Starmer's Heated Exchange at PMQs

0:00On April 16th, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is catching heat for losing his cool at Prime Minister's questions. Yesterday, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle had to step in and remind him it was time to answer questions from the opposition leader, Kamibattanak, not fire, back at her. Starmer got so mad he marched right up to the speaker's chair, fuming, and witnesses say he even smacked the side of it. This isn't the first time. It's the third recent clash where Hoyle had to tell Starmer to stick to answering, not dodging or attacking. The speaker has done the same to past Prime Ministers like Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, and it actually helps Starmer back when he was in. Opposition. Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman called it out today during business questions, saying out of 24 responses from Starmer to Badanak lately. 23. Just ignored the point and switched topics. He blasted it as shameful, hectoring the speaker on live TV, and demanded Starmer write an apology to the House. Allies of the speaker note he gets tons of emails from the public,

1:02griping that Starmer constantly sides steps questions. Hoyle's office put out a statement reminding everyone of the chamber rules, saying they've nudged number 10 officials multiple times about this. Lately, tensions are running high in the Commons, with calls for accountability echoing louder, setting the stage for more fireworks at the next session.