British Politics – Live: Starmer claims Sunak Tories are promoting conspiracy theories at PMQs

Starmer then asked Sunak if he was “too scared” to stand up to “a bunch” of backbenchers who “moonlight” as GB News presenter.

“Or does he really think Nigel Farage shares the ideals and values ​​of the Conservative Party?” he added.

Mr Sunak countered that three former Labor MPs who were expelled from the party over various scandals would stand in tomorrow’s Rochdale by-election.

He said two of these candidates were “anti-Semitic” and Labor was “stuck in a mire of hatred”.

Continuing the truss theme, Starmer takes up the former prime minister’s claim that Nigel Farage is the man who will restore the Conservative Party’s fortunes.

He then asks Sunak if he can confirm whether he too would welcome the founder of the Reform UK Party into the party.

Mr Sunak responded that his party had a proud tradition of “diversity” and inclusion of everyone.

Mr Sunak also said his party had a better record on diversity than Labor, having produced the first female prime minister, the first Jewish prime minister and the first black prime minister, “and now the first… It will be led by a Hindu Prime Minister.”

Starmer did not respond to questions about Farage.

Mr Sunak hit back by pointing to the suspension of Lee Anderson as an example of how he takes action when he feels something is wrong within the party.

The Prime Minister then returned to supporting Mr Starmer’s Corbyn, saying Mr Starmer had failed to act while there was “vile” anti-Semitism within the Labor Party.

Mr Sunak ended his response by saying he was “acting on my principles” and that Mr Starmer “had none”.

Mr Starmer hit back, citing his efforts to tackle anti-Semitism and saying he had changed the party for the better.

The Labor leader added: “He has been changed by the party.”

Starmer then suggests that the real reason Sunak doesn’t suspend Truss is because he is “too weak” to stand up to her.

“This is the story of his leadership,” he added.

He ended by asking Sunak whether the Conservative Party took any responsibility for the state of the country after 13 years of failure.

In response, the Prime Minister said he did not believe any MPs would support far-right anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson.

He also criticized Mr Starmer’s support for former leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying the whole country “knows his track record”.

“He sat there while anti-Semitism ran rampant within the party,” he says. Mr Sunak pointed out that other leading Labor MPs had refused to support Mr Corbyn before branding him “shameless and short”.

Mr Starmer returned to Liz Truss’ visit to the US last week, where he said she was flogging a new book.

“In her quest for fame and fortune, she has resorted to laziness and undermined Britain at every opportunity,” he says.

He addressed Truss’ claims that she was sabotaged by the “deep state” and also remained silent about Steve Bannon’s Tommy Robinson “hero comment.”

The Labor leader then asked why Mr Sunak was being allowed to stand as an MP.

Mr Sunak hit back, saying the Labor leader had spent another week “sniping” from the sidelines.

He insisted the government was working to “deliver the people’s priorities” and said small boat sailings were falling, the NHS situation was improving and inflation was falling. .

He concluded by claiming that Labour’s energy plan would result in higher taxes.

In his first question, Mr Starmer attacked Mr Sunak over MPs who claimed Britain was run by a “shadow cabal”. This is a reference to Liz Truss’s visit to the United States.

Ms. Truss said that the business community (including newspapers and other newspapers) Financial Times – It undermined her efforts at economic reform.

He asked the Prime Minister at what point did his party “relinquish governance” and become the political wing of a “flat earth society”?

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are set to go head-to-head in a crucial PMQs session.

In addition to bringing you the most important moments from the exchange, we will also livestream the Commons showdown.

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