Starmer hands the torch to Burnham - does he have a plan?
7/15/202630 min
There were tears, there was gags, there were plenty of World Cup references. Keir Starmer's final PMQs had something of the last day of school about it as he and Kemi Badenoch shared some rare bonhomie and Starmer reflected on his time in No 10.
Tributes to Ann Widdecombe were paid at the start of Starmer's last trip to the Chamber, and there was a rare friendly atmosphere in parliament with MPs clearly keen to show that there is common ground despite the weekly mudslinging.
Will some Labour MPs be wondering why they've just sacked the man they stood to applause? Will normal service resume at the next PMQs? And why don't we know almost anything about what Andy Burnham's plan for government is?
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Speaker 20:28
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Emily Maitlis· Host0:34
Keir Starmer, it made her feel like she wouldn't be in her job for very long because she had come into this deeply unstable party after an absolute disaster in election.
Jon Sopel· Host0:44
I think that Keir Starmer is an incredibly buttoned-up person who is not free to vent emotional- The very man who has essentially ousted Keir Starmer is now full of praise on his last day. He was not a member of Parliament standing for election in the 2024 general election. Does he feel he owes anything to the Labor Party manifesto?
Speaker 51:08
Most of us, Mr. Speaker, can only dream of playing the role of Jude Bellingham, scoring the winning goal, leading our team to victory, yet the Prime Minister did it. But politics, like football, is a ruthless game, and he's now been handed a red card by the 400 dodgy referees.
Unknown speaker1:27
[laughing]