Politics

‘Sunakered’ trends following bruising PMQs for beleaguered PM

‘Sunakered’ was trending on social media after the prime minister was on the receiving end of some heavy blows during PMQs.

Rishi Sunak was forced to defend his decision to scrap a meeting with the Greek prime minister, who he accused of “grandstanding” over a push to return the Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum to Athens.

Sir Keir Starmer also claimed Sunak is facing open revolt from the Tories after his party “lost control of the borders”.

The Labour leader pressed the Prime Minister on rising migration figures, days after official estimates showed net migration for 2023, up until June, stood at 672,000.

Sir Keir claimed Sunak had the “reverse Midas touch”, amid rising migration figures, NHS waiting lists and the tax burden, all of which the PM has sought to tackle.

This clip was particularly bruising:

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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