Ben Chapman
Guest Reporter
Watch the moment Lindsay Hoyle delays the start of Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) to scold two members of the house.
The Speaker is seen questioning what they are “playing at” as they step into the Commons just as the opening questions to Prime Minister Keir Starmer are about to be asked.
“What are these two members playing at?”, he asked.
“That’s absolutely disgraceful for members. We have started PMQs. Either come in early or wait.
“Please start reading the room.”
The feisty exchange came ahead of a grilling led by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Badenoch opted to focus on the resignation of Louise Haigh last week after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a fraud offence a decade ago.
The Tory leader said: “The Prime Minister talks about immigration, I think it’s probably a good time to remind him that he was the one writing letters asking us not to deport foreign criminals, and he and his party voted against every single measure that we put in place to try and limit immigration.
“But, the question today is what has been on the lips of all Labour MPs, including, I believe, the Health Secretary yesterday – the Prime Minister knowingly appointed a convicted fraudster to be his transport secretary. What was he thinking?
Starmer replied: “The previous transport secretary was right when further information came forward to resign – what a marked contrast from behaviour in the last 14 years.
“And she talks about immigration, record levels of immigration under the previous government, nearly a million – and she was the cheerleader, she was the one urging on the removal of the caps for work visas, she was thanking the previous home secretary for the work was done.
“She championed it. She advocated it. Record numbers of immigration.”
Badenoch then accused the PM of “obfuscating”, saying: “I’m going to keep him on the topic. He owes the House an explanation, he said that the former transport secretary was only asked to resign after further information came to light. What was that further information?”
The Prime Minister replied: “I’m not going to disclose private information. Further information came to light, the (transport) secretary resigned, as I say, what a marked contrast.
“Whilst she’s obsessing with the Westminster issues, we’re getting on with fixing the mess, fixing foundations, that £22 billion black hole, our prisons bursting.
“As we found out last week, nearly a million net migration numbers, because of the Tory open borders policy.”
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The Speaker is seen questioning what they are “playing at” as they step into the Commons just as the opening questions to Prime Minister Keir Starmer are about to be asked.
“What are these two members playing at?”, he asked.
“That’s absolutely disgraceful for members. We have started PMQs. Either come in early or wait.
“Please start reading the room.”
The feisty exchange came ahead of a grilling led by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Badenoch opted to focus on the resignation of Louise Haigh last week after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a fraud offence a decade ago.
The Tory leader said: “The Prime Minister talks about immigration, I think it’s probably a good time to remind him that he was the one writing letters asking us not to deport foreign criminals, and he and his party voted against every single measure that we put in place to try and limit immigration.
“But, the question today is what has been on the lips of all Labour MPs, including, I believe, the Health Secretary yesterday – the Prime Minister knowingly appointed a convicted fraudster to be his transport secretary. What was he thinking?
Starmer replied: “The previous transport secretary was right when further information came forward to resign – what a marked contrast from behaviour in the last 14 years.
“And she talks about immigration, record levels of immigration under the previous government, nearly a million – and she was the cheerleader, she was the one urging on the removal of the caps for work visas, she was thanking the previous home secretary for the work was done.
“She championed it. She advocated it. Record numbers of immigration.”
Badenoch then accused the PM of “obfuscating”, saying: “I’m going to keep him on the topic. He owes the House an explanation, he said that the former transport secretary was only asked to resign after further information came to light. What was that further information?”
The Prime Minister replied: “I’m not going to disclose private information. Further information came to light, the (transport) secretary resigned, as I say, what a marked contrast.
“Whilst she’s obsessing with the Westminster issues, we’re getting on with fixing the mess, fixing foundations, that £22 billion black hole, our prisons bursting.
“As we found out last week, nearly a million net migration numbers, because of the Tory open borders policy.”
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