well he is more popular— year -- than kier starmer. labour party _ slowly closing. if i was the labour party i _ slowly closing. if i was the labour party i would be concerned that people — party i would be concerned that people in — party i would be concerned that people in the united kingdom prefer the idea _ people in the united kingdom prefer the idea of rishi sunak as prime minister— the idea of rishi sunak as prime minister to kier starmer and are beginning — minister to kier starmer and are beginning to change their minds on whether— beginning to change their minds on whether they would like to see a labour _ whether they would like to see a labour government. the gap between the two _ labour government. the gap between the two parties is closing in this smacks — the two parties is closing in this smacks of— the two parties is closing in this smacks of desperation because labour party is— smacks of desperation because labour party is very _ smacks of desperation because labour party is very worried their key messages are not cut

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. >> we've now come to the leader of the opposition, kier starmer. >> mr. speaker, can i join the prime minister in awe paying tribute with to the brave brush personnel involved in the evacuation effort from sue can. the -- sudan. the government must do everything in its power to evacuate u.k. nationals still trapped in sudan. mr. speaker, yesterday george osborn said that the -- of the economy makes them vandals. he's right, isn't he? >> prime minister. >> well, mr. speaker, while we're in the business of quoting former chancellors, i don't know if he saw the remarks from a former labour shadow chance record who said our country has faced four once in a century threats to our economy, and the pact that we've come through it is a triumph, mr. speaker. [cheers and applause] >> that former chancellor, i i think he said -- [inaudible] he also said there's a self-induced financial crisis on the country. and and they like to pretend that it was all just one week with of madness last autumn, but the truth 1st the been 13 years -- truth is it's been 13 years of fa