Sunak jibes at Starmer over Rayner tax investigation in heated PMQs exchange

Rishi #Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer came head to head in this week's Prime Minister's Questions over the investigation into Angela Rayner's council tax fraud claims.
One such heated exchange involved Sir Keir saying he was the “proud owner” of Liz Truss’s new book while grilling Mr Sunak over the mini-Budget.
In response, Mr Sunak suggested Sir Keir should spend a “bit less time reading that book and a bit more time reading the deputy leader’s tax advice”.
A later exchange saw Mr Sunak telling Sir Keir to "show some leadership" and "get a grip of the situation".
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[@garethmiles9984]

How they laugh and joke and cheer while the country is going down the toilet .well done all ,pat yourselves on the back .

[@T.G-HLL]

It’s been that way for a very long time, they only care about themselves

[@GG-wh1gt]

Put them all on minimum wage, take away all assets for 6 months, then I would want to see these jokes and laughs.

[@colingreen6950]

Parliament is now a meeting place where criminals discuss their activities !

[@diongrey5033]

Sunak. Naver cares

[@ohno521]

And 💩

[@alanfizzypop9607]

Like in the godfather but without the baseball bats or well we cant have everything

[@david6677]

And to think , these people rule the country. May God help us all.

[@helloworld0911]

It's PMQs

[@ImJustGoingToSay.....]

Rishi has no room to talk about tax, didn't his wife use a loophole to avoid paying tax

[@derekchant7875]

300 million

[@markramsden5101]

Yes agreed but Labour Preach socialist policies the Tories don't. Her favourite saying is don't do as I do just do as I say .Typical Labour champagne socialist at there finest

[@ImJustGoingToSay.....]

@@markramsden5101 the two parties should be banned from government, they're both getting ridiculous. The authority has gone to Rishi's head, wanting to make stupid laws like the other plank in Scotland. A race for the stupidest law ever to enter Guinness book of records. If they'd sort out real problems like the cost of living, housing for local people and the local homeless instead of a law to stop people smoking, they are a joke

[@elizabethbeattie6488]

I've never heard her use this phrase

[@helloworld0911]

Labour has not been a socialist party since the removal of Clause 4 of its constitution.

[@stephaniewray7783]

Worse government in living memory 😂😂

[@raptorheli2]

Don't worry, labour will be shortly competing for that wooden spoon. Weak gov and opposition for years roosting now.

[@i4nc4]

I can’t take Lindsey Hoyle serious anymore. It feels like he’s be clipped at the knackers

[@user-bi7lr7tt5t]

Well seeming as rishi is more bothered about making millions out of his policies for his in-laws than leading he'd be better piping down.

[@bear1245]

Rishi, got his own financial affairs sorted but not the countries. Rides someone else about tax evasion. Entitled or what 😂

[@alanfizzypop9607]

He needs to fxxk of home and have a word with his old lady regarding tax fiddles how much was it they had to cofness to and coff up

[@MrRobbiewest1]

Pot/kettle

[@barbaraurquhart2276]

Yes going on about Angela raynor when rishi sunacks wife has non dom status what a blooming cheek

[@steveturner6770]

yes the pot avoided 1.3k tax whilst the kettle avoided 300m tax

[@macmcc3201]

Clown world

[@vickyharrison2227]

Rayners face said it all 😅😅😅😊

[@TheRealBlueValhalla]

Sunak-soft handed tough guy

[@veggie42]

He mentioned he didn't defend the deputy. Again.. like the brilliant thatcher one last year. Starmer had lost that exchange when sunak came back wih it. It's true starmer does have to be honest with himself and others. It's no good trying to keep busy keep going amd away from.angela if he likes her. It'd no good playing the clown now like their radical predecessors. They cannot be normal when radical.

[@richardh8082]

@@veggie42 I have no idea what your point is sorry. Please read and edit

[@MemeAthon.]

They are all such a disgrace

[@bushman143]

Political opinion has never been lower. Both major parties are self serving.

[@MaryMclare-sp6vx]

They are all the sam.its all pantomime 😢

[@MaryMclare-sp6vx]

🙏💗😊

[@alanspeller9864]

That podcast wasn't biased at all! I dont think!

[@giovannisoave9634]

Never forget the Tories crushed the economy.

[@jasereed5258]

They crushed the police force, they crushed the NHS and social services... they basically crushed everything that helps regular people lol.

[@stormingnorman7200]

With the help of the Marxist unions who have and still play their part in damaging the economy with their strikes on the Railways'.

[@thetruthful8388]

No it was the communists in China, Russia and the whitehouse.

[@bazhughes5625]

Two parties that take orders from the same entity. We're given the illusion of choice, but they are still both robbing the public and enriching themselves. Stop blaming one party or another, they are both criminal. People need to understand this fact.

[@OhGeeKush]

Can see your in your infancy of political understanding. They Divide and conquer and are actually all best mates. There is no conspiracy when interests converge.

[@rajeshx1983]

Parliament itself laughing stock😂😂😂

[@gr83172]

A real, functioning democracy.

[@robstewart1703]

A functioning democracy? They bribed the DUP at least a billion to force a hard right Brexit on us... The man doesn't even have a mandate 😡

[@jasereed5258]

W⚓️ s

[@chrissomerset7657]

Pravda style editing there. 😬

[@markm3436]

Hardly surprising the country is in such a state.

[@user-zm8ov6hc7s]

She’s laughing at the voters as she thinks we’re all mugs.

[@NickRowsell]

The Telegraph … say no more … the average age of its readership is about 307

[@andrewelliott4436]

And 12 for the Guardian.

[@Vinny-Zen]

The basic annual salary for an MP from 1 April 2024 is £91,346. MPs also receive expenses to cover the costs of running an office, employing staff, having somewhere to live in London or their constituency, and travelling between Parliament and their constituency. Also don't forget their food & Drink allowance.

[@InfiniteCookie3-jo2bb]

That’s more than I’ll ever have in a day…. My money only lasts a day because I have to pay out to things.. I feel like mps are super privileged…

[@user-vs7iq6ho7j]

We have a country living on food banks and all he doing is helping to advertising books

[@Trident22]

Starmer always sounds like he needs to blow his hooter.

[@anthonywilson8998]

What. Is supposed to. Be the date of this tax advice. If recent it will only be a record of what she believes now. This will negate thr history and as they are beyond limitations what can the police do ?

[@c1carnage933]

Wow the torygraph is so unbiased am i right folks.?👍

[@alanyoung3389]

Hope we never have to see that ginger grower again

[@georgerodgerson4190]

How the fxxx is he still speaker

[@cun7us]

Everyone makes mistakes. He apologised and promised not to do it again.

[@paultaylor7947]

dont cry for me over Malvinas

[@jordoncampbell5118]

Did hunt pay his HMRC fine yet what was he fined for again. .

[@jasereed5258]

Im glad she finds it funny but Sunak just went thug life on her and im no sunak fan.

[@richardh8082]

WHY is Sunak incapable of answering a single question?????????? Frustrating as heck!

[@mydogeatspuke]

Prime Minister's Questions, where the Prime Minister fails to answer a single question. What a time to be alive.

[@stephaniewray7783]

@@mydogeatspuke How can Risky answer when he is a liar😁😁

[@mydogeatspuke]

@@stephaniewray7783 those two things aren't actually linked at all

[@TheRealBlueValhalla]

Thischannel❤️cornbotsandprotevtthem.

[@f9Pete]

Beach Ken ⛱️

[@JohnBoyle-er2kk]

Its like they havent a grip on reality no wonder putins smiling with these two in charge 😂

[@bazhughes5625]

Russia looks really appealing right now to be honest. A proper leader.

[@Mr2013skywalker]

He is unelected

[@fountainwell49man65]

MP’s are elected by the people. The PM is elected by these MP’s. No PM is elected by the people, just the party.

[@mydogeatspuke]

All Prime Ministers are unelected by the public and always have been. Stop being silly.

[@steveturner6770]

@@fountainwell49man65 so hes not elected?

[@Mr2013skywalker]

Garbage 100%@@fountainwell49man65

[@ragnor56]

He never mentioned Mrs Snark who doesn't pay any British Taxes !!

[@cun7us]

Lots of people have offshore accounts and it's perfectly legal too.

[@ragnor56]

@@cun7us Yes correct but they earned that money on the British Mainland so why don't they pay tax on those earnings its obvious the rich who include some of the richest Tories have stole £Billions if not Trillions over decades of defrauding the taxpayers who by default are required to by law have paye in their salary system & who cannot or be allowed to have their salaries exported by a pack of financial wide boys ?

[@veggie42]

He likes her doesn't he? They have things in common their home towns are similar named and stockholm ikea ukraine and keiv hahaha they went for her his weakness! Its a test they went excitabke. Amdrea herself went with married Jack Lopresti she wore a dress similar coloured scarlet woman. She was near dr Luke who is a doctor same as Dr Paul Williams the "remainer" on that campaign in May 21. We wonder have they ever been involved in some way. The chemistry they have is interesting. He dares not look round weirdly she was on his right hand side before reeves was promoted. The saying is right hand woman for assitanr but the illusion is two of them..he issue is shes had to hang around Reeves to keep busy and the case drags on..i wish something was done once and for all. Its really frustrating like an on off relationship. The media act suss. Ashcroft wrote his books about boh with similar things in common. She was married to Mark who isnt much younger than Starner . They had difficult dads and disabked mothers^ related to that. The nusic taste isnt always shared. They liked literature it seems. The opera she went to and saw concert. She also played a charity 5 a side like he has before. I get a "get a room" vibe..explains why shes not around him all the time. Reeves isnt so much the past about 5 weeks. Since her powerful article came out amd his sun interview which sunak mentioned. They are a force to.be reckoned with. Sunak has another Bozo and Carrie😂

[@steveturner6770]

Aschroft the tax evader, evaded 11bn in tax

[@gandhi9936]

Meanwhile the horrific genocidal acts of war continue unabated in Gaza..

[@user-zm8ov6hc7s]

Nobody cares about Gaza except a few hundred loons.

[@mydogeatspuke]

Because that's somehow our fault..?

[@quakerjohn44]

Touchè

[@icarus877]

I think there are more important things to discuss than the hypocrite Rayner. Just not up to the mark any of these Politicians - they simply refuse to get on and solve the big issues.

[@Badhat66]

See the speaker got away with it . Stammer had the cheek to mention people struggling with mortgages when rayner did very nicely out of her council house sell of

[@mydogeatspuke]

Literally everyone who's ever bought a council house and then sold it had the exact same experience. Almost as if council houses shouldn't be sold or something.