Commons erupts after Keir Starmer accidentally calls Rishi Sunak ‘prime minister’

The Commons burst into fits of laughter after Sir Keir Starmer accidentally called Rishi Sunak the “prime minister” in a hilarious slip-up.

Sir Keir was made prime minister after the 4th July election result saw his party win 411 seats.

But in one of their first exchanges in the Commons with reversed roles, the Labour leader referred to Rishi Sunak as the PM, prompting outbursts of laughter from the opposition benches.

The PM quickly corrected himself, before joking: “Old habits die hard.”

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.