Starmer rubs Tory defection in Prime Minister's face
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00:00Mr Speaker, can I warmly welcome the new member for Blackpool South.
00:04After the representation that Finetown has had recently, it's good to know they've got a proper champion back at last.
00:12Can I also warmly welcome the new Labour MP for Dover to these benches.
00:20Mr Speaker, if one week a Tory MP who's also a doctor says the Prime Minister can't be trusted with the NHS and joins Labour,
00:32and the next week the Tory MP for Dover, on the front line of the small boats crisis, says the Prime Minister cannot be trusted with our borders and joins Labour,
00:44what is the point of this failed government staggering on?
00:51Mr Speaker, can I actually join him in welcoming his newest MP for Blackpool.
00:56I must say he looks a lot happier than the member who was sitting there last week.
01:00Let me also join with him in congratulating all new and paying tribute to all former councillors, PCCs and mayors across the country.
01:13I hope his new ones do him as proud as I am of all of mine.
01:19Great leaders like Andy Street, who leave behind a strong legacy of more homes, more jobs and more investment,
01:30in sharp contrast to the legacy left by the last Labour government, which was a letter joking that there was no money left.
01:38Mr Speaker, in addition to losing two Tory MPs in two weeks, the Prime Minister has been on the receiving end of some of the biggest by-election swings in history.
01:49He's also lost 1,500 Tory councillors, half of his party's mayors and a leadership election to a lettuce.
01:58How many more times do the public and his own MPs need to reject him before he takes the hint?
02:07Mr Speaker, this time last year I reminded him of some advice from his own mentor, Tony Blair,
02:15who had said at the time that he can be as cocky as he likes about local elections, but come a general election it's policy that counts.
02:25One year on from that advice, what has he managed?
02:33£28 billion of tax rises, 17 new business regulations, 30 U-turns and a deputy leader under a police investigation.