Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner were branded the ‘Phil and Holly of British politics’ by new deputy PM Oliver Dowden in a heated PMQs this week.
Oliver Dowden and the deputyShortly after taking to her feet, Ms Rayner was forced to defend her relationship with Sir Keir – which the Conservatives claimed was secretly strained.
He told the Commons: ‘We all know what is going on with her and her leader. It’s all lovey dovey on the surface. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden stood in for Rishi Sunak during today’s session of Prime Minister’s Questions Ms Rayner responded to Mr Dowden’s comments with a series of quips of her own during the heated exchange.
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