“THE GAME IS UP!” — Parliament Turns on Starmer in Explosive Session

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:04]The prime minister is in office but not in power.

[00:00:08]>> Everyone is trying to pretend it's all right.

[00:00:11]>> What happens when a prime minister walks into parliament already looking politically defeated? In just hours, the chamber erupted into open rebellion.

[00:00:20]Accusations of failure and brutal attacks from every direction as pressure mounted around a government suddenly fighting for survival.

[00:00:28]>> They are so arrogant. They want to lead our country. They can't even lead a coup. It is so obvious, Mr. Speaker, that they cannot handle being in governments. They cannot handle it. They hate the responsibility.

[00:00:40]>> The debate quickly turned into something far bigger than policy disagreements.

[00:00:45]MPs openly questioned leadership, authority, economic credibility, immigration promises, welfare spending, and even whether the government had already lost control after less than two years in office.

[00:00:58]>> Heard from Britain's most unpopular, possibly the worst prime minister ever.

[00:01:05]>> But the most damaging moments weren't just the speeches themselves. It was the reaction inside the Commons that made this feel like a turning point. Watch closely. because several remarks in this exchange may reveal how deep the crisis inside government has really become.

[00:01:21]>> Noted that the raising of the terror threat level was not solely a consequence of the attack in Golden Green. We can all see how this community has been targeted. Our thoughts remain with the victims and their families. We have to speak honestly about what's going on. We have to call out hate when we see it. Jewish people in Britain are 12 times more likely to be a victim of hate crime than any other group. We cannot allow this to go on. This requires not just warm words but robust action. 75% of MI5's terrorism case load relates to Islamist extremism and 94% of terrorist murders in the last 25 years have been perpetrated by Islamist extremists. Yet we've seen a decrease in prevent rever prevent referrals relating to Islamist extremism and only 10% of the current prevent case load relates to Islamist extremism. I respect the Secretary of State.

[00:02:26]>> He's talked at some length about what's wrong with the welfare system, but the fact is there is no welfare bill in the king's speech.

[00:02:36]>> Exactly.

[00:02:37]>> I reckon he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. He knows the benefits bill is out of control. He knows the public are sick of seeing their taxes go on ever higher welfare handouts. He even knows how the savings could be made because I've told him. But he also knows >> he also knows. They're laughing but they're the problem.

[00:03:00]>> Listen, you wouldn't have >> because he also knows the MPs behind him will have none of it.

[00:03:06]>> And with the prime minister clinging on by a thread, no wonder there was no welfare bill in the king's speech.

[00:03:14]>> But here's the problem. Failure to grip welfare puts them dangerously out of touch with people out there, >> the people he and I and all of us are here to serve.

[00:03:28]>> Madame Deputy Speaker, let me read from an email I received recently from a constituent. I'll call her Sandra. She says, >> "I am writing to you with utter frustration. We work so hard and for what? What is the point of working?

[00:03:45]Please tell me.

[00:03:46]>> To watch everyone else do nothing and get paid more than you.

[00:03:49]>> I've done the benefit calculation online and I'd be better off quitting my job.

[00:03:54]I'll be better off getting universal credit. How is that normal or fair?

[00:03:59]>> That's right.

[00:04:00]>> And she is far from alone. I have heard that feeling expressed time and again since I've been shadow secretary of state. On the doorsteps, in the pub, in the supermarket, on the train, and all over social media beyond Westminster, people are desparing. Family breadwinners are losing their jobs.

[00:04:16]Homes are being sold to pay the bills, and young people are losing hope.

[00:04:22]Millions have drifted out of work. For many, claiming benefits simply makes more sense. And for those who are working, each month they're seeing their earnings disappearing in higher taxes and higher bills with nothing left over.

[00:04:36]No wonder they're fed up. People doing the right thing, paying for people who've opted out. And what is Labor doing about it? Absolutely nothing. They are making a big mistake because the bold fact is alarm clock Britain is sick of paying out for benefit street.

[00:04:54]>> Yeah. Yeah. The prime minister is in office but not in power.

[00:04:59]>> Everyone is trying to pretend it's all right. It's not all right. In the past 48 hours, nearly 100 Labour MPs have called for the prime minister to resign.

[00:05:12]Four ministers have quit. It is clear his authority has gone and that he will not be able to deliver what little there is in this king speech. This is a government less than two years in office which has already run out of ideas and run out of road. Their manifesto was just a set of misleading promises. They promised no new taxes on working people.

[00:05:38]Failed. They promised to crack down on illegal immigration. Fail. They promised to tread more lightly on people's lives.

[00:05:46]Epic fail.

[00:05:48]>> I know they don't they they don't they don't want to hear it. Look at them.

[00:05:51]They are so arrogant. They want to lead our country. They can't even lead a coup. It is so obvious, Mr. Speaker, that they cannot handle being in governments. They cannot handle it. They hate the responsibility. They hate having to take tough decisions. They prefer scratching the itches that they had in opposition, giving inflation busting pay rises to the unions. 28% for the doctors who are still striking nearly two years. They are still striking, handing out more benefits to the only people who will still vote for them because labor don't understand that poverty isn't created by a lack of benefits. It's created by a failing economy.

[00:06:36]>> The speaker does not have the power to police the accuracy of members contributions.

[00:06:44]Unfortunately, it is incumbent on all members to be accurate in what they say in this house and to correct any mistakes as soon as possible.

[00:06:57]>> All members, including ministers, should take the responsibility in this house seriously.

[00:07:04]I remind ministers that the government's own ministerial code make clear that important policy announcements should be made in the first instance in this house >> when it when sitting and some people seem to have short memories.

[00:07:25]>> The United Kingdom is carrying one of the highest level of borrowings in the western world. National debt is a staggering 2.9 trillion, equivalent to 93.8% of our entire GDP and equivalent to 12,000 per household.

[00:07:41]Even more concerning, we are expected to spend, wait for it, 111 billion pounds on debt interest alone in servicing that debt. If this was a government department, it would be the third largest.

[00:07:57]We are heavily reliant on international markets and our national balance sheet is highly leveraged. That leaves our economy dangerously exposed to external shocks such as the war in Iran and the Ukraine conflict.

[00:08:13]As a result, our borrowing premium on that debt is one of the highest in the OECD. We're paying more in debt interest than Greece is today. On that note, I note that some one of the labor leadership candidates does not have a clue how the bond market functioning our anonymous debt actually works. We have heard from Britain's most unpopular, possibly the worst prime minister ever.

[00:08:41]After just 22 months, Madame Deputy Speaker, all we have had is failure, incompetence, and negligence. And we have a program of government in this king's speech that in a sense represents everything that this prime minister currently that we suffer under represents. Process and regulation.

[00:09:04]Process and regulation. And the thing about that is that that just drives up costs. And there is nothing that I can see in this program of government that will actually reduce bills, >> will reduce the cost of living. I'll come back to you sir. Thank you.

[00:09:22]>> Um that will reduce the cost of living and that will drive up growth, drive up prosperity and drive up the quantity of jobs. I'm sad to say that Labour have been absolutely cynical today. I would humbly remind the Secretary of State that when we debated voted on the related remedial order back on the 21st of January, almost a third of the Labour Parliamentary Party abstained, famously including the Armed Forces Minister himself, who as we all know is otherwise occupied today. and even the current prime minister of state. He blew the whistle and sent his troops over the top to vote for this benited bill that he didn't have the courage to vote for himself. Which brings me to encapsulate exactly what's going on today. While this government prepares to tear itself to pieces over a mixture of post-electoral fear and vaunted ambition, what is the Labour Party's absolute priority this morning?

[00:10:25]It is to advance legislation to facilitate the prosecution of brave Northern Ireland veterans, many of whom gave their lives to uphold the rule of law in Northern Ireland. In essence, to defend all of this around us today.

[00:10:40]That sums the Labor Party up. They clearly chosen today as a not so good day to bury bad news. And the very bad news is despite all their protestations to the country, they would rather help Shinfane chase those who fought for their country. The public will see this for what it is, not a complex legal treatise. It is a disgrace.

[00:11:01]>> Tonight's debate exposed deep frustration across multiple issues from the economy to leadership authority.

[00:11:08]Whether this pressure fades or grows stronger could shape the next stage of British politics. If you found the breakdown useful, subscribe and share your thoughts below.