Speaker blasts Ian Blackford for ‘unsavoury’ attack on Boris Johnson ‘not what we expect’

The SNP’s Westminster leader was rebuked by the Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle during a heated clash at Prime Minister Questions this afternoon. Mr Blackford skirted parliamentary rules, combining close to directly accusing Boris Johnson of lying over how renovations of the Downing Street flat were financed. Responding, the Prime Minister invited Sir Lindsay to judge whether the SNP MP’s remarks were “out of order” leading the Speaker to intervene with a stinging jibe.

Mr Blackford said: “Now parliamentary rules stop me from saying the Prime Minister has repeatedly lied to the public over the last week.

“But can I ask the question are you a liar Prime Minister?”

The Speaker slammed Mr Blackford’s conduct stating his remarks towards the Prime Minister were “unsavoury.”

He told the House the comments were “not what we expect.”

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