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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Tory crowd leaves early as Sunak and Starmer play out goalless draw at PMQs

Rishi Sunak at PMQs
Rish! at least did enough to convince his backbenchers he would be better than Librium Liz. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AFP/Getty Images

It only took a few hours. That was the length of time between Rishi Sunak looking ever so humble and sincere outside Downing Street on Tuesday morning as he promised to govern with “accountability, integrity and professionalism” and him appointing Suella Braverman as his home secretary just six days after she left government for breaking the ministerial code.

Rish! likes to present himself as a new breed of politician. The Goldman Sachs multi-millionaire who can be trusted to tell the truth. However uncomfortable that may be. The man with the golden voice. A saviour rising from the mean streets. But the reality is he’s not so different from any other Tory leader. Party before country. Self before party. Always open to any grubby backroom deal if it works to his advantage.

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