Watch: Classy Starmer crosses floor to offer support to Tory MP who had opened up about mental health difficulties
Elliot Colburn held back tears after standing up during prime minister’s questions and speaking of his attempted suicide.
Elliot Colburn held back tears after standing up during prime minister’s questions and speaking of his attempted suicide.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer raised the case of Phil, from Warrington, as he pressed the Prime Minister over mortgages.
Never took RIshi Sunak for a comedian!
Labour MP Tahir Ali also called for the Prime Minister to commit to demanding an immediate ceasefire and ending of UK’s arms trade with Israel.
The exchanges took place after former Cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke called for Mr Sunak to be replaced as Tory leader.
The Prime Minister insisted he took the declaration of his financial interests ‘very seriously’.
The Labour leader accused Sunak of putting the "criminal gangs over the British people every time" and said the Tories have "lost control of the borders".
Sir Keir Starmer was doing stand-up in front of an increasingly exasperated Sunak, who was all but defeated when Chris Bryant landed the killer blow.
“How can anyone trust him to protect the country?”
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