Tears For Keir? Emotions Run High As Starmer Bows Out With Final PMQs

Some allies of the outgoing prime minister appeared on the cusp of tears as he said goodbye in the Commons.

Political Correspondent

Keir Starmer’s final appearance in the House of Commons as prime minister left multiple supporters looking rather emotional.

The PM stood in the Chamber for his last prime minister’s questions on Wednesday afternoon and exchanged friendly barbs with the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch.

Right behind him, his ally and chancellor Rachel Reeves – who is widely expected to lose her job under Starmer’s successor Andy Burnham – looked downtrodden and on the cusp of tears.

And the final question of the session went to a close friend of the prime minister’s, Labour MP Carolyn Harris, who struggled to hold back her emotions while singing Starmer’s praises.

She said few had believed he could make the........

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