Keir Starmer channeled Mrs Merton to take down Boris Johnson and people loved it
To Prime Minister’s Questions today, which took place ahead of Boris Johnson’s statement on the Sue Gray report.
The exchanges are not often the source of proper laughs, but there was one line that stood out as Labour leader Keir Starmer took aim at the government’s (likely) impending U-turn on a windfall tax to help tackle the cost of living crisis.
And not only did Starmer turn the whole ‘Captain Hindsight’ thing on its head, he went on to channel the spirit of Caroline Aherne’s fabulous Mrs Merton and even people who hate PMQs (and don’t have much time for Starmer) enjoyed it.
"Prime minister, I'm told that hindsight is a wonderful thing."
Sir Keir Starmer asks 'what is it in the Sue Gray report that first attracted Boris Johnson to a u-turn on a windfall tax this week?'https://t.co/t77DLdZANr
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Boom.
Starmer makes a joke about hindsight and then goes full Mrs Merton: ‘what is it about the Sue Gray report that first attracted the prime minister to a U-turn this week?’
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 25, 2022
"What is it about the Sue Gray report that first attracted Boris Johnson to publish his plan for a windfall tax this week?"
Starmer channelling Mrs Merton splendidly well there
— Liam Thorp (@LiamThorpECHO) May 25, 2022
Starmer at #PMQs.
"What first attracted you to…"
Mrs Merton is immortal.— Fred 1971 (@lazyfred1971) May 25, 2022
Kier Starmer ON FIRE #PMQs
I'm told Hindsight is a wonderful thing – to huge laughter
What was it about Sue Grey report that attracted him to a uturn on windfall tax? Brilliant twist on Mrs Merton to Debbie McGee
— IndySilverfox (@indysilverfox) May 25, 2022
Never let it be said that the Labour Party doesn’t like a Mrs Merton gag.
To paraphrase Mrs Merton – the late, great Caroline Aherne – I asked Dominic Raab in #PMQs what it was that first attracted the Prime Minister to so many billionaire Russian oligarchs. pic.twitter.com/Mesw9DTRDC
— Matt Western MP 💙 (@MattWestern_) March 16, 2022
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