Partygate: Labour leader Starmer attacks 'ridiculous' PM

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs Boris Johnson's partygate account becomes "more extraordinary" every day.
The crucial PMQs began with Conservative MP Christian Wakefield defecting to Labour just minutes before the event was due to begin.
Sir Keir said the PM's latest claims suggest his staff were not being truthful when it was alleged they warned him about the lockdown-busting Downing Street party on 20 May 2020.
He said: "It requires the Prime Minister to expect us to believe that while every other person... was told it was a social occasion, he alone was told it was a work meeting."
Sir Keir asked if the PM realised how "ridiculous that sounds"?
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[@iTradeAIMS]

He's proud of his staff who broke the rules along with him. Great 😭

[@Mattheq]

He should throw them one hell of a work meeting to celebrate

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

They were working whilst others, on furlough, stayed at home on full pay, doing bugger all. Yes I would be proud of his staff as well.

[@deeeceee8983]

Think this video of one of Boris's parties says it all 😂 kzbin.info1K5nECS700Q?feature=share

[@danieltaylor4728]

The entire Tory front bench are condoning his behaviour through silence.

[@12daleks]

What about Labour party supporting Starmer who let off Jimmy Saville let alone a drinks party for workers. Just saying.

[@royboy565]

@@12daleks Read up about the saville decision before making and repeating other people's silly comments.

[@wilsonmanch6773]

all are a bunch of lying scam. Repeatedly lied, mislead and twisting words. No apologies accepted, just step down and let the inquiries and investigation proceed.

[@eKh79]

@Joshua Khan they probably were there, some of them.

[@frederickmiles327]

Trace of sense. Boris looks like the PM really. By all accounts Winston stuffed up his six months trial re-employment opportunity as Civilian Sea Lord in 1939-40.; He , HMS Exeter and RNZN did take out Graf Spee, which meant Hitler didn't complete the Heavy cruiser Seydlitz. Like now in 1939 Churchill was nearly deselected from his constituency seat Hitler just went for it too fast like Putin.

[@robertwilliams9302]

Sounds like a man who is worried about losing his job!

[@deeeceee8983]

Think this video of one of Boris's parties says it all 😂 kzbin.info1K5nECS700Q?feature=share

[@philip_bray]

And once Boris resigns people will somehow believe the next tory pm wasn't at that party.

[@888ssss]

the aim to break the £ by hyper inflation, destroying your savings and pensions. then remove cash from society, replacing it with a digital currency card which they can restrict your purchases with. your freedom is gone.

[@The_Prophet...]

Probably the low ranked Scottish Tories branch wasn't at it 🤔

[@mutton_man]

@@888ssss how are they aiming for hyper inflation?

[@matthewfoley3929]

@@nightowl7459 they've announced a fair few policies lately. Have u looked?

[@berserkirclaws107]

That's the problem there !

[@aliruane]

how is he allowed to lie like this? When the history of this period is written, the next generation will be flabbergasted that we elected this bafoon ro power.

[@kawallabair3216]

I can't wait for the history books to be written, because the man cares so much about his image - that his greatest comeuppance is that he's going to be remembered in infamy for being one of the only prime ministers ever to resign due to illegal personal conduct.

[@baldeepbirak]

Restrictions lifted for the Conservative Party MPs. Not for the nation.

[@Rockthecasbah3535]

So They can Party on dudes 🥳

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

For those at home on furlough, getting paid for doing bugger all, every day was a party.

[@ThomasHope112]

I know right. They say we are past the peak, when it's a manipulation of the data for project "Big Dog" or "Red Meat" to save Boris. Of course there are going to be less numbers when they stopped PCR tests being mandatory for isolation and are relying on Lateral Flow Tests which are nowhere near as accurate. Omnicron might not be as dangerous, but we shouldn't be putting the pressure on all the NHS staff in the middle of winter for Friday Wine Times

[@199019852007]

They like to party hard

[@perfectcaptain]

he constantly deflects answers -Boris is a charlatan

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Its a game and Boris is very good at it

[@polliebain7450]

Yup. Someone described Johnson as ' a charlatan, a hypocrite and a liar'. Only three words - but perfect

[@MTCoblivsicas12345]

Drinking a bottle of beer alone in your house is so different from having a full blown party which were banned.

[@jolowilliamson2252]

sir beer starmer wasnt alone tho

[@mazdaheb1823]

He wasnt alone. Photo clearly shows other staff with him.

[@dragonfly6908]

Sir Keir isn't sure whether he was at a party or a "work meeting" where drinks and a few takeaways were enjoyed by all who where there. Sophie Raworth interviewed him about this and he was a disaster, he was all over the place. This interview is on KZbin.

[@dangilbertson592]

@@mazdaheb1823 And this gathering was a year after Downing Street's party. Social distancing rules were vastly different between those two different times and Downing Street's parties were illegal. Kier Starmer's beer during a campaign meeting wasn't. Wake up to the Tory tyrrany.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

If Starmer was alone its because he is so dull and boring

[@annem5899]

My God just go .

[@Happiness11100]

Oh wow, so he's done a 180 hes no longer sorry, now he's proud 🤨

[@stuartf2946]

I know Happiness. Just another day in the office for Johnson.

[@doniehurley7634]

before he came to power the word on this guy Boris a very intelligent man christ the base must be very very low

[@stuartf2946]

@@doniehurley7634 🤣🤣

[@iguiste23]

A 180. Going by his mindset the guys doing reflex angles like no tomorrow. 🤣

[@MidQuotient-jh1yf]

“He’s just wasting time.” That is exactly what people say when they are out of excuses.

[@jackking9271]

He is wasting time though, there’s so many important things for this country to focus on than a stupid party, even if they are taking us for mugs

[@gsdstrike]

Boris forgot to say 'we partied while they isolated'

[@dragonfly6908]

Sir Keir Smart Arse Starmer is confused about whether the event he was at was a party or a work meeting where drinks and a few takeaways were enjoyed by all who where there. Sophie Raworth interviewed Sir keir about this and he was a disaster, he was all over the place, this interview is on KZbin.

[@namesurname2958]

@@dragonfly6908 anything to deflect

[@royboy565]

@@namesurname2958 That's all that is left for these sorry pathetic tory boys now.

[@Smilingmedia]

Keir Starmer is loving this, he has never had such a great time at question time :)

[@24yrukdesigner]

to think that Starmer is the alternative to Boris... Did this happen just so people choose Boris again in desperation ? lol

[@Robin-ni8po]

What a Complete Shower of incompetence....What an Embarressment to our country !.. I'm so Ashamed!

[@bobbybates2614]

Here it comes lies lies excuses excuses cannot give a straight forward answer to a straight forward question

[@11Cassiopeia]

Always deflecting and trying to avoid answering questions directly - that’s what BoJo is good at!

[@solschwarz5169]

Johnson's fast losing support among his own. Christian Wakeford, 2019 Tory MP Bury South, has resigned and defected to Labour.

[@chrismurphy6070]

David Davies called for him to resign too and he is conservative

[@subramaniamjeyaraman2924]

No big issue, having a party. UK's over zealous demacracy, that make politcian and public make this as a very very serious matter. Nonsense.

[@leehenry5764]

Never heard of him, but he should battle it out in a by-election because they voted Conservative not Labour.

[@solschwarz5169]

@@leehenry5764 I can speak for myself, as I am in his constituency. I, too, voted conservative, but not for these clowns in parliament. I am happy he jumped ship, as I will too at the next election

[@dragonfly6908]

Maybe the Tory MP for Bury who has now defected to Labour should sit next to the Labour MP Barry Gardiner who has recently been revealed as being over friendly with a Chinese Spy to the tune of £500,000.

[@lisafarmer7909]

I'm a healthcare assistant huge quantities of PPE my arse!

[@johnmccann5104]

Take it with a pinch of salt.....we all know the truth is an alien subject to him 😉

[@chrismurphy6070]

The internal inquiry was already leaked last week to the times ,we all see with astonishment the interview yesterday where he said he didn't realise the rules were broken when he arrived in the garden and seen the partying its astounding considering he stood for months telling all of us what we could or couldn't do including seeing dying relatives ,he needs to resign

[@stuartf2946]

Totally Chris, plus he said on the news he followed all the guidelines?

[@chrismurphy6070]

@Stuart F Also said he didn't know the rules so in affect how could he have known what he has said in the house of commons was even true ,after all he would have to be told, it's ridiculous and aswell the inquiry is internal with no legal bearing he appointed her to do it he is judge and jury of anything included in it if he doesn't want it there it's removed and she works in the leveling up office for the conservatives

[@suziesmith8288]

His body language shows he was lying. He smirked and couldn't give eye contact and he kept looking down.

[@stuartf2946]

@@chrismurphy6070 I agree Chris. He has nobody to answer to, and that is part of the problem and the Conservatives are letting him get away with it.

[@chrismurphy6070]

@@stuartf2946 So in affect he has misled parliament again as how could he know when he stated no rules were broken if he doesn't recognise rules being broken unless told ? Even though he stood telling all if us what we could and couldn't do including people unable to see their dying relatives ?

[@moonlighthowl]

It's like a playground.

[@Quranhadith322]

The new line no body told me I have made this rules 😂😂

[@youtubecritic4510]

Can we not sort out poverty and homelessness instead of going on about a party

[@Napoleonwilson1973]

None of them will ever do that.

[@iguiste23]

When he waded through the empty bottles of alcohol and platters of sandwiches. 🤣🤣

[@KushBs112012]

Disgusting..he needs to resign

[@dylskyok]

He sat and watched our Queen sit silently on her own at her beloved husbands funeral. I am a republican but i would never treat the queen with such contempt. he is an embarrassment to any patriot .

[@olafgunnerson3988]

Oh really cutting the cost of living . I'm disabled and because of the Conservative benefit system I can't even get housing benefit . And I'm not the only one . The disabled are being attacked on a daily basis . To force them onto a benefit that will strip them of half thier monthly income . Universal credit is a disaster not just for the disabled but everyone . There is a reason food banks and debt are growing in number . All we have seen is the cost of living going up . It's a national disgrace

[@rosco5765]

He's behaving like an unwanted guest. Just bloody leave Boris.

[@geraldthomas8948]

Who cuts boris Johnson hair.!-- the council?.

[@violetviolet2634]

Is little boy 😂😂😂

[@martinwebb1681]

Gerald Thomas ... No, the council would have made a better job of it ... 🤣

[@whatshappenbro8916]

Can't believe Boris is still in a job tbh

[@terryroxburgh3276]

I've no time for lying Boris, but would like to see what is happening with the policing bill they're quietly pushing on rather than the constant coverage of partygate

[@denseljosephs9500]

Full on diversion tactics again. Don't look here look over there.

[@mani-rc2tv]

It lost in the lords

[@dragonfly6908]

Sky news seem reluctant to shift their focus away from "Partygate".

[@dazg4299]

His replacement will lie, that idiot across from him will lie.

[@thegamechanger2058]

It looks like bo jo comb’s his hair with a toffee apple

[@Soccerstannyuk]

Useless! Get him gone

[@brendamorgan]

Mr Speaker needs to tell Pritstik to shut up while Boris is trying to lie his way out.

[@st3v3i]

The investigation will be a complete backhander!

[@wleon4068]

The Tory Front Bench's silence is DEAFENING!!

[@colinthompson3111]

PM Johnson really looks weak. Weak on answers and what his party will be doing about inflation, people's bills etc. This looks like Churchill losing to Atlee. And PM Johnson hasn't done anything Churchillian.

[@chrisbuxton7790]

In my area, crime is up, and police seem to have faded away! Also my living cost as a family man is the highest its ever been - just for paying the basics! If VAT is scrapped that would be huge - like a pay rise.

[@josfur1977]

yeah and santa is real lmfao.....

[@chrisbuxton7790]

@@josfur1977 one can hope lol

[@bsaunders5271]

He is such a blustering buffoon. He can't even put two words together properly. An absolute embarrassment. The rest of the world is (rightly) laughing at us.

[@velobob4299]

Plague island!

[@cyborgchimpy]

I have to be honest. I'm from Holland, and these kind of hearings with everyone shouting around have always looked very immature to me. I have a lot of critique on how things go in Holland but.. Man, it looks like chaos.

[@baileycarthew4381]

How anyone from the UK like me can watch this playground and not feel a deep, deep shame, frustration and anger that these carpet baggers carry on like this I don't know. It all needs to be pulled down and rebuilt, its the only way things will ever improve, truly depressing to watch.

[@lorraine739]

Politicians should be required to answer truthfully at all times. Spin doctors are running Government and making a complete mess of it.

[@sofiya9212]

Is this a joke for them 😳 are we a joke, are people's lives a joke 😡😡😡 All of them are civil servants who work and are payed by us!!!

[@antifugazi]

Even Boris's barber clearly doesn't like him.

[@liberalmind8680]

Ask him any question and he just gives a list of what he sees as his administration's achievements

[@karenbunting2189]

He is a pratt

[@lordcharfield4529]

I don’t normally compliment Sir Kier Starmer, but this was an excellent performance and it made me laugh too!

[@carolevans5285]

REALLY it's not FUNNY

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

The only time Starmer gets the better of Boris is when he is given an open goal.

[@polliebain7450]

I agree. Ok he had some rehearsed (and rather clumsy) lines - but he showed he could respond spontaneously too and with humour - and crucially without being nasty. Normally - although being very worthy - he is too wooden. But given the opportunity l think he could show himself as a decent man of integrity (imagine that,??!) not without charm and a sense of fun. 🤞🤞🤞

[@royboy565]

@@polliebain7450 He is streets ahead of Johnson on all counts

[@user-jh6ww1qx8e]

He smashed it

[@carolinemccarneyfinn]

He is OK with his staff having a party while your queen morns wow how low can boris go

[@stuartf2946]

Well Caroline, he was in the gutter, now he is in the sewers. Awful man.

[@pogigwapo5093]

Six feet under, hopefully

[@davidripley2916]

He goes so low they have to talk to him with radar. 🥶

[@samwright4420]

JOHNSON + NASTY + CONMAN

[@johngraves2755]

It's like watching a pantomime, Boris is playing the 'baddie'. Everyone hisses when he comes on and his only reply is jab,jab,jab....

[@catz8XinTheHat]

More like the back end of a wonky

[@dogsbollocks9166]

TIME TO GO BOJO

[@johnelliott9415]

Why does Boris always changes his answer’s to the question and starts ranting on about how well his staff have done with the Covid situation why. Can someone ask would he that’s the Prime Minister: Be prepared to take a lie detector on oath Here we go again about the PPE and we all know his mates made a lot of money. K Starmer is not wasting time, we the British Public would like to have questions answered properly Answered instead of deviating it’s like watching and listening to a Kinda garden the way the house responds it’s a disgrace these people represent the public and country I wonder what other countries think of what they see in this house deplorable.

[@leehenry5764]

He normally bangs on about vacinne rollout

[@cc8530]

what we see in your house is no different to the politicians we see in our house and the same as seen in political houses around the world

[@craigchalloner153]

He's been building these new hospitals for the last 11 years

[@annemoncrieff3875]

He saus wages going up, cutting taxes, eh where, they've put taxes uo, energy prices going up by more than rest of EU. The young employment up but probably in sectors with lower wages. Everything he said here about the govmts accomplishments can be picked to pueces and proven to be lies. He just cannot stop from lying. An absolute disgrace for a human being. The whole cabinet and most of their mps have to go.

[@bltr2507]

That's the first time I'm seeing English people displaying a wider range of emotions in my 10+ years of living in the UK :D

[@connieormond1045]

I LOVE THE YELLING OUT..THE LIAR CANNOT THINK OF NEXT LIE...✊✊✊

[@MrSzwarz]

"If we listen to them..." He is a shameless liar. It is not because of the government and Tories, but NHS, and scientists who worked hard in contrary to PM and his ministers who fed own pockets with cash.

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

Talk about avoiding answering the question.

[@davidirvine6035]

They are all clowns, laughing and joking aboutnsuch a serious issue. What a state we are in with this lot, they should all be made to work for nothing, rather sitting there laughing an joking taking a wage

[@redalert2834]

Nobody bothered to sit Boris down and carefully explain to him that the job of prime minister is quite an important one which involves many weighty responsibilities. He was under the impression it was all about larking around, photo opportunities, booze-ups, choosing expensive wallpaper and waxing lyrical about Peppa Pig World during a pandemic.

[@radiogramgramophonetoons5802]

No politician will ever follow rules, or ever answer a question honestly, doesn’t matter if Conservative or Labour.

[@yetidodger6650]

Lie.

[@radiogramgramophonetoons5802]

@@yetidodger6650 😂

[@thedeep3759]

Rules what rules? I thought it was a work event :^)

[@radiogramgramophonetoons5802]

@@thedeep3759 ………. Work event or party. I’m talking in general, ‘there isn’t an honest politician’

[@spidyman8853]

Yea, they are all in for themselves end of

[@140pro]

I wonder how many MPs he'll throw under the party bus before he drives it out🤔

[@valcook7447]

The answers to all the questions about the Downing Street parties will be answered once Boris has finished rewriting Sue Grays report.

[@Kris-ym2zr]

For the love of God grow a spine and some self repect and go.

[@gunarone1]

Johnson actually has a fear of the truth.

[@Sanderly1820]

Why aren't the other 100 people being punished

[@intheendthetruthwillconque8597]

Ridiculous!!!!!!

[@vincentmcdoom1763]

How petty this government

[@1inchPunchBowl]

ffs read the room dude. Just go.

[@maheshg212]

Wish the economy grew as fast as the number of times we keep hearing about it. If it did, we wouldn't be hearing about the issues with increasing bills and rising costs.

[@alexandra25ist]

99% of these disgraceful people need to go now!!! Liars and hypocrites

[@samsmith8954]

Every person who is on Boris side was at that party just know that ..

[@stuartf2946]

He has no shame.

[@socialbutterfly69]

''House of Commons'' Should change the name to ''House of Puppets'' or ''The Spitting Image Bloopers Show''

[@arabakish]

It's so embarrassing to be a Tory right now.

[@absurdbird3556]

These terrible jokes have to stop. It's like a diss-track for poshos

[@Dark_Xx_GamerXx]

I think my opinion Boris Johnson need to go

[@boxie001]

why is the lie about the EU medicine agency not called out? I just don't get it.

[@eraldorh]

What lie...

[@royboy565]

Johnson lies all the time about everything. He is trying to say that if brexit hadn't have happened we would have had to have waited for the vaccine rollout which is untrue. 3 EU countries organised their own vaccine rollout independent of the European directive. A check of the rules proved this. Michael Gove had to admit that was the case when interviewed last year about it on the news channels. Lying is a way of life for Johnson.

[@boxie001]

@@royboy565 yes everybody knows that but why can't the opposition not say in parliament that that is not true. it is frustrating.

[@boxie001]

@@eraldorh that it was done under EU rules and that it is fine to approve the vaccine under EU rules for every EU country.

[@royboy565]

@@boxie001 There is that many lies said by Johnson no one can keep up.

[@matthewsemple]

Strange watching this from an EU country that was one of many that had a faster vaccine rollout than the UK.

[@matthewspokes4602]

I know! I’m sure I seen something that UK weren’t in the top 10?

[@yildizkernchen1737]

Lies after lies!! This guy is a joke, he damaged Britain's reputation in all around the world. How on earth he can be still pm.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Really, look around the world at what other leaders have done. Boris is a saint in comparison.

[@polliebain7450]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 some bench mark!!

[@saintron5155]

Bruh what?

[@theshittybowman]

This is wild to watch as an American. Lol

[@samweston6272]

Inquiry inquiry inquiry. Grow a backbone Bojo. GET OUT!

[@totty1962]

A comb would go amiss.

[@thephantomarse]

Cos everyone has a DJ and a dancefloor at a work meeting / event don't they 😄

[@bigandy1982]

What an absolute embarrassment.

[@YouTube-are-Toilet-Scum.]

Has anyone checked to see if this Sue Gray CS employee, is a biased relative, ex-lover of Stanley Johnson (like father, like son).

[@J.D.M2.1]

Whatever she is, the fate of the British government has been placed in the hands of an unelected bureaucrat

[@YouTube-are-Toilet-Scum.]

@@J.D.M2.1 but Sue Gray is an unelected bureaucrat who Johnson can intimidate, and he has the power to end her career, if she doesn’t rewrite her report to Johnson’s edited version. She has been tasked to clear him of all wrongdoing. She is certainly not in the least independent.

[@J.D.M2.1]

@@KZbin-are-Toilet-Scum. yeah I was being facetious, the people on his side including Boris always used that against the EU

[@arabakish]

Whatever she says we the voter won't forget what he did, we know what really happened and we are not waiting for her opinion.

[@12daleks]

Or has anyone checked to see why Starmer let off Jimmy Saville

[@timewoundsallheels4ever]

Bring your own booze to a working event? Working while getting drunk - WOW !

[@sak1730]

He talked about UK being the most open society. What complete bollocks. I had to live in far because of racism under this racist FASCISTS governance. Business gone out of business. He just can't stop lying.

[@martinjardine4669]

That's not answering the question asked when boris said sorry he admitted guilt as for waiting for the enquiry is just delaying tactics the outcome of the enquiry does not stop the prime minister and every body else who attended the party to pay there fines but we all know they are people with no honour pay up or refund everybody who was fined

[@user-lj3ov3gj7z]

It seems that mr.Johnson must be very proud of everything he has done.

[@mcharrisment4765]

Bull if I ever hear it and from both front benches. I say get them all out as we need a complete overhaul. If he had not of had his parties, led this country out of the endemic with no further restrictions whilst lifting the useless NHS compulsory jab, then he would be looked upon as a hero. May we have a PM who is not a liar and brings no further unnecessary restriction ideas

[@Time-traveller777]

The inquiry is a waste of time. And only an excuse to try strengthen his guilty ✋. Excepting responsibility means resigning no it's no buts.

[@johngibson8668]

The whole lot of them laughing at your expense.

[@bobbybates2614]

When if and when boris goes he will be replaced with an even worse pm

[@ThatSavoieDude]

Lmao is this Parliament or a SNL sketch?

[@LowBlow]

Boris could not be more out of touch with the constituencies. This man is a career liar.

[@karenkalasy8251]

Unreal 😡🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@gopi_krishna17]

How to defend yourself after committing a crime - just look at the prime minister and follow his foot steps

[@ryandenver2453]

How did any of these people get into power

[@louisroy682]

Busted! Boris u r done!

[@fijiwater3151]

shameful