This afternoon, Theresa May appeared in the Commons to update MPs on her trip to Malta for the EU summit. One of the topics brought up in the session was the UK’s attitude to Russia — and the threat from Putin to Europe.
The Prime Minister went on to explain that concerns had been raised at the summit over the role Russia is playing. However, this did little to satisfy Emily Thornberry, who went on to heckle May — questioning whether the Prime Minister had raised any concerns herself.
Happily May was on hand to slap her down — opting to refer to Thornberry by her official title:
‘The shadow foreign secretary is shouting at me ‘by you?’ Yes, Lady Nugee, by me.’
Claws out in Westminster…
Update: Thornberry has not taken kindly to May’s comment and has since complained to the Speaker that the Prime Minister should not refer to her by her husband’s name:
‘For the record, I have never been a lady and it will take a great deal more than me being married to a knight of the realm in order to make me one.
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