PMQs: Boris Johnson compared to ‘Jabba the Hutt’ and accused of ‘feeding off division’ amid recession fears
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Boris Johnson has been accused of feeding off “division” across the UK as he was compared to “Jabba the Hutt” at Prime Minister’s Questions.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the Prime Minister of “screwing business” as he referenced a prediction from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) last week the UK would be the worst-performing economy of any nation in the developed world apart from Russia in 2023.
In an attack that riffed off pop-culture icons such as Star Wars and Love Island, Sir Keir said Mr Johnson “hadn’t lifted a finger” as he questioned why the UK’s economy was forecast to be so much worse than its European partners.
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“He wants the country to grind to a halt so he can feed off the division,” he said.
“As for his boasting about the economy, he thinks he can perform Jedi mind tricks on the country. These are the droids you’re looking for.
“No rules were broken, the economy is broken.
“The problem is the Force just isn’t with him any more. He thinks he’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, the truth is he’s Jabba the Hutt.
“Last week he stood there and boasted that we would continue to grow the economy. This week it turns out the economy shrank for the second month in a row. How does it help Britain to have an ostrich Prime Minister with his head in the sand?”
Mr Johnson responded by saying: “There he goes again, Mr Speaker, running this country down.”
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