Starmer and Sunak clash over transgender rights and NHS waiting lists during PMQs

Labour leader Keir Starmer and PM Rishi Sunak clashed over transgender rights and NHS waiting lists during PMQs
The prime minister joked that Sir Keir Starmer had changed his position on “defining a woman” following the Labour leader’s tribute to the murdered schoolgirl and her mother, Esther Ghey.
Accusing Mr Starmer of “breaking every single promise he was elected on”, the Prime Minister said: “I think I have counted almost 30 in the last year. Pensions, planning, peerages, public sector pay, tuition fees, childcare, second referendums, defining a woman, although in fairness that was only 99 percent of a u-turn.”
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[@kentull]

Arent these meetings supposed to be important? Theyre treating it like a stand up comedy.

[@milkyjoe6917]

The whole of parliament is as absolute circus. Laughing like school kids, while the country is an absolute mess. Going to be interesting when this lot come out, canvassing for votes.

[@kentull]

exactly

[@tophatanimation8748]

What exactly have they got to laugh and joke about, anyone??????

[@gandhi9936]

I am on a 4 year waiting list just to see an NHS dentist within 10 miles of my home! I am retired. Tories have destroyed dentistry, as well as the wider NHS, and social care system.

[@IamAlpharius69]

The leaders of our country everybody. Incompetence

[@Reecebuckley-hw7rb]

Why is this treated like a group of children roasting each other at school

[@Louis-sn6pj]

U don’t get how a dimocracy works do you

[@Reecebuckley-hw7rb]

@@Louis-sn6pj "democracy"

[@Louis-sn6pj]

@@Reecebuckley-hw7rb oops I had my keyboard set in French, anyway in case you didn’t know one of the opposition’s main roles is to scrutinize the work of the government, that is what these debates are for its to make sure the government does what it is supposed to do and to give the people an insight of their work.

[@writerinrwanda]

British politics is such a bunch of children. How are we led by these muppets?

[@mattmathematics3591]

Neither of them care about trans rights 😂 why are they clashing over this when ANYONE who breaks anything or is seriously ill has to wait 6 hours minimum for a&e (Im trans)

[@poplarboydavid]

*What a f’ing joke this place is - they all need to reapply for their jobs and assessed for suitability to serve us, the people!*

[@samgaynor]

Been waiting for a hand specialist appointment a year now rishi please just gp away and take them jokes with of a tory party please

[@MCVOfficialYouTube]

Rishi is so out of touch with reality, I can't wait until he is kicked out

[@mainulhasan1540]

America is also involved here, the video length is 9:11

[@Theycallmemister]

Is this a theatre 🎭 play?

[@renevanderlinde6221]

"lts like picking between 2 pieces of carrot in,,,,,a pile of vomit"

[@IBTU]

Transgender rights 😂

[@elwolf8536]

What starmer meens when he talks about trans rights is to lock up eny one who states the facts about sex

[@awake6009]

show me exactly where Starmer says this

[@brigittapayne6203]

I cannot listen to Starmer and cannot look at his team , totally incapable to govern our country .

[@grateberk6435]

You prefer liars?

[@MrHERNIOL]

​@grateberk6435 are they not all liars?

[@milkyjoe6917]

@@grateberk6435They are all liars, lining their pockets, while Britain falls apart.

[@hellsbells7271]

​@@grateberk6435both main parties are liars, they're an embarrassment to Britain and it's people.

[@verzeda]

​​​​ the fact that you immediately assume that just because they're picking apart the leader of one side means they must at least partly support the other is dumb, inflammatory and pointless.

[@basketcase297]

Kier is using his mum being there as an opportunity to score some virtue signalling points, being offended on someone else’s behalf is what they do.

[@vrindersinghrandhawa6343]

2 of the nhs most prolific malfeasance coordinators