‘We did pull the levers’: emotional Starmer defends his record
by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#770CS)
In final PMQs, PM offers Burnham - and England team - full support and defends action on NHS waiting lists, child poverty and economy
Keir Starmer has defended his record as prime minister in an often emotional final outing at prime minister's questions, which largely avoided political jibes in favour of tributes and questions, many about the World Cup.
Answering the very last question, his voice breaking at times, Starmer paid tribute to those he had worked with over his two years in office, which will end on Monday when he hands over to Andy Burnham.
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