Keir Starmer goads Rishi Sunak over Nigel Farage taking his job
Keir Starmer goaded Rishi Sunak over Nigel Farage taking his job in the present day throughout brutal PMQs clashes.
The pair exchanged vicious barbs within the Commons as Sir Keir accused Mr Sunak of ‘dancing to the tune’ of the Brexit champion.
The Labour chief raised Liz Truss arguing that Mr Farage was the particular person to ‘restore’ the Conservatives, swiping that the celebration had grow to be the ‘political wing of the Flat Earth Society’.
Mr Sunak pointedly refused to rule out a comeback for Mr Farage, as a substitute boasting concerning the Tories’ report of manufacturing the primary Jewish, feminine and Asian heritage PMs.
In distinction he mentioned Labour had solely put ahead folks from North London.
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The leaders exchanged vicious barbs within the Commons as Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak (pictured) of ‘dancing to the tune’ of the Brexit champion
![Keir Starmer (pictured) goaded Mr Sunak over Nigel Farage taking his job today during brutal PMQs clashes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/28/12/81819825-13135799-image-a-2_1709124063634.jpg)
Keir Starmer (pictured) goaded Mr Sunak over Nigel Farage taking his job in the present day throughout brutal PMQs clashes
![The pair exchanged vicious barbs in the Commons as Sir Keir accused Mr Sunak of 'dancing to the tune' of Mr Farage (pictured in the US this week)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/28/12/81819941-13135799-image-a-4_1709124260337.jpg)
The pair exchanged vicious barbs within the Commons as Sir Keir accused Mr Sunak of ‘dancing to the tune’ of Mr Farage (pictured within the US this week)
Kicking off hostilities, Sir Keir questioned why Mr Sunak was permitting Ms Truss to stay a Conservative MP.
He informed the Commons: ‘His predecessor spent final week in America making an attempt to flog her new e-book. In search of fame and wealth, she’s taken to slagging off…
‘She claimed that as Prime Minister she was sabotaged by the deep state. She additionally remained silent as Tommy Robinson, that right-wing thug, was described as a hero. Why is he permitting her to face as a Tory MP on the subsequent election?’
Mr Sunak replied: ‘I do not consider a single member of this House helps Tommy Robinson. But if he desires to speak about former leaders and predecessors, the entire nation is aware of his report as a result of he sat there whereas antisemitism ran rife in his celebration and never as soon as however twice backed a person who known as Hamas buddies.’
Mr Sunak mentioned different members of the present shadow cupboard refused to again Jeremy Corbyn as chief, including of Sir Keir: ‘But he did not as a result of he is spineless, hopeless and totally shameless.’
Sir Keir mentioned Ms Truss ‘additionally claimed that Nigel Farage is the person to revive the Tory celebration’.
‘Can the Prime Minister verify whether or not he too would welcome Mr Farage again into the Tory fold?’ he mentioned.
Mr Sunak replied: ‘In our celebration we now have a proud custom of variety and accepting everybody from each background, it’s a proud report that places Labour to disgrace.
‘This is the celebration that delivered the primary Jewish prime minister, the primary feminine Prime Minister, the primary black chancellor, the primary Muslim residence secretary and is now led by the primary British-Asian Prime Minister.
‘While it appears he can solely champion males from north London, it is the Conservatives who signify trendy Britain.’
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The Labour chief raised Liz Truss arguing that Mr Farage was the particular person to ‘restore’ the Conservatives, swiping that the celebration had grow to be the ‘political wing of the Flat Earth Society’
Rehearsing an election assault line, Sir Keir mentioned: ‘The fact is these are now not the Tories your mother and father voted for and the general public can see it. The Prime Minister has misplaced management of his celebration to the hordes of malcontents, the tin-foil-hat brigade over there, the extremists who wrecked the economic system, all lining as much as undermine him, humiliate him and ultimately to eliminate him.
‘When will he ever stand as much as them, and finish the pathetic spectacle of a Tory Party that used to try to beat Nigel Farage now giving up and dancing to his tune as a substitute?’
Mr Sunak replied: ‘Utterly shameless from somebody who stood by whereas antisemitism ran rife in his celebration, oversaw the appalling state of affairs in Rochdale and twice backed the Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), and in the previous few weeks we now have seen Members of Parliaments’ houses surrounded, their occasions disrupted, council conferences threatened, and simply final week we noticed the very guidelines that govern this place abused due to intimidation.
‘While he may need to bend to mob rule, we are going to face down the extremists and arise for British values.’
Sir Keir steered the PM was both ‘just too scared to face as much as’ his proper wing, or agreed with Mr Farage’s views.
But Mr Sunak shot again: ‘He desires to speak about values, however tomorrow in Rochdale the folks can have the selection of three former Labour candidates, two of that are antisemites.
‘The fact is, his celebration is so mired in hate that, regardless of three ex-Labour candidates standing, he cannot again a single one among them.’
The Prime Minister added: ‘We expel antisemites, he makes them Labour candidates.’