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Rishi refuses to apologise to murdered teen's dad for crass joke

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'To use that tragedy to detract from the very separate and clear point I was making about Keir Starmer's proven track record of multiple U-turns on major policies, because he doesn't have a plan, I think is both sad and wrong': Rishi Sunak declined to apologise to Brianna Ghey's father over his transgender joke in the Commons that the murder...

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise – again – to Brianna Ghey’s family after Brianna’s father called the PM’s transgender jibe ‘dehumanising’. Sunak told reporters in Cornwall today that it was ‘sad and wrong’ to link his comments yesterday which were ‘clearly’ about Sir Keir Starmer’s policies to transgender teen Brianna Ghey’s murder.

He’s someone who has just consistently changed his mind on a whole range of major things. ‘I think that is an absolutely legitimate thing to point out and it demonstrates that he doesn’t have a plan for the country.’ Peter defended his daughter Brianna Ghey was 16 when she was murdered Sunak and conservative MPs were seen laughing at the comment Sunak’s statement was met with chants of ‘shame’ from the Labour side of the Commons as Tory MPs behind Sunak were seen laughing.

 

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