocrates]

The British Parliament is often called the Mother of Parliaments. Kevin M and Mitch will not win elections in the UK!

[@blackeyedsusan727]

I mean, at the core they still suffer from the same type of Conservative ratfuckery and moron populace we see stateside. But, the parliamentary system is superior to the U.S. American one in many ways, and this is one example of that

[@dabey873]

What’s life without banter. British humour is great. Add to that some slang. To properly enjoy British humour one needs to understand the local slang. But nowadays, with political correctness, humour is dying a slow death. ( woke) That’s the word that’s used nowadays. Am I right???? 🤣🤣😂😂🙈🙈🙈🇺🇸

[@IronRoadDriver]

As an English observer I have to disagree, I find this kind of pantomine theatrics all very childish and that most of our politicians lack the credibility they should posess when running in the highest office. Its insulting to the public that with the issues we face they cant conduct themselves like mature adults and actually debate decisions that affect us, rather than just mocking each other in my opinion.

[@behrensf84]

Is the only thing the vast majority of MPs do is shout yeah!!!!! that's a fun job...

[@m.x970]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m so dead ☠️

[@dipayanroy3481]

😂

[@TheTrickshot77]

Sounds more like "Mmmeeehhh" Sheep in a barn.

[@ArmaniCoppedDatCobra]

Is "hear" "hear" actually lol not yeah

[@Soso_Lakher]

😂😂😂😂

[@georgeund7533]

I met Rishi a few months ago. He came across extremely intelligent and very likeable and I can often hear when a person is lying and that man knows what he’s talking about. However, I believe he’s made a mistake with Suella Braverman. She seems like a deer in headlights. Removing her now would bring the whole government into question but he had ample opportunity to select another minister other than Braverman when he was forming his cabinet. This makes me feel like she made a deal with Rishi prior to her being fired.

[@chatboxlive3415]

Wife: There's a video tape if you admitting cheating on me Husbands: Mistakes were made.

[@hippopole9657]

What a fine debate between the ruling party and the opposition party.

[@hippopole9657]

@@Mr_Grimbley Debate , discussion , argument whatever essential for democracy can't be seen in the Indian parliament . Only Modi...Modi....Modi......Jai Shriram slogans are main......

[@oliverapex7924]

How can Sunak blame Truss for the economy,when she was in charge for 6 weeks & he ran the economy for 2 years,up until 3 months ago?

[@Soraviel]

she's been in cabinet for 12 years, PM for a month. You've got a short memory.

[@luisfigointer]

Sunak can blame Truss, everybody can blame Truss, she‘s got as much brain as a lettuce.

[@alanhat5252]

@@luisfigointer the lettuce won!

[@randomlyswatching9481]

Because she crashed the economy 😅 and you have written this comment EVERYWHERE since yesterday. I see you everywhere i go. You have short term memory. She almost let our pension plans be depleted and has left us with 300 billion pounds deficit after just 44 days. Even LARRY CAN BLAME HER.

[@randomlyswatching9481]

@@Soraviel these people have. They're just angry the white truss was another 🤡.

[@Soraviel]

Starmer Vs Sunak....interesting. Liz was definetely super weak

[@arthurtheotter9030]

Just love how Rishi just brushed what labour said about the secret recording aside and talk about something completely unrelated

[@stephenp1461]

It seems to be a normal strategy for tory pmsto dodge questions. Theresa May did it. It kinda just shows how flawed and incompetent they really are. Would rather see them tackle it

[@KSSpeed123]

That’s Politicians….

[@wolfen210959]

@@stephenp1461 You can understand why they dodge them, too embarassing to admit you were wrong, far safer to just try and change the subject. The speaker is supposed to ensure that they do answer the questions, unfortunately this one has always been prone to let his bias slip out, he gave an unbelieveable speech in support of Bojo, after Bojo was forced out of office.

[@jamieclinton6291]

@@drinkwater9891 Deprived urban areas isnt just London? They were talking about taking funding from London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Bradford, Hull etc...They didnt mention just London you are trying to justify what they said by changing what they did say. Rishi was talking at a rich, rural constituency, places like that dont need more funding, what he said was wrong dont try change the meaning to justify it

[@paull8397]

This will keep coming back, and no doubt there will be more robbing from the poor thrown at him once the cuts and tax rises come in. he can try and dodge it all he wants, but it will stick because everyone knows that he's too rich to understand the working class.

[@canopus24]

This is my first time watching British parliment speech. Is this really real??🤣🤣the yeahh, yeahh thing behind 😂😂 i ve just watched 30 sec but i cant stop laughing🤭

[@panther5577]

This is pretty much how it is every session 😅

[@sunekun]

They are saying "hear hear" not yeahh yeahh

[@canopus24]

@@sunekun make sense! Still hearing some kind of yeah😂 they are saying it like very long version of ‘yeah’😅

[@lizardlenny]

Clapping is prohibited and so they shout "hear hear" to audibly show approval. Although it does get quite rowdy with members voicing disapproval as well.

[@Ftsuit459]

This reminds me in the Khabib-Conor fight. Khabib would always be landing the punches, kicks and takedowns, but when Conor would land a lucky shot that did nothing to Khabib, the crowd cheered.

[@troublesome3256]

Your 🏳️‍🌈

[@burni988]

🤣🤣😭

[@davidmcculloch8490]

"Confronting challenges." Who will pay for that, Rishi? btw. still waiting for a "stronger NHS..."

[@lilianafarran1527]

Firgrt about it! It was announced already that funds for health care are going to be cut again!

[@lutappidhakini6166]

Taxs will pay.. their are no free lunchs. Money to be paid has to come from somewhere, difficult decisions for time being will have to be made if uk want to survive.. brexit, covid wave 2 yrs now ukraine war, on top of it truss mistakes all wrecked uk economy. Time for tough decisions

[@davidmcculloch8490]

@@lutappidhakini6166 Of course. But what taxes and in what proportion. Clue: the poorest will carry most of the burden...

[@lilianafarran1527]

@@lutappidhakini6166 until uk won't return to EU single market, British economy will never recover!

[@Al_xve]

The conservatives seemed quite upbeat during the PMQs....Rishi Sunak did fairly well and did dodge a few questions by not answering them...Leader of the opposition was having a mighty good time roasting Sunak and to his credit, he asked the PM some very tough questions....Wow, it was super entertaining...👍

[@moniquesmith3236]

Starmer didn't ask the questions his script writer did!

[@jamieclinton6291]

@@moniquesmith3236 Starmer is a lawyer bro why would he need a script writer

[@makasete30]

@@jamieclinton6291 they both do. All prime ministers and opposition leaders work with their scriptwriters who organise facts, questions and prepared answers, possibly with little digs and witty remarks which they hope will make the news later that evening. Starmer is a lawyer and even (or especially, I should say) successful lawyers have a team who will find facts and help them prepare for court. He would be an over stressed idiot if he did it all himself. They often have very little time to prepare for these question times, especially with their other engagements, and that’s why you see the opposition leader looking down at his notes and prepared comments before he says his next point. I don’t see why isn’t common knowledge.

[@moniquesmith3236]

@@jamieclinton6291 Because he lacks a sense of humour!!

[@paull8397]

if he managed to end up with tough questions that he couldn't answer from just appointing a cabinet what's he going to do when he has to lay out some policies? maybe the speaker was giving him some first week leniency but if hes that evasive each week he should be called out.

[@mr.gilbert5412]

"Leader ship is not selling farytales, it is confronting the challenges." This is going to age like a bottle of wine in a few weeks!

[@HandsomeBastard]

More like leader dinghy than leader ship. Not sure you fully comprehend the meaning of "age like a wine"....

[@missceebrownin]

Keir is good at this... Always impressive imo. No wonder Liz and Bojo ducked out of this as often as possible.. I wonder how Kier would fare answering the PMQs??

[@vetiverose128]

Yeah he's good but then again, it's always easy to ask questions than answer them.

[@moniquesmith3236]

He wouldn't without a script writer

[@DEADB33F]

We will probably find out soon enough.

[@frostynugs4206]

@@vetiverose128 find out next general election tories are finished

[@ccw5799]

As an ex barrister he'd do very well.

[@THELASTWORKINGTOILETOFINDIA]

Employer to Employee: You're fired for gross negligence in discharging your duties and for causing so much security breaches to the organization. Employee to Employer: *"I have made an error of judgment but I have recognized that. I've raised the matter and accepted my mistake"* and that's why I am delighted to ask for a reinstatement and have my job back. 1:01 - 1:11 Rishi to Employee: You have my support. Me: 🤣😂

[@miatrue98]

Thick dimwit stuff are the things the UK PM is made of... How refreshing to find that studying at Oxford University is not a guarantee for intelligence or basic standards of decency honesty which Rishi Sunak is clearly lacking...

[@THELASTWORKINGTOILETOFINDIA]

@@miatrue98 Richard Nixon is right about the Inn dyianns being slip_p-e_R-y and tre_ach -_erous.

[@ShubhamGaikwad-wf1dg]

Okay abdul now go back to garage and do punctures or else your mom has sleep around at night

[@THELASTWORKINGTOILETOFINDIA]

@@ShubhamGaikwad-wf1dg Pajit, is that the best rebuttal you can give? You sound so "educated" 🤣Have you downloaded the Poo2Loo app and made the pledge to end open DE_F-E_CA-TI_ ON ?

[@babujoseph2771]

Starmmer has carried the day. He made lots of sense on exposing the new pm

[@Sunrise9696-v2z]

What's the point. His job is to come up with policies to improve the country. Starmer is a waste of space

[@moniquesmith3236]

He didn't win his script writer did

[@cappa7594]

His body language as well as his tone of speech and occasional erms reminds me of Boris 😂😂

[@justanotherperson2576]

I feel like I should pay to watch content like this! 🍿🍿

[@AH-hz5xc]

You missed out. The great charismatic John Major and Neil Kinnock

[@Ferdinand..]

Facing Starmer requires a lot of calibre. It is not easy. Just to mention a few, such as, presence of mind, the art of conversation, the ability to remain calm and the ability to predict the outcome of one's words in advance.

[@intergalactickoala665]

And Rishi certainly lacks it. Dodges questions more than Neo dodges bullets. Bunch of cowardly, self-serving, thieving, grotesque creatures run our government.

[@moniquesmith3236]

Starmer who doesn't know what a woman is!!!

[@darrencartledge6530]

@@moniquesmith3236 is that the best you've got,try throwing Saville in there for more bs

[@burni988]

​@@moniquesmith3236 tell us you're a transphobe without telling us. (btw being like that shows ignorance)

[@PK1983100]

Mate in my opinion Sunak came as a better speaker than Starmer!

[@steveparker8065]

Rishi says his compassionate party will continue to defend the poorest and most vulnerable in society... By cutting PIP payments? Reducing the NHS budget? Crashing the economy? The usual lies from the Tories. They will protect the most vulnerable with as much compassion as they protected the vulnerable in care homes during the pandemic...

[@unrealharry]

Crashing the economy? Labour wanted longer lockdowns, how does more benefits also help the system!? We need growth

[@steveparker8065]

@@unrealharry The economy is at its worst state in decades party because of the pandemic and massive borrowing regarding the PPE scandal and the failed £37 billion test and trace failure. Brexit and the bad decisions the Tories have made to increase our GDP. But mainly from the gross decisions to feed the wealthy taxpayer money while depriving hard-working people. Tories haven't provided growth, quite the opposite and they've been in power for well over a decade. They've lost our triple-A credit rating - twice, increased the national debt to £2.6 trillion, given us a debt to GDP ratio of over 100% in the past year, and made the pound virtually worthless by printing money to give to their mates in expensive contracts.

[@MrTWICETHEPRESHA]

@@unrealharry labour wanted longer lockdowns because the covid death count was so staggeringly high in the UK. Proportionately it was a leader in the west for pandemic deaths. If the Tories had kicked into gear sooner then a lot more deaths could have been avoided. They were sluggish and literally scandalous in handling the pandemic. If they had actually been competent, Labour might have considered not suggesting longer lockdowns.

[@randomlyswatching9481]

@@MrTWICETHEPRESHA if they wanted it longer . It's going to harm same way. Potatoe potato.

[@randomlyswatching9481]

@@unrealharry yes. People think they want anything more than power

[@ellibod1]

Starmer won this one, But Rishi wasn’t bad either

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

Sir Keir starmer knight of the realm establishment puppet rightwing plant

[@utubebroadcaster]

Suella was the best

[@Rockyboy2106]

Haha Nice joke 🤡

[@okshutup291]

MP sitting right to sunak was best😂😂....

[@abrahamel-gothamy6472]

@@utubebroadcaster she deserves a trip for her hard work. I think a one-way ticket to Rwanda would be lovely

[@nainamahtani2860]

I love these debates they ate soo frank and forthright

[@mattpreece6106]

Kier was the son of a toolmaker so he is very good at identifying a tool when he sees one... especially the bent and broken ones from the other side

[@randomlyswatching9481]

Then he should be good at knowing his USE WELL ☺️ given he is just a shadow tool. And has too many dusty old tools around himself.

[@Strzetcki]

He was in cahoots with Jimmy saville

[@randomlyswatching9481]

@@Strzetcki oh we should conveniently forget that 😜

[@andywinn1586]

Takes one to know one

[@MrCoolbanna]

@@Strzetcki right wing lies

[@Leeh187]

What is the point of PMQ - they never anwer a question. Waste of time and money.

[@RareManga]

It’s theatre for the public. Enjoy it. Your taxes are paying for it.

[@TAZULISLAM-px2lr]

How beautiful the debate is!!

[@TristanL3]

Like a bunch of children arguing at lunch 😂

[@TheShmoo123]

Keir Starmers got my vote after this!

[@bv6540]

Keir is a beast. Rishi is decent indeed. Jesus christ Liz truss was horrible lol

[@erzsebethyoung]

Truss was a placement holder, per se, according to American ex Military Tarot card reader. Laura's view and Tarot too, KZbin Boris Johnson should start a Political Party.

[@joemc5054]

Rishi Sunak is like that one child in the end of school play who is too animated for his own good

[@fullstack5461]

Sunak held his own, extraordinary for someone so young and new to politics.

[@wolfen210959]

hehe, nice one, I almost thought you were serious. lol

[@fullstack5461]

@@wolfen210959 haha, almost thought you were funny.

[@wildfiresoup]

We shouldn't be content with the fact a 42 year old man who has made it to the top, can 'hold his own' IE not answer a single question earnestly. That should be absolute fucking LEAST we expect from these people.

[@HandsomeBastard]

@@fullstack5461 Anything is "extraordinary" for kids nowadays. Look, he can walk - and he's so young !

[@jamesanthony5681]

'Someone so young'? He's 42, no?

[@faltu1.0]

What a great conversation!!!!

[@nedex3843]

This Reality TV series is going to be a hit.

[@iainwall]

This reality has been going on like this for hundreds of years

[@donaldelley620]

Sir Keir Starmer is pretty sharp.

[@NoNameNoName-No]

His not saying what they can do, as they have nothing.

[@jamayahzakaria5443]

Actually it is easier to comment and critise compared to come with solution in rebuttal

[@kennethkho7165]

@@jamayahzakaria5443 that's the job of the government

[@coniferclose]

@@kennethkho7165 wrong. Blair won by a landslide for coming up with policies that should be implemented. To vote for a party with no policies is very dangerous.

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@jamayahzakaria5443 you realise he doesnt have access to the documents and ministries that the government use to get on with the job right? he would need to be in government to come up with hard solutions. he already has soft solutions though. windfall taxes. the australian labor party as well as EU are starting to move on those.

[@emmaboulton1]

A multi millionaire and a wife who comes from a family of great wealth and he has the audacity to mock Keir for having a lack of understanding about rural areas.

[@natenae8635]

Well keir is a Londoner and has always represented a London seat so that could be why.

[@razakhalid4265]

His wife comes from wealth, not the PM. Self made man

[@sw1000xg]

He's knighted. Clearly not working class. And has no idea how to help the working class. And leader of a working class party.

[@sebs29]

@@razakhalid4265 Sunak comes from a wealthy family pleb. He is just as self made as Trump.

[@emmaboulton1]

He’s not a Londoner, he grew up in Surrey.

[@rk-lj3sm]

Rishi brilliantly handled very difficult questions from Keir Starmer! In conclusion, both Keir and Rishi did an excellent work at PMQS!

[@Akuji1987]

Really? You think bringing up Corbyn from over 3 years ago is handling it? Damn the bar is low...

[@AL-og1dl]

Rishi non-answers to serious questions put by Keir is going to put off swing voters like me. I was expecting integrity and serious politics but so far it’s not that different from Boris

[@rk-lj3sm]

@ A L. What exactly is non-different from Boris?

[@rk-lj3sm]

@ A L. Rishi did not violate integrity by reappointing Suella Braverman. He answered this question that she made an honest error of judgement. She is needed to fight crime and unlimited immigration!

[@Casavult]

Parliament needs to make a movie. I was entertained entirely 😂

[@csj2601]

It's like kids grassing on each other to the teacher 😂😂

[@nigelhaywood9753]

Bravo Starmer!

[@cats-uk]

Based Starmer

[@flippindude8590]

Based

[@utubebroadcaster]

Rishi got crushed

[@aliimran5503]

All I would say, this is the beauty of Democracy. Long live Britain ever.

[@TheRover70]

Democracy you say ... Who voted for Rishi? Did you?

[@Woodzta]

@@TheRover70 Who needed to? We voted for the Tories.

[@flango348]

@@Woodzta before they broke the country in two. We didn’t vote for the tories knowing they’d crash the economy. But now that we know that’s how they operate we might vote a little differently.

[@Woodzta]

@@flango348 Well if you can run a democracy on a crystal ball, more power to you. Us mere mortals are restricted to democratic systems.

[@TheRover70]

@@Woodzta Yes my friend we voted for Tories and that's the problem. I mean we vote for the bunch of them and on upper levels THEY decide for us. I'd prefer "1 vote - 1 candidate" system. General, anonymous and direct election of ONE CANDIDATE, not a whole party, witch is, IMO more direct, clean and more democratic way.

[@mythical5311]

Why did this feel like a roast battle 🤣

[@r_feds1690]

because it is

[@mythical5311]

@@r_feds1690 oh lol

[@LittleLordFancyLad]

World Economic Forum acolyte faces off against Trilateral Commission member. Totally legit debate ensues... 🤣🤣

[@monday7150]

Rishi got roasted. Typical politician didn't give one straight answer to any questions, some nice foot work dodging some important questions. The boy will do well

[@Errr717]

Highly entertaining for sure.

[@robertdoyle687]

Starmer is growing into a serious politician who will make a great PM 😎

[@elsieyong703]

Vote him in.

[@moniquesmith3236]

Lord help us if he becomes PM then the UK would truly be in serious trouble

[@allip4226]

@@moniquesmith3236 Like it's not ready under the incompetent, chaotic, corrupt Tories? 😂🤡

[@moniquesmith3236]

@@allip4226 Not disagreeing things are not OK where Tory Government concerned. What I'm inferring is it could become a darn sight worse under Labour who also are in many ways just as corrupt. They are completely controlled by the unions where Labour get most of their funding. And those very unions are causing chaos to the general public now with all the various bodies striking!! But I thank you for your polite reply. Bless you

[@_rubyrose10_]

facts !!

[@frank7119-w5s]

This labour shadow pm is a tough nut. He is brilliant and asks real serious questions. Definitely, Rishi is far better than Liz Truss who was torn apart by this brilliant Labour man.

[@hastekulvaati9681]

Being better than Truss is like being taller than toddler.

[@mihaipuscasu7357]

... or being more than a lettuce.

[@mrsbabycakes5551]

It was such a predictable debate. I literally knew what Sunak was going to say. Same sh*t different day

[@mondodaftasabrush]

Great to watch ... I think these two are going to have some interesting battles of words and all those politicians bobbing and not heard

[@wanderingartifact6087]

Feel rishi will at least take his job seriously unlike the last two

[@stephd5047]

Don’t think he will be too bothered with £700 million in his back pocket, it’s all about status, another notch in his ego. How could he possibly understand the average person that struggles every week to pay their bills, who can’t afford private medical treatment, as the health service deteriorates & waiting lists get longer, on course to go private, Schools in major decline with little or no funding. 💀

[@lord.of.veracity]

@@stephd5047 starmer is a millionaire too go cry to him about wealth. Starmer is tory lite at least with rishi u know what he is and he is a tory.

[@suburbanyobbo9412]

@@lord.of.veracity

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@stephd5047 That's a myth. JFK was elected US President in 1960, and he and especially brother Robert, were seen as champions of the poor, the disadvantaged and the underclass. The Kennedy brothers were multimillionaires, thanks to father Joe. I could argue that a multimillionaire is not looking to line his won pockets because he already has his own money; rather, he is acting in the best interest of the people and the country.

[@dbarrett747]

Call a general election!!! If you're that confident in your ability and party prove it!

[@kshitijshrey]

Why would they? If they believe that they have the mandate and won an election in 2019, Why would they waste time and resources to conduct an election because the Labour party is whining? Makes no logical sense. Also, let's not act like the Labour can take any moral highground! They've been put out of government by the people for this long for a reason.

[@dbarrett747]

@@kshitijshrey ah the old "I am better than you but why would I waste my time proving it" nice to we are now fully at playground tactics.

[@kirbyhatesincels917]

Exactly.

[@FURIOSO84]

I'm better then both of you .cos I said so....proved.😃

[@JBJJ2907]

Poor people in this country can’t afford a General election right now we will loose lot need to stabilise the economy prior to it

[@robinkhap]

I would like to advise RS that he should keep calm and not answer very hotly on the first day..instead work hard for a few weeks and make people speechless..

[@armchairwomanmao2922]

He reminds me of Steven Bradbury who won a gold medal in speed skating of 2002 Olympics after all his opponents crashed right before crossing the finish line.

[@kshitijshrey]

If Steven Bradbury was a top of class economist I'd take him as PM over this Kier Starmer lad to alleviate economic stress.

[@Sor9ry426]

@@kshitijshrey But you would have to assume he's on the people side, instead of fattening his own pockets😄

[@anirbandas9852]

@@kshitijshrey he’s been the Chancellor that put us in this mess in the first place.

[@armchairwomanmao2922]

@@Sor9ry426 maybe that "commenter" is a bot paid By that man 🤔

[@lottielondon2622]

And the adult anti bullying conversation lasted approximately 30 seconds.

[@pha4614]

It's like watching a penalty shoot-out where a balloon is being used instead of a ball.

[@marlithtenazoadelaguila9378]

Thousands of Blessings New: First Minister UK 🇬🇧. Rishi Sunak

[@johngear1415]

Starmer always on fire in these debates he should be our next pm

[@johngear1415]

@@blakekelly1839 amazing? His speech was a Boris Johnson speech no answers and all lies….

[@bythedead1]

Considering the Tories got rid of 20,000 police at the start of austerity putting 1500 back isn't much of a boast.

[@luvley2698]

It's like watching a ballroom! Yeeeeeesss weerrrrkkk! hahah love it

[@bsrao1239]

Keir Starmer is fully right on Braverman, Rishi has made his first mistake un-necessarily bringing her back.

[@wolfen210959]

Starmer hit the nail on the head, Rishi had no choice if he wants to keep the far right from causing trouble. The problem Rishi has now is that Braverman is a loose cannon, and every bit as mad as Truss.

[@suburbanyobbo9412]

But we should be reporting illegal migrants, and stop the exploitation of British people.

[@redalert2834]

It was disappointing that Sunak did not explain to parliament how EVERYONE can gain non-dom status, defraud the government and embrace Conservative values.

[@VARMOT123]

non dom status have been given for centuries though

[@promocontent6982]

A quick Google search will clarify that

[@redalert2834]

@@VARMOT123 You mean to tell me that decent, hard-working British people have been missing out on tax-dodging ruses for centuries? What is the point of the Conservative Party if they try to keep such things secret? Is it some kind of cult with initiation rites?

[@carlosifer]

Same BS different tory

[@tonyb9735]

Pretty sure it's the same Tory. I dunno, I can't tell them apart. They all lie and all seek to enrich their chums at everybody else's expense.

[@stephengraham1153]

Weren't the tories supposed to find 20,000 new police officers after getting rid of 20,000 police officers? So we are still 5,000 officers down?

[@philwill0123]

Exactly. They still need to get to 2010 levels. Same with the nurses, doctors and "new" Hospitals.

[@tghhhggh3623]

They rely on people low intelligence. That's rights my friend.

[@pushpakmandavkar2302]

Why the people standing in between after they make any statement...

[@abhinavgupta3850]

Its worse than our parliamentary debates XD. This is hilarious

[@jameshill8711]

Sunak insulting everyone's intelligence as usual.

[@kshitijshrey]

I mean... he is literally and objectively, the most intelligent person in there.

[@methanedirigible]

@@kshitijshrey *the richest

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@methanedirigible John F Kennedy was rich. Your point?

[@methanedirigible]

@@jamesanthony5681 You have two Christian names. Your point?

[@madgimirrilak7775]

Rishi walked right in the 🐻 trap

[@wilmaflinstone7650]

Lol

[@utubebroadcaster]

Third place to lettuce

[@marklasy6209]

Finally someone who can beat starmer. I have voted labour for quite a while, but I think with Rishi as PM, this will be my first time voting for the conservatives. Much more competent than Starmer.

[@darrencartledge6530]

Your joking,sunak answered and did nothing,just spouted the usual tory waffle,simply raising your voice and looking around the room for support wins nothing

[@borinvlogs]

These people are like the lawyers in the films lol in my eyes Rishi totally destroyed the opponent. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍

[@cameronclarkhull]

You can tell rishi was practicing his responses in a mirror 😂

[@991leafy]

I'm surprised Rishi isn't under investigation over misleading government over party gate considering he did the same as boris in telling parliament that he did not join any parties but was then fined? Seems like everyone has forgotten about that.

[@emmaboulton1]

They’re all toast at the next election. Despicable the way they all nod like nodding dogs despite being the worst humans.

[@adambrickley1119]

Yes, the nodding sage act drives me mad!

[@blackhooded1596]

I laughed a bit when they showed footage of sunak walk-in in a shop and saying hello cause I’m like “right so that’s one guy who you literally call “commoner” like what is he getting outta that

[@danaildanailov3847]

Why is this not on Netflix. Season 549 episode 1 or something.

[@victormkhaliphi2778]

No points for guessing what would happen if they'd all get a glass of champagne on their way in😆 😜 😂 🤣 😉

[@chrissilver7719]

21,000 Police cut but hey celebrate 15,000 being recruited. However that wasn't the question that was about the suitability of his Home Secretary who was sacked by Liz Truss because she was too incompetent for her 🙄

[@tonyb9735]

In the interests of accuracy, Truss did not sack Bravermann. She resigned, notionally because she had emailed the wrong person sensitive documents from a private account, but actually because she and Truss had had the mother of all arguments about relaxing immigration the day before. It was an act of revenge.