During a particularly contentious session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), Labour Leader Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak exchanged sharp criticisms, focusing on issues of leadership and party integrity. Starmer accused Sunak of failing to confront Islamophobia within the Conservative Party, specifically referencing Sunak's reluctance to denounce Lee Anderson's comments and former PM Liz Truss as Islamophobic. Starmer also questioned Sunak's stance on Nigel Farage, suggesting the Conservative Party was now aligning with Farage's views, a claim Sunak did not directly address. In response, Sunak criticized Starmer for his past support of Jeremy Corbyn, accusing him of allowing antisemitism to proliferate within the Labour Party and labeling Starmer as "spineless, hopeless and utterly shameless". The exchange underscored the deep divisions between the two leaders, with Starmer portraying Sunak as too weak to control his party and aligning with the "tin foil hat brigade", while Sunak accused Starmer of bending to mob rule.
Sunak and Starmer clash in a toxic PMQs, in a toxic week in a toxic election year https://t.co/XWyTGUOYTf
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Conservative Party of dancing to a tune set by Nigel Farage during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. #PMQs https://t.co/XYGxzUpXv4
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer row over former leaders at angry PMQs https://t.co/8SXxlNEw0y
PMQs sketch: Sunak and Starmer clash on antisemitism and Islamophobia https://t.co/Lxc9Zw6eIM
Rishi Sunak has refused to reveal whether he would allow Nigel Farage to join his party after Sir Keir Starmer accused the Conservatives of "dancing to the tune" set by the former UKIP leader Read more 🔗 https://t.co/55TAxwbJyr
Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are dancing to a tune set by Nigel Farage, Sir Keir Starmer has claimed ✍: @Davi_Lynch, @richard_kaputt & @rhiannonejames https://t.co/RN8T6X5nLC
PMQs Review: The ghosts of Truss and Corbyn haunt Sunak and Starmer https://t.co/b5HnvyoGSt
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticises Labour leader Keir Starmer at PMQs for being 'spineless, hopeless and utterly shameless' for having stood by whilst 'antisemitism ran rife in his party'. Click to read more🔗https://t.co/EMaNVV2uOH #PMQs https://t.co/RNQ69gLacH
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak criticises Labour leader Keir Starmer at PMQs for being 'spineless, hopeless and utterly shameless' for having stood by whilst 'antisemitism ran rife in his party'. Click to read more🔗https://t.co/EMaNVV2uOH https://t.co/L6CNSWCmPh
Rishi Sunak: ‘When I heard something I didn’t agree with I suspended that MP immediately’ #PMQs https://t.co/jlYG6uzg7G
Rishi Sunak has given up on governing, and is too weak to stand up to extremists in his party. Keir Starmer has changed the Labour Party, whereas Rishi has let his party change him. #PMQs
Rishi Sunak has lost control of his party to the wreckers and malcontents, lining up to undermine him and to get rid of him. A pathetic spectacle. #PMQs
The Conservative Party have given up on governing. Rishi Sunak is too weak to stand up to the extremists in his party, whether it's letting Liz Truss stand as a Tory MP or dodging questions on whether he'd allow Nigel Farage to join. It's pathetic #PMQs
‘Is the Prime Minister simply too scared to stand up to the gaggle of Tory MPs who moonlight as GB presenters?' Sir Keir Starmer questions Rishi Sunak on accepting Nigel Farage into the Conservative Party. https://t.co/5EKkPnbAUU
HIGHLIGHTS: Rishi Sunak goes head-to-head with Keir Starmer at #PMQs https://t.co/vKLjIeJgUQ
"While he may want to bend to mob rule, we will face down the extremists and stand up for British values." Rishi Sunak says that Sir Keir Starmer is "utterly shameful", referencing the antisemitism crisis during Corbyn's leadership, and of recent weeks. https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal https://t.co/bHaprA9SAv
"When will he ever stand up to them and end the pathetic spectacle of a Tory Party that used to try and beat Nigel Farage - now giving up and dancing to his tune" Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of losing his party to the "tin foil hat brigade" #PMQs https://t.co/dsnqPLm6Uw
Keir Starmer says the Tory party that used to "try and beat Nigel Farage" are now "dancing to his tune" PM Rishi Sunak says Labour "bend to mob rule" while Conservatives "stand up for British values" #PMQs https://t.co/APIZJ5TACs https://t.co/ZA2jNrr5jq
‘In our party, we accept anyone from any background…a proud record that puts Labour to shame.’ Sir Keir Starmer quizzes Rishi Sunak on whether he would allow Nigel Farage back into the Conservative Party. https://t.co/QXSWQbrvfP
"The reason he's letting her stand is because he's too weak to do anything about it." Sir Keir Starmer accuses PM Rishi Sunak of being too scared to stand up to former PM Liz Truss. #PMQs https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/1PcPO1nqxD
Noisy #PMQs but Sunak resorting to insults – “spineless, hopeless, utterly shameless” – and both trading on useless past leaders
KS on the Truss/Farage tie up: 'Truss claimed that Nigel Farage is the man to restore the Tory party' Asks PM if he'd "welcome Mr Farage back into the Tory fold". Sunak doesn't answer the Q: "In our party, we have a proud tradition of diversity and accepting everyone from every…
Keir Starmer rolling out a new attack at PMQs "These are no longer the Tories your parents voted for" “PM has lost control of his party to the hordes...and the tin-foiled hat brigade" "Tory Party used to try to beat Nigel Farage... [is] now giving up and dancing to his tune"
‘He has, not once, but twice, backed a man who called Hamas friends.’ Rishi Sunak criticises Keir Starmer for allowing 'antisemitism to run rife' in the Labour Party. https://t.co/dbGxkA1eP3
‘He had, not once, but twice, backed a man who called Hamas friends.’ Rishi Sunak criticises Keir Starmer for allowing 'antisemitism to run rife' in the Labour Party. https://t.co/9aw29vovYx
Rishi Sunak very pointedly NOT saying Nigel Farage isn’t welcome in the Conservative Party. #pmqs
"I don't believe a single member of this House supports Tommy Robinson" says Rishi Sunak. Oh really? #PMQs https://t.co/M3OSBVG1Al
Interesting that @RishiSunak doesn't directly answer when asked by @Keir_Starmer if he can "confirm whether he would welcome Mr Farage into the Tory fold?" Sunak reply: "In our party we have a proud tradition of diversity and accepting everyone from every background.."
This feels very election campaigny. Sunak enthusiastically going for Starmer for campaigning for Jeremy Corbyn to be PM. “Shameless, spineless and hopeless”, he says. Starmer asks whether PM is “too scared to stand up” to Nigel Farage and elements in his party. #pmqs
Keir Starmer asks whether the PM would accept Nigel Farage back into the Tory party. Rishi Sunak does not give a direct answer -- leaving open the door to his return
🚨 NEW: Rishi Sunak says Keir Starmer is "spineless, hopeless and utterly shameless" #PMQs
Rishi Sunak delivers his most fiery attack on Keir Starmer so far “He is spineless, hopeless and utterly useless”
“Spineless, hopeless and utterly shameless” is the angriest I’ve ever seen Sunak at PMQs
Watch live: Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are set to face off in the House of Commons for the weekly session of PMQs. Both parties have faced controversies around antisemitism and Islamophobia. https://t.co/6FMvtYjkA6 https://t.co/pSq3DTytdn
📺 #PMQs Live 📺 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces Labour Leader Keir Starmer at PMQs. Watch on @GlobalPlayer ⬇️
Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer and other MPs in Prime Minister's Questions at midday, days after the Conservative whip was removed from Lee Anderson Follow #PMQs live ⬇️
Pretty clear that the Conservative Party has a significant Islamophobia problem & Sunak is too weak to tackle it & can’t even admit Islamophobia is a thing. https://t.co/wlXuNY8sxW
It's astonishing that Conservative Ministers cannot condemn Anderson's comments as Islamophobic. A strong leader would set this right - but Rishi Sunak is too weak to call it out. That's why extreme views are taking root in the Conservative Party on his watch. https://t.co/uQfB7QIJua
“Why is he so nervous?” Sadiq Khan tells @krishgm he does not understand why Rishi Sunak is “unwilling to call out” Lee Anderson’s comments about the London mayor which "are clearly Islamophobia”. https://t.co/oLytrwbLl7
Sunak too weak to face down islamophobia in the Conservative Party. https://t.co/gVMKs1Ag5W
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer says that Islamophobia should be called out by every political leader, but Rishi Sunak isn’t doing so “because he is too weak” https://t.co/Makb45XilY