Rishi Sunak angrily defends Commons absences in session with MPs
by Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar from World news | The Guardian on (#6CQ0M)
Prime minister accused at liaison committee hearing of not turning up to PMQs and avoiding sensitive votes
Rishi Sunak has faced pressure over his five policy priorities during a sometimes tetchy interrogation from senior MPs, which saw him also accused of being an absentee prime minister who routinely skips parliamentary scrutiny.
In a 90-minute session before the liaison committee, where an initially blase-sounding Sunak appeared increasingly peevish, he dodged questions over whether he would meet his self-imposed targets over inflation and stopping small boat crossings.
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