Keir Starmer slams Tory claims that Boris Johnson’s Partygate fine is as minor as a speeding ticket
“I also think that the pathetic display of Tory MPs going out to defend the indefensible is something that they will be ashamed of.”
Keir Starmer
PMQs: ‘The Ministerial code says those who mislead the House should resign – why’s he still here?’ Starmer asks Johnson
‘He told the house, no rules were broken in Downing Street during lockdown. The police have now concluded there was widespread criminality. The ministerial code says that ministers who knowingly mislead the house should resign.’
PMQs: Starmer slams Johnson over P&O ‘fire and rehire’ scandal
Starmer said, ” Whilst he sits on his hands, more and more workers are having their lives thrown upside down by this appalling practice.”
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More evasions and desperation from Boris Johnson in PMQs
Heading his first Prime Minister’s Questions since the cabinet reshuffle, the PM made some pretty desperate comebacks to questions.
‘Words have consequences’: Johnson blamed for inciting political ‘poison’ after protestors mob Starmer
Resentment is simmering over the PM’s Savile comments, with MPs across the political spectrum urging him to apologise after the Labour leader was targeted by protestors last night.
Nadine Dorries humiliated after car crash interview defending Boris Johnson’s far-right smear against Starmer
Dorries insisted that the PM tells the truth even when presented with the evidence of his lying
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MPs renew calls for Boris Johnson’s resignation at fiery PMQs
‘People out there are sick to the back teeth of it being one rule for the Tories, and another for everyone else. The Prime Minister, for once, needs to do the right thing – for God’s sake, resign!’
Why you’re not allowed to talk about the Queen in Parliament
Keir Starmer mentioned the Queen at PMQs, and was reprimanded by the Speaker.