{"id":121219,"date":"2023-12-06T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=121219"},"modified":"2023-12-06T13:30:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:30:13","slug":"snp-chief-has-commons-in-stiches-with-starmer-dig-as-deputy-speaker-intervenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/politics\/snp-chief-has-commons-in-stiches-with-starmer-dig-as-deputy-speaker-intervenes\/","title":{"rendered":"SNP chief has Commons in stiches with Starmer dig as Deputy Speaker intervenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

PMQs: Flynn targets Starmer with ‘Thatcherite’ jibe<\/h3>\n

Stephen Flynn branded Sir Keir Starmer a “Thatcherite” as he grilled Rishi Sunak during PMQs today.<\/p>\n

The SNP Westminster leader’s comments come after the Labour leader sparked fury from some within his party for praising Margaret Thatcher in an article over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Mr Flynn asked: “Is the Prime Minister worried that he is projected to be the first Conservative Party leader to lose a general election to a fellow Thatcherite?”<\/p>\n

The SNP politician’s question prompted a rowdy response in the Commons as MPs could be heard laughing and shouting.<\/p>\n

Deputy Speaker Eleanor Laing was forced to intervene and call for quiet for the Prime Minister’s reply.<\/p>\n

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Ms Laing, who was standing in for Sir Lindsay Hoyle who has Covid, said: “We really must hear the Prime Minister and we’ve got a lot of questions to get through.”<\/p>\n

The PM replied: “Margaret Thatcher’s view was cut inflation, then cut taxes and then win a general election and that’s very much my plan.”<\/p>\n

It comes after the Labour leader praised Baroness Thatcher in an apparent bid to woo Tory voters.<\/p>\n

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In an article for the Sunday Telegraph, he named the ex-Conservative politician alongside former Labour prime ministers Tony Blair and Clement Attlee.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir said: “Every moment of meaningful change in modern British politics begins with the realisation that politics must act in service of the British people, rather than dictating to them.<\/p>\n

“Margaret Thatcher sought to drag Britain out of its stupor by setting loose our natural entrepreneurialism.”<\/p>\n

But Sir Keir’s comments angered Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf who said it was “an insult” to Scotland.<\/p>\n