The 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 are suddenly shocked that the world is a dangerous place... as if they didn't spend the last 𝟭𝟰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 running down our armed forces and slashing the defense budget. 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢. 🙄

#PMQs #HouseOfCommons #UK #Politics #Parliament

At #PMQs Alicia Kearns, a Conservative MP who has replied to every email I have written to her about Palestine, tries to motivate Starmer to do something for Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are still detained in Iran

Starmer says, "we are doing everything we can," and to make the point emphatically he says, "we are doing everything we can" twice.

Alica's face is thunderous

Hannah Spencer takes the piss out of #Reform who are sitting behind her at #PMQs

"As a plumber, I was well used to dealing with dirty grubiness, and there's still plenty of that dirty grubiness behind me" 😅

Sarah Pouchin and Lee Anderson are looking around

Gavin Robinson (DUP) calls for the closure of the Irish border at #PMQs

This is against the GFA

At #PMQs Ed Davey asks will the government take money from the hospitals budget to pay for defence spending

Starmer does not say yes or no to that but replies in what is now quite a tiresome line:

"I was running a public service when the government that his party was a part of was stripping them bare under austerity. So, I'll take no lectures from him."

Richard Burgon says at #PMQs

"The government has an opportunity for a break clause next year with #Palantir's involvement with the NHS

Will the government take that opportunity and kick Palantir out of the NHS?

Starmer replies, "Our investments have meant waiting lists have come down, and I am proud of what we are doing"

Melanie Ward asks at #PMQs about

"Mr. speaker, the Israeli settlements and violence is a major impediment to peace. I have uncovered 32 British charities that are funelling money to settlements. Last week, I submitted a formal complaint to the Charity Commission about them. In the last 5 years, we have sent over £28 million pounds to them with a gift aid coming from our government of £5 million pounds

Does the PM agree that it is banned?"

"British businesses should have no involvement with illegal settlements and let me just say the situation in Palestine remains desperate and we will support measures to get food in and support a two-state solution"

"measures" 🙄