'The lady's not for turning... up' - says Labour, as PM is a no-show

[@Canadian2498]

The burst of laughter when they announce her absence killled me 🤣 almost spit out my coffee

[@vanpallandt5799]

'The piano is detained on urgent business' was the subtitle!

[@Robolaralobarar]

She was discussing world war 3 with the war cabinet . But that isn't important to the silly bits because they don't think that will happen

[@Jeremyisthings]

Tories really out here cutting taxes for billionaires and saying “it took courage” 😅

[@the_beastxi8755]

I mean it must have taken lot of courage to Fuk poor ppl ova nd obey their rich masters

[@marianogoncalves18]

They were not lying there. It really takes a lot of courage to tell the working/middle classes to Fxxx off whilst cutting the taxes to the richest in society.

[@pjeng1]

Cutting taxes for billionaires is fine as long as they cut taxes for the rest of us. Let's all erase taxes down to zero and see if the economy can shoot through the roof into paradise type of total prosperity.

[@thegreatbritishcircusfeatu2531]

@@pjeng1 good lucky with that idea 😅???

[@adambennett805]

@@pjeng1 and what's the point of a growing economy if there's no benefits for the country

[@jasonmiller5369]

Hiding from the house of commons is the wisest decision Liz Truss has ever made ,lol

[@arupchand6634]

the dumbest

[@willtricks9432]

Not her idea, Bravest of the brave Truss is in Hannibal Hunt's cellar. hear the Fava beans. Cheers

[@tjenadonn6158]

They're programming her with new responses now that her budget's been undone. Takes forever though because she still uses punchcards.

[@paulshorney3465]

Dig up Maggie Thatcher,she'd do better than Truss now!

[@nunchucknads3644]

“It rubs the lotion on its skin.”

[@martinflood7984]

'The lady's not for turning... up' is one of the best wise cracks Starmer has come up with...

[@JOEFABULOUS.]

She's hiding in a fridge

[@SLPCaires]

maybe he has a whisker of a charisma after all (only competence is required though).

[@yazidi009]

@@SLPCaires compared to Liz Truss even a sloth can be seen as Charismatic

[@fenhen]

@@SLPCaires I like Starmer, but they obviously have other helps with these lines.

[@djminos2759]

I don't get it...

[@michaelcoward1902]

"I'm quite confident the leader of the opposition will not have his 15 minutes of fame" - something tells me that the confidence of someone who lost to Liz Truss probably isn't something we should be taking as seriously as she takes it.

[@braindonor8753]

She is incredibly arrogant and cocky given what's happened. Hunt has tried to appear considered, but she just piles on. Its pretty appalling.

[@tommonk7651]

I don't suppose Penny would care to bet on that....

[@frostynugs4206]

“Under this government everybody gets to be prime minster for 15 minutes” damnnnnnn

[@thepikeangler2022]

What a great line!

[@rooismum1023]

If I had a £1 for every time I've heard Truss's government say "Stability". I'd have no money worries!.

[@HH-hd7nd]

Well...that's not necessarily true considering the development of the pound and the possibility of the currency crushing into hyperinflation if the Brexiteers and right wingers are allowed to continue on their path of self destruction.

[@michael-h95]

You’d be better off with $1 or €1 tbh

[@bigjus3751]

You'd be just in time for the tax cuts on your new fortune!

[@PaultheAlien4]

Your £1 would be worth less every time she speaks however

[@tomazou2010]

@@michael-h95 that's not the case though is it?

[@jamessquare]

Liz walked right into this one.

[@EverestBlizzard]

More like didnt bother to lmao

[@jennamarbles3044]

More like walked right out of this …hopefully for the better 😂😂

[@andylucas1175]

Detained on urgent business? How long does it take to write your own resignation.

[@AdvocateOfJamaica]

Longer than it took to her to wreck the UK.

[@andylucas1175]

@Daniel Wood Ha, ha, so true.

[@3rodox]

She got stuck in a revolving door

[@lee1982m]

Funny

[@babycharliebrown]

Nice one Keir !

[@tonys8448]

We need dianne abbot and keir

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

Absolutely brilliant. I never imagined that yes minister and yes prime minister could be matched by reality.

[@rogerlephoque3661]

Spot on. Well done. Permit to add the name of Baldrick to those of Sir Humphrey and Jim Hacker. I just wonder if the hapless PM has got a cunning plan up her sleeve? I think we should be told. As for Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies, Twelfth Night's Sir Andrew Aguecheek comes to mind, played in drag by the hapless PM, who informs the House of Commons: "I knew 'twas I, for many do call me fool."

[@babycharliebrown]

‘The PM is otherwise indisposed and is hiding in a cupboard under the stairs”…

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

Bet Harry Potter`s not happy.

[@keithparker2206]

No - she's found Bodger's fridge!

[@snsn7251]

Coward

[@darthwiizius]

@@keithparker2206 I think they got rid of the fridge when they could no longer fill it with booze 3 times a day.

[@barbaraaimson2100]

sitting on the loo with door locked

[@pgm1673]

Not even showing up to do her job, unbelievable!

[@TheBigMidweek1889]

She might have gone on strike, along with the rail unions, NHS workers , postie's etc .....

[@johnglynhughes4239]

Perhaps we should source an agency worker to replace Truss?

[@jaschan2006]

Don’t forget she still gets paid for hiding from Parliament too

[@bradleycoopie503]

This country is in RUIN. GET THESE CROOKS OUT NOWWWWWWWWW OR WE MUST TAKE TO THE STREETS.

[@adamgenesis6045]

That's what they want.

[@bradleycoopie503]

@@adamgenesis6045 Then thats what they shall get. The people hold the power. They need remind of that.

[@dickdiver9614]

@@bradleycoopie503 Mr Hunt and the Conservatives has some sketchy ideas on people taking to the streets Bradley.

[@danieljames2015]

One W would suffice.

[@billpugh58]

Cant. The new Tory policing bill makes it illegal.

[@rossicourvosi218]

The insults in English politics is hilarious. Its rarely a straight insult, it's usually wrapped up in a compliment or bit of sarcasm.

[@eddyd63]

British

[@dickdiver9614]

@@eddyd63 Not many compliments in Northern Irish politics edwind

[@alanhutchins5916]

Use of the English Language means dagger insult veiled in complimentary sarcasm.

[@russelledwards001]

For the moment lol!

[@rogerlephoque3661]

Barbed wit, I call it...

[@britishrose9417]

She is toast.

[@indefatigable8193]

It’s just a joy to watch him now.

[@KrypTehEdits]

I don’t even like labour but with the mess the whole Conservative party have made, at this point id vote for him, should have never got rid of Boris in my opinion

[@Espiritu_de_Obiwon]

@@KrypTehEdits Boris wasn't much better though, the conservatives should've voted in Rishi, Penny or Kemi. They've shot themselves in the foot with dizzy Liz.

[@Tvjunkieful12]

@@KrypTehEdits Boris lied too much, and abused his power too much. In my country, Norway, he would have been forced to resign after it was revealed a private individual had paid for work done on his private flat. In Norway that would have been seen as taking a bribe. In Norway members of Parliament, including one party leader, one deputy party leader, and one first speaker in Parliament - the speaker of the full chamber, both of the two sub chambers have their own speakers - have all had to resign after it was discovered they had been asigned Parliament flats, despite they weren't supposed to. Two of them had withheld that they owned homes closer to Parliament than 40 k. The party leader had rented it out, and claimed to live with his parents in Kristiansand, and therefore applied for å Parliament flat when he got elected to Parliament. The speaker didn't give a specific reason, but it has later been alleged she was separated from the man she lived with at that time, and therefore felt she didn't have another home at the time, despite she still owned half the house she had lived in. The deputy party leader claimed to be living in a flat in Stavanger, but in fact lived with her boyfriend in Oslo. All three of them, within days, had to resign as leader, speaker and deputy leader as a consequence. Two members of Parliament were discovered to have committed fraud. One of them so seriously he was arrested by the police, and later convicted to jail. The other had secured himself free holidays by having a single quick meetings with a local mayor or politician at the Holiday spot he visited, so he could claim the costs and transport as representation and expenditures. All the things BJ has done, being fined for having broken Covid regulations his own government had implemented, taking a bribe (in Norway for a MP to have someone else pay for his private expenditures or investments would have been regarded to be corruption), appointing an MP to his government which he knew was under investigation for sexual misconduct, and worse of all: lying to Parliament. Had a Norwegian PM been caught doing that, that would have been the end of that government.

[@matomatic4599]

​@@Tvjunkieful12 We used to have similar standards for honesty and integrity elected officials in Westminster until 2015. The Leave/Remain European referendum set a precedent that "truth is relative" in politics but it finally seems to have reached it's ultimate conclusion with the Tory party being snapped back to reality with astonishingly low polling numbers - they could realistically get less seats than the SNP if/when a general election is triggered.

[@Tvjunkieful12]

@@matomatic4599 Starmer seems to be pretty decent. He offered to resign if he was fined for that beer and food in Durham. Johnson was fined, but stayed until he was pushed. I wonder if the Tories are making more damage long term by not agreeing to an election now? Especially if the budget will contain large cuts in spending that will be disliked by a majority of the public. If the tories ignore the anger in the population, demanding an election, could that mean the 2024 election will have Labour and the Liberals as the two largest parties? So maybe the SNP will be bigger than the Tories? I imagine Mrs Thatcher would be apalled.lol

[@bh5037]

we call her Mistrust ! for good reasons ..

[@nicolaisacc2014]

Maudent deffending the indefensible we need a general election

[@bigbinji6145]

why do we need an election ? The Labour policy is the same as the conservatives.

[@stephenwise2735]

Penny Mourdant deserves an award for keeping a straight face.

[@tradeladder146]

So ignorant pretending to read her BS Notes while Starmer is Speaking, typical nasty Tory. 😒

[@whyohwhy3407]

They are ALL as bad as each other, and this BITC is no different!

[@tomazou2010]

She'll be the next PM after they out Liz

[@sparkmanuk]

Hopefully she should have been in the first place.

[@russelledwards001]

She’s horrible

[@MrJonezy541]

Yeah I'm not too sure people would say I was showing "courage" if I didn't turn up for work lmao.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Right lol.

[@highspeedgaz]

The first time Kia since becoming the Labour Leader landed a Killer Blow .

[@nathanjackson5859]

I think Sir Keir will have a decade of fame not just 15 minutes.

[@gjaxx]

Got to love their preparedness to 'take tough decisions' on behalf of everyone who wants them 'gone'. WE have made a decision, and there was nothing 'tough' about it

[@samosa112]

The lady's not for turning up, but she's definitely up for U-turning all her policies ! 😀

[@user-mc7ov2ru2r]

I'm guessing liz truss is not coping very well at the minute.

[@alanhutchins5916]

She should be on a therapist's couch about now ...

[@westonharley1580]

Surely the so-called Deputy PM should have been atvthe dispatch box.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

Who is it this week?

[@snsn7251]

She's a twit. Could never speak so eloquently. No business in any of her roles.

[@joshuaking2171]

Seems like the deputy pm is Penny mordent

[@RoamingDoctors]

This is called "running away from war"

[@fenhen]

Keir Starmer’s going to get 10 years as PM, not 15mins.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

👍🏻

[@ChrisLee-yr7tz]

Bl00dy hope not.

[@adamfull3181]

@@ChrisLee-yr7tz well he will probably

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

Next election will 1997 all over agian

[@jeromefitzroy]

Looks like it. Maybe even 15 years instead of 15 minutes

[@Thunderclick]

I get the feeling her 15 minutes of fame quip is going to age like milk

[@uniquerebeljaney3639]

I do hope so.

[@BloodMoonASMR]

The same milk that thatcher snatched lol

[@MarkusFOA]

Pulling a Boris and hiding in a fridge. What a clamp that woman is.

[@philmorgan5233]

Hahaha clamp!

[@TanyaLouise777]

This gives new meaning to the phrase `a penny for your thoughts` :)

[@MrJonezy541]

@Bella beep boop beep 🤖

[@JackyHapy]

😂😂

[@russellthompson9271]

@Bella Finally, it isn't.

[@James_Doyle83]

Liz truss is hiding in a fridge with Boris Johnson 😂😂😂😂

[@andypandywalters]

Sir Kier Starmer has the courtesy of looking at Penny Mordaunt as he addresses his comments to the government, but she keeps her head down refusing to make eye contact. She shows a complete lack of manners or respect, which seems endemic within many of the Tory ranks.

[@whyohwhy3407]

She is just as uppity as Liz!

[@speedyhillski]

She might just feel embarrassed about the whole situation. She's not really a polished speaker. FYI I'm not a Tory fan.

[@moniquesmith3236]

Really! All politicians lie readily including Starmer. It seems they have all forgotten they are ELECTED by the general public to represent them ... but in truth don't give a damn about the elector

[@peterpluim7912]

It’s clear that all those who sit there have no mortgages and can easy afford an energy price hike. Do they have any idea how people feel about this spectacle?

[@johannesnicolaas]

She is detained..... Well may be King Charles put her in the Tower... Oh dear, oh dear.....

[@stevezodiacsteve]

A house of FOOLS !! how did we allow this to happen - there is not ONE person in that house that should be in charge of ANYTHING..

[@boredgrass]

Like in the "good old days" of Theresa May only that she didn't hide in no 10 under the desk...

[@GK-qc5ry]

Keir could have just started with 'chaos, chaos, chaos, and the architect of it all is missing'.

[@adagietto2523]

I'm not a Labour supporter, but that was lethal!

[@allykhan8594]

Does look good not turning up.

[@jonathanodude6660]

shes already a better PM than liz truss ever was.

[@martinjenkins6467]

I was going for penny from the Start. The Tories need to get Their act together, a leftwing Euro loving/english hating Labour party will finish The country off. Look at the Toilet that London has become. That is what the whole of the UK will look like if labour get in.

[@absylad]

She's fierce. Strong speaker. (That's a neutral observation don't abuse me thanks)

[@gerardmackay8909]

@@absylad I agree Ian, I can’t stand any of them and she’s talking garbage but she’s doing it convincingly. If they had picked her and she hadn’t gifted the opposition a suicidal budget she would be no pushover

[@speedyhillski]

@@absylad not really. She melted in the leadership contest she isn't much smarter than Liz. Problem is there are very few decent people left in the Tory party which is a problem as they'll be running the country for the next few years

[@butIwantpewee]

I can't imagine what on earth could be more important to Truss than trying to sort out the utter mess she has caused. We all know that's an excuse though, it was good old fashioned cowardice to not turn up and face the music.

[@martinjenkins6467]

Best that she buggers off to Chequers for the week and Leave Jeremy Hunt to sort Her mess out. At least he is A traditional tory who will Have the balls to cut spending To get the deficit down. Truss Isn't even a real tory, was a Bloody lib Dem. That's like being the mongrel Dog of British politics. No pedigree.

[@tomgreenslade6798]

Love Penny !! Definitely a future PM 🙏

[@LolLol-ne9yw]

😂

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Well, that was totally ....Expected.

[@penshaw2]

Oh dear the PM doing a Boris and vanishing from sight not answering questions when most needed - a true Brexiteer supporter and Tory PM/MP

[@moniehookemomolu2845]

Well this 15 minutes Prime Minister seems better than the real one. She's very confident.

[@billpugh58]

Whatever. She’s a Tory and desperate to save the Tories not the country.

[@johnbobson1557]

@@billpugh58 The Tories were voted in by us with a resounding majority that they've just pissed up against the wall under the guidance of that total buffoon Boris. I think Penny Mordaunt was impressive here up against the baying mob, and whilst we may get a Labour government next, I'd wager it will be just as hopeless. I just can't understand how the idiots have now put Ms Truss at the helm, she's clueless and can barely string 3 words together.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

I didn't realise it's 'courageous' not to turn up to work.

[@willrobertsmith]

Unfortunately Dim Lizzie has been on the gin since friday lunchtime and is currently weeping into her sick bag..

[@DiskoNixon.]

Sir Keir Starmer for Prime Minister!

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Almost a certainty. This clown show needs to pack up and f*ck off.

[@ChrisLee-yr7tz]

😱😱😱

[@andyhales4031]

Are they still calling it the growth plan or is it the anti growth plan now? I'm confused.

[@grundy333]

This was actually really funny.

[@dlilwon]

They should have given Penny the job, she seems up to it.

[@martinmalone6324]

The problem is all the tools behind her 🤣🤣

[@vitmast5262]

She should stop sending weapons to fascist regime in ucraine and all uk should go to the churches and pray and repent and then change might be huge

[@johnbobson1557]

Totally agree, Mordaunt is head & shoulders better!

[@matomatic4599]

The Tory party is too fractured after 12 years in power, it's likely whoever was elected by the drawn out leadership contest wouldn't have mattered. Note also most of the Tory party doesn't agree with Mordaunt's views on transgender rights.

[@adrienwtz9908]

well, I think UK's decision to leave the EU was a big mistake. Now, UK is starting to see the impact.

[@brianjones8206]

Lol brutal…”everyone gets to be prime minister for 15 minutes”

[@whoknowsbruvs]

This is just painful from Penny

[@roboldx9171]

Well, I can truly say Penny should have been the chosen one. A force to be recorded with.

[@avocado4662]

Penny has dropped. Ms Mourdant will make a formidable prime minister.

[@elgringo1893]

If I was mordaunt, I'd be absolutely fuming at the nonsense that she has to deal with here on behalf of a woman that she knows isn't fit to run a bath, let alone a country.

[@alanhutchins5916]

How much did Truss have to promise Mordaunt to stand in for her here???

[@elgringo1893]

@@alanhutchins5916 she may as well be running the country for her

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Didn't Mordaunt endorse Truss? 😅 They're all a bunch of clowns who need to pack up the circus and f*ck off.

[@pinkballoon8181]

And why wasn't the deputy Prime minister taking the place instead of Mourdant?

[@georgearmstrong4731]

Tories are a complete joke.

[@rk-lj3sm]

This is a theatre! I was laughing my socks off! Ha ha ha. Prime Minister is not here! This is hilarious!

[@moniquesmith3236]

No it's not good. The whole of Parliament whatever colour is making a mockery of the general.public ... not carry out what their duty to God, King & country. They are an absolute disgrace & making the UK a laughing stock to the world

[@solomcfc82]

She ran out of the press conference the other day and now she isn't bothering to turn up! What could be more important than sorting out the absolute mess our country is in because of the tories!

[@michaelsaunders6923]

Even the speaker wanted to know where Truss was !!

[@rockerjim8045]

and mordaunt didn’t actually say

[@petermartinaitis8166]

Looks like they are keeping Coffey the Deputy PM under wraps as well.

[@pauldickinson3809]

The speaker will pay for his cup of tea, brilliant.

[@liamd7383]

Lizz Truss understands the consequences of her absence and she is absent anyway, which means she does not intend to suffer those consequences.

[@sdg172]

Brave Liz Truss, like Sir Robin, she ran away....

[@richcymru3976]

To be fair she's a lot better than any of the ones the Tories have put as leader. Why isn't she in charge?

[@michaelwalsh7537]

A Conservative Fiasco! We need a general election now!!

[@Vortiporius_]

It wont change anything. Tories will just go on another smear campaign and people will forget what they've been doing for 12 years.

[@gretareinarsson7461]

And the Tory party has left all dignity, honesty, empathy and care for the people of UK behind in their pursuit of remaining in power for the sake of power.

[@danieljames2015]

' The Lady's not for turning..up' is the best line Keir has ever had written for him.

[@MrJonezy541]

An immortal line lol.

[@moniquesmith3236]

Of course he has someone write his replies - he is such a dull, sanctimonious individual

[@maximme]

TAKES COURAGE to stick to the guns and push through HER ELECTION PROMISES

[@cornbeef]

Why is it that everyone that comes to the PM's stand sounds more like a PM than Truss does? Goes to show that she should never have been allowed the title. She needs to step down immediately.

[@MrJonezy541]

Truss got there by promising the ultra rich Tory party members massive tax cuts, she didn't get there by showing competency lol.

[@simonb8464]

Hat tip to Penny for taking the flak.

[@johnjonesToffeeman]

where's walley?

[@Dave-nh8iv]

Everything's a joke to that rabble.

[@hansweissmann_xviii6754]

This will bankrupt every circus in the world!

[@gingerladyaubern]

Penny Mordaunt does seem formidable! Maybe she should have been selected as the Tory party leader??

[@rajdutta1619]

I can’t wait for Wednesday’s PMQ’s 😂😂

[@captainflipflop8805]

She won’t be there

[@matthewbaker4235]

She'll submit a doctor's line into the house for her absence ,cause , dizzy spells to many u-turns.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

I'm looking forward to seeing if she's still the PM by Wednesday 😄 f*cking clowns.

[@mauricerose3082]

...isn't there a Deputy Prime Minister...?

[@treecko3453]

Even some Tories were laughing at Keir's joke 🤣

[@moniquesmith3236]

Its not his joke his speeches are written fir him

[@treecko3453]

@@moniquesmith3236 ok and? All I know is he delivered it.

[@MR.TB67]

Not one of them will ever need a food bank or to worry about fuel bills

[@chrisstoddart4342]

Once Bojo went. Penny Mordant was the obvious choice for replacement. I do not like the torys but she is a credible political representative

[@karonmcgregor4753]

So, had Mordant got the job as PM, looks like to me she'd've been just as bad a train wreck. Everybody should be pushing for a general election now!!

[@jonathanodude6660]

really? this seems like pretty standard damage control to me.

[@bigbinji6145]

Penny Mordaunt is her name, and she made a good job of defending the non appearance of the current PM

[@TheBeast-ub9jo]

This lady is not turning…but she is for spinning 😂

[@lloydupton5786]

There’s that many u turns ,people are getting dizzy 😳!

[@ninodino444]

I have to say that that Lady did very well for being thrown in there

[@MrTkeddo]

Even the Tories were laughing at the vision of Truss under a desk 😂

[@jonnyc429]

She was admiring the stability in its construction

[@thegreatbritishcircusfeatu2531]

@@jonnyc429 not taking notes however

[@uniquerebeljaney3639]

Because they knew it was true.

[@mickgodwin5023]

I'm glad that these clowns find this entire thing so hilarious... The cost of energy bills is the number one issue on most people's minds, whether they're currently choosing between heating their homes and eating or not... WORKING people with reasonably good jobs are facing financial ruin. This "government" gave a two year lifeline against the energy crisis, spent a few weeks bragging about it, and now today renege on their word, leaving many again facing disaster in 6 months time. The best the "opposition" can do is mock them and jeer. Why are we putting up with this from any of them?? None of them are fit to make decisions for us and it's time they were all removed from the job they clearly can't do... taking care of the PEOPLE of this country... it makes me sick.

[@npont3819]

Even if we look away from the economic disaster that she has caused, but seeing Liz Truss, unelected as our prime minister, duck her responsibilities and avoid the democratic scrutiny of her actions in parliament during a time of crisis is utterly unforgivable

[@milarepagobin1350]

Well said

[@johngriffin9720]

Why if the Prime Minister wasn't available, didn't the Deputy Prime Minister speak on her behalf? Or is it a further indication of ministerial incompetence?

[@jondonnelly3]

I think Hunt has all the power now and putting his own people in place.

[@gefran9856]

This just confirms how completely the Tories are done and they know it lol :D

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

It's rather beautiful to see their revolting, bloated faces looking so miserable.

[@moniquesmith3236]

Never say never!

[@subcitizen2012]

Is the UK England yet?

[@tradeladder146]

The Ladys not for turning up. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cdv1qa]

Absolutely no shame

[@davidbowie2046]

Truss will be gone permanently, by the end of the week

[@rajkumat7856]

I just can’t take Penny seriously. She was awful in the leadership debates and then endorsed Truss for a plummy job in the new cabinet.

[@aron666x]

The puppets aren’t even being put out on stage anymore

[@iainmillington904]

They need a revolving door fitting to number 10

[@omkardhange2310]

Its better than central comedy show for roast... 😂

[@motosnape]

Does Mordaunt actually believe her own words? She's defending the indefensible with a total lack of humility, more like.