Keir Starmer seems to be confused about who’s running the country, calling Rishi Sunak “Prime Minister” five times in the Commons today. It’s a sign he isn’t taking responsibility for his Government’s decisions, says the Daily Sceptic‘s Laurie Wastell in the Spectator. Here’s an excerpt.
When Sir Keir Starmer faced off against Rishi Sunak at the despatch box today, in the first Prime Minister’s Questions after the Parliamentary recess, he seemed to be rather unsure what his role was. Over the course of their exchanges, the ostensible leader of the country referred to his opposite number not once, not twice, but five times as “the Prime Minister”.
It was bad enough when Starmer made this mistake back in July, though after four years in opposition and just weeks into the new role, we might perhaps understand it having become a habit. But to do it again? After he’s been in office for two months, attended a NATO Summit, given numerous grim-faced Downing Street speeches and announced a raft of nannying laws? For Sir Keir to forget who’s running the country a second time is a ridiculous error. One can imagine Starmer squinting down at his briefing cards ahead of the next PMQs: “Note to self: YOU are the one in charge – not Rishi Sunak, not Sue Gray, not the OBR, not ‘international law’.”
But in light of his poor performance at today’s PMQs, where he appeared unwilling to take responsibility for any of the Government’s actions, it seems perhaps this gaffe is worse than just a slip of the tongue. It came as Rishi Sunak pressed Starmer on his Government’s decision to suspend 30 out of 350 of Britain’s arms export licences to Israel. Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the suspension on Monday, saying that there is a “clear risk” that the equipment in question could be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. It’s a move that gives credence to the claim that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza, which will no doubt please Hamas. The Chief Rabbi has said it “beggars belief”.
The Conservative Government was generally a strong supporter of Israel in its war against Hamas, and Sunak’s question was the obvious one: how would this decision help to secure the release of the 101 hostages still being held by the terrorist group?
Starmer was apparently unable to speak about the effects of this decision, and could only answer in legalese. “The legal framework is clear,” he insisted, explaining that his Government “arrived at this decision” after consulting the relevant “guidance”. He maintained, strangely, that the suspension of licences to Israel was “not an Israel issue”, it was in fact “a legal decision, not a policy decision”.
Of course, we know this would suit the former prosecutor very well, since it would appear to absolve him of any political responsibility. But the fact is that this was a decision made by his Government and he bears responsibility for it.
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Keir Starmer seems to be confused about who’s running the country,
This is understandable. It’s well-known that 2TK prefers Davos, and it’s also obvious that he hates the English people. He looks to me like a Globalist Regime mid-level apparatchik who’s out of his depth (like his immediate predecessor). We live in interesting times.
Well Sushi is a graduate of the World Empire of Fascism’s Hitler Youth Scheme. Others include Rutte, the horse faced woman from New Zealand and Canadian dictator Adolf Trudeau.
“Keir Starmer seems to be confused about who’s running the country…”
As well he might because Kneel as sure as hell knows it’s not him. Talk about a Freudian slip.
What’s bizarre from that clip above is that he’s repeatedly referring to Sunak as ”Prime Minister” but seems totally oblivious that he’s doing it. No acknowledgement whatsoever. But even the muppets around him don’t even seem to react, not once! What’s going on? Mentally, he’s acting like he’s not the full shilling. Weird.
And Sunak was acting like a Prime Minister with gravitas and bearing more than ever before. Now that too is weird
I once had a Freudian Slip——I meant to ask my mother in law to pass the salt but instead I said “I wish you were dead you fat pig”
Awkward, but I guess it could have happened to any of us … :)))
How creepy! He seems like a mind-controlled puppet. Like those video clips of Biden suddenly freezing, motionless for several minutes while people are active around him.
Who’s his handler, then? I wonder if he’s under some kind of hypnosis. And are all the other MPs in Parliament in on it somehow, because no one calls him out for it? Has the Hindu Billionaire paid them all off to let him be secretly still in control?
The prime minister might like to get his f’cking adenoids fixed…
What a complete and loathsome tool he is.
Well he says his dad was a tool maker.
So what do you call the leader of the opposition?
A tool.
A complete and utter tool, and a deeply unpleasant person.
His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition
One covid jab too many? One of the symptoms is loss of cognitive function which probably explains a lot.
Whut? He’s only had one jab?
Of course he’s not running the country. He’s just the monkey. The question is “who or what is playing the tune?”
And that’s the WEF.
Add in the UN
Its not suprising really, given none of us are sure who is running the country, other than it not being Liebour, the WEF I suspect.
Better luck next week.
Poor poor Will Jones, has he not noticed that Israel has been breaking international law for the last 70 yrs and now even has discussion on morning TV regarding whether or not systematic torture and rape of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails with metal objects (no doubt the muzzle of a gun included) is justified.
My goodness me.