Boris Johnson called 'worst possible Prime Minister' by Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has described Boris Johnson as the “worst possible Prime Minister at the worst possible time” - and claimed he is “too weak to lead”.
However, the Prime Minister accused the leader of the opposition's party of having "wibble-wobbled" over the Covid Plan B and quarantine rules. And he accused Labour of playing party politics and 'jabber', while the Government "get on with the job” and jab.
The exchanges came during a testy Prime Ministers Questions, which saw the PM repeatedly taunted over the Conservative revolt that saw 100 Conservative backbenchers vote against their leader's Plan B for covid.
Keir Starmer said Labour MPs will continue to vote for Covid regulations if needed, as he asked the Prime Minister if Conservatives would do the same.
The Labour leader said: “Can I take this opportunity to make clear to the Prime Minister that if further votes are needed to save lives and protect the NHS, Labour MPs will follow my leadership and we will always put the NHS first. Can I ask the Prime Minister to get his house in order so he can say the same about the members behind him?”
Boris Johnson replied: “Yes. If further measures are needed, as the House will understand, if further regulation is needed of course this House will have a further say.
"As for following his leadership, they wibble-wobbled over Plan B, they wibble-wobbled over quarantine, and if we listened to him, we wouldn’t have even had the vaccine rollout.”
The Labour leader said: “The British public are looking for a Prime Minister with the trust and the authority to lead Britain through the crisis. Instead we’re burdened with the worst possible Prime Minister at the worst possible time.”
Addressing Tory heckles, he said: “They’re shouting now, where were they in the lobby last night?
“His own MPs have had enough, they won’t defend him, they won’t turn up to support him and, if he proposes them, they won’t vote for basic public health measures.”
Sir Keir added: “The Prime Minister is so weak that without Labour votes last night, vital public health measures wouldn’t have got through.”
The Labour leader said Mr Johnson responded “it’s not true”, with Sir Keir adding: “He’s so socially distanced from the truth, he thinks that’s not true. I don’t know where to start.
“We can’t go on with a Prime Minister who is too weak to lead. So will the Prime Minister take time this Christmas to look in the mirror and ask himself whether he has the trust and authority to lead this country?”
Boris Johnson replied to the Labour leader’s criticism over Tuesday night’s Plan B Commons votes, saying: “We won that vote last night with Conservative votes.
“I respect the feelings, the anxieties colleagues have – of course I do – and legitimate anxieties that colleagues have about restrictions on their liberty and the liberty of people.
“But I believe the approach we’re taking is balanced and proportionate and right for this country.”
Mr Johnson went on to defend “tough” decisions he has taken as Prime Minister, including on the vaccine rollout.
He concluded: “They vacillate, we vaccinate. They jabber, we jab. They play party politics and we get on with the job.”
The PM faced similar taunts from north of the border.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford told Boris Johnson: “A prime minister who can’t do what is needed to protect the public, is no prime minister at all.”
He said: “Dodgy dealings on renovations and his distant relationship with the truth, all of it has left him weak. Last night, this UK Government struggled to get measures through this House that Scotland has had for months.
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However, the Prime Minister accused the leader of the opposition's party of having "wibble-wobbled" over the Covid Plan B and quarantine rules. And he accused Labour of playing party politics and 'jabber', while the Government "get on with the job” and jab.
The exchanges came during a testy Prime Ministers Questions, which saw the PM repeatedly taunted over the Conservative revolt that saw 100 Conservative backbenchers vote against their leader's Plan B for covid.
Keir Starmer said Labour MPs will continue to vote for Covid regulations if needed, as he asked the Prime Minister if Conservatives would do the same.
The Labour leader said: “Can I take this opportunity to make clear to the Prime Minister that if further votes are needed to save lives and protect the NHS, Labour MPs will follow my leadership and we will always put the NHS first. Can I ask the Prime Minister to get his house in order so he can say the same about the members behind him?”
Boris Johnson replied: “Yes. If further measures are needed, as the House will understand, if further regulation is needed of course this House will have a further say.
"As for following his leadership, they wibble-wobbled over Plan B, they wibble-wobbled over quarantine, and if we listened to him, we wouldn’t have even had the vaccine rollout.”
The Labour leader said: “The British public are looking for a Prime Minister with the trust and the authority to lead Britain through the crisis. Instead we’re burdened with the worst possible Prime Minister at the worst possible time.”
Addressing Tory heckles, he said: “They’re shouting now, where were they in the lobby last night?
“His own MPs have had enough, they won’t defend him, they won’t turn up to support him and, if he proposes them, they won’t vote for basic public health measures.”
Sir Keir added: “The Prime Minister is so weak that without Labour votes last night, vital public health measures wouldn’t have got through.”
The Labour leader said Mr Johnson responded “it’s not true”, with Sir Keir adding: “He’s so socially distanced from the truth, he thinks that’s not true. I don’t know where to start.
“We can’t go on with a Prime Minister who is too weak to lead. So will the Prime Minister take time this Christmas to look in the mirror and ask himself whether he has the trust and authority to lead this country?”
Boris Johnson replied to the Labour leader’s criticism over Tuesday night’s Plan B Commons votes, saying: “We won that vote last night with Conservative votes.
“I respect the feelings, the anxieties colleagues have – of course I do – and legitimate anxieties that colleagues have about restrictions on their liberty and the liberty of people.
“But I believe the approach we’re taking is balanced and proportionate and right for this country.”
Mr Johnson went on to defend “tough” decisions he has taken as Prime Minister, including on the vaccine rollout.
He concluded: “They vacillate, we vaccinate. They jabber, we jab. They play party politics and we get on with the job.”
The PM faced similar taunts from north of the border.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford told Boris Johnson: “A prime minister who can’t do what is needed to protect the public, is no prime minister at all.”
He said: “Dodgy dealings on renovations and his distant relationship with the truth, all of it has left him weak. Last night, this UK Government struggled to get measures through this House that Scotland has had for months.
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