PMQs: Sunak’s boast after story of child eating cereal with water causes outrage – here’s why

A response to a question about a child eating cereal with water has caused outrage.

It comes as PM Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer clashed in the first PMQs since the Tories suffered heavy losses in last week’s local elections, and it was, as ever frustrating and a race to the bottom.

Now, the Labour leader told the chamber that the PM would have to give another update on employment numbers ‘now he’s cost 1,000 Tory councillors their jobs’.

In reply, Rishi Sunak quoted Tony Blair saying, ‘the right honourable gentleman can be as cocky as he likes about the local elections: come the general election, policy counts. The problem for him is he doesn’t have any!’ 

Then Rishi Sunak also called Starmer ‘softy’ and now added ‘flaky’ into the mix.

Cereal with water

It was the question about the PM having been told of a child eating cereal with water because their parents couldn’t afford milk that angered Peter Stefanovic.

The PM replied with a boast and it left peter fuming as he created a new film.

Peter shared his anger at the PM and wrote: “The Prime Minister’s boast at #PMQs having been told of a child eating cereal with water because their parents couldn’t afford milk should send the country into outrage. If you share my anger RT this widely.”

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The Prime Minister’s boast at #PMQs having been told of a child eating cereal with water because their parents couldn’t afford milk should send the country into outrage. If you share my anger RT this widely pic.twitter.com/MLEXyo8QG4

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 10, 2023

Reactions

1.

@RishiSunak just listen to this & hang you head in shame.

— bevjc #ADRnow #50swomen #fullrestitution #CEDAW (@bjc5473) May 10, 2023

2.

He just can’t even fathom it & so it doesn’t affect him. His answer, copy & paste was disgusting, zero feeling or personification.

— Ilikecaketoo (@Cakeislovely) May 10, 2023

3.

He’s clueless & heartless @RishiSunak you really have reached the low depths.

— bevjc #ADRnow #50swomen #fullrestitution #CEDAW (@bjc5473) May 10, 2023

4.

Listen and if you are still voting Tory. Get in the sea. https://t.co/APlMykUIDq

— Scott S (@sasmojo) May 10, 2023

5.

Just wondering if my MP @Mark4WyreForest would like to argue against the points made by @PeterStefanovi2…no, thought not! Complicit in every sense! https://t.co/cVFBbUkwUH

— 🇺🇦 Pete Gregory (@eddlecanard) May 10, 2023

6.

Or simply…

Shameful… https://t.co/bd9AYTTZYG

— Mitchell Gumbley (@GumbleyMitchell) May 10, 2023

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