Starmer’s First Prime Minister’s Questions Strikes Cordial Tone

Sir Keir Starmer attended the House of Commons for his first “Prime Minister’s Questions” session on Wednesday. After four years of posing the questions as Leader of the Opposition, a role which saw him quiz Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir became the first Labour prime minister to face the weekly grilling since Gordon Brown. Flanked by Deputy Leader Angela Rayner and Chancellor Rachel Reeves, he opened his remarks by expressing his shock at the attack of a soldier in Kent and sent his best wishes to his family. He also sent his best wishes to Team GB as they prepared to get underway in the Olympic Games in Paris....