{"id":184208,"date":"2023-11-29T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=184208"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:08:57","slug":"james-cleverly-makes-pinocchio-gesture-at-keir-starmer-after-pmqs-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/james-cleverly-makes-pinocchio-gesture-at-keir-starmer-after-pmqs-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"James Cleverly makes Pinocchio gesture at Keir Starmer after PMQs attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
James Cleverly made a Pinocchio gesture at Sir Keir Starmer after an attack during a fiery PMQs.<\/p>\n
The Labour leader brought up accusations the Home Secretary called Labour MP Alex Cunningham’s Stockton North constituency a “s***hole” in a heated Commons moment last week as he hit out at Rishi Sunak over immigration.<\/p>\n
Mr Cleverly, who admitted he called Mr Cunningham a “s*** MP” but denied insulting the northern town, responded by pointing to Sir Keir and then signalling a long nose.<\/p>\n
The gesture came after the Labour leader said: “There’s only one party that’s lost control of the borders and they’re sitting right there.<\/p>\n
“This is a government not just in turmoil, in open revolt. The immigration minister thinks the Prime Minister is failing because apparently, nobody will listen to his secret plan.<\/p>\n
“The former home secretary thinks he’s failing because of his magical thinking.<\/p>\n
“The current Home Secretary thinks he’s failing. He even took time out of his busy schedule to insult people in the North East to admit he agreed with Labour.<\/p>\n
“The Prime Minister seems to be the only person on the Tory benches without his own personal immigration plan.<\/p>\n
“Clearly his own side doesn’t have any faith in him, why should the public.”<\/p>\n
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Mr Cleverly later angrily shouted at Sir Keir after he again raised the row over whether he called Stockton North a “s***hole”.<\/p>\n
Referring to the diplomatic spat with Greece over the treasures, the Labour leader said: “It is ironic that he has suddenly taken such a keen interest in Greek culture when he has clearly become the man with the reverse Midas touch.<\/p>\n
“Everything he touches turns to – maybe the Home Secretary can help me out here?”<\/p>\n
Mr Cleverly heckled Sir Keir but it was not clear what he said in his tirade.<\/p>\n