We have two leaders of the opposition. Labour can’t decide which is the larger threat. Prime Minister’s Questions opened with a botched query from Labour backbencher Dan Tomlinson. He asked Sir Keir Starmer to comment on a possible pact between the Tories and Reform.
An amazing spectacle. An MP so clueless that he can’t ask a question without being ruled out of order. ‘The Prime Minister has no responsibility for any of that,’ said the Speaker. Tomlinson sat down, unanswered. But the timing of the question, at the start of the session, indicates that Sir Keir’s team are terrified of an anti-Labour alliance.
We have two leaders of the opposition. Labour can’t decide which is the larger threat
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch asked about the rape-gang scandal. Referring to Labour’s plan to set up ‘local inquiries’ she asked for more data. One enquiry will be held in Oldham. ‘Where are the others?’
Sir Keir didn’t specify.
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