A top Tory caused uproar at PMQs this lunchtime after heckling Keir Starmer as a “liar” amid a furious clash about education spending.
Keir Starmer slammed the Tories, attacking them for “pretending to care about state education when they left them without the teachers they needed.”
Uproar erupted after he sat down, however shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins was heard shouting over the din: “That is a lie!”
Accusing someone of lying in the Commons is strictly against the rules.
Amid fury and shouts of “apologise!” from Labour MPs, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle rose to his feet to demand she withdraw the charge.
Sir Lindsay said: “I presume something was said that shouldn’t have been said. I’m sure the member would like to withdraw what was said?”
Ms Atkins was heard saying “withdrawn”, before the Speaker resumed PMQs.
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