David Lammy faced mockery at PMQs after being left behind by Keir Starmer, with his performance described as 'indefensible'.

The prime minister says at PMQs he is extending the freeze - initially due to be phased out from September - because of events in the Middle East.

Kemi Badenoch ripped into Sir Keir Starmer for begging Labour MPs to "save his skin" during a PMQs clash today. The Tory leader took a swipe at the Prime Minister for ordering his backbenchers to support him in a crunch Commons vote last night on whether he should be referred to a parliamentary sleaze inquiry over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.

Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are rising

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That was very much the case as the final Prime Minister’s Questions of this parliamentary session staggered to a close. It says it all when the gag of the day belongs to Sir Keir Starmer - something about Lib Dem leader Ed Davey wearing a wetsuit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer replaced Rishi Sunak as prime minister on July 5 after Labour enjoyed a landslide victory in the general election (Sky News) Sir Keir Starmer is gearing ...

Hannah Spencer told her colleagues: "MPs shouldn't be drinking on the job."

MPs outraged at Farage's Nowak comments

It had been a few weeks since Boris Johnson found himself being grilled on those lockdown-busting parties. Ukraine has totally dominated Westminster for the past month. But the Met’s announcement on Tuesday that it was issuing 20 fines in relation to ...