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  • Poll finds 44% of Britons think Braverman’s ‘invasion’ comments were inappropriate

    After Home Secretary Suella Braverman used the word “invasion” to describe the migration crisis in the Commons yesterday, a YouGov survey has found that 44% of Britons felt the word was “inappropriate”.

    The survey of 4,790 adults in the UK also found that 43% felt the word was “appropriate”.

    Meanwhile, 76% of Conservative voters felt the word was “appropriate” and 16% believed using the term was “inappropriate”.

    When it came to Labour voters, 16% said the word was “appropriate” and 74% felt that using the term was “inappropriate”.

     

    Source: Skynews.com

     

  • Body language expert: Sunak ‘came alive’ during PMQs – and was far more ‘confident’ than his Number 10 speech

    Earlier in the day, Rishi Sunak asked Sir Keir Starmer his first Prime Minister questions.

    Body language expert Darren Stanton says the new prime minister “came alive” in the Commons, and was far more “animated” than his “lacklustre” speech outside Number 10.

    He said: “Rishi Sunak was definitely thrown in at the deep end. The pleasantries were short-lived as both the PM and Sir Keir wasted no time in the gloves coming off.

    “Sir Keir vigorously challenged Mr Sunak’s decision to reinstate the Home Secretary [Suella Braverman] after she had resigned – Sir Keir was robust, articulate and animated as he challenged Mr Sunak, and it encouraged Mr Sunak to adopt a very different stance to his lacklustre and hollow speech outside of Number 10 yesterday.

    “From a non-verbal perspective, Mr Sunak came alive having to deliver information at short notice.

    “Responding to rebuttals from his peers, Mr Sunak gave a much more polished and much stronger performance than we have recently seen.

    “He was far more animated and his arms weren’t static like they previously were.

    “Instead, he used illustrators – like finger pointing – to hammer home his points, proving that his mind and body were congruent with the messages he was sending.

    “It suggests his words during PMQs were much more genuine and from the heart.”

     

     

  • UK: PM accused of ‘shamelessly swapping red boxes for political support’

    A Labour MP has slammed Rishi Sunak’s decision to promote a key ally despite their previous dismissal for national security reasons.

    Gavin Williamson, a former education secretary who oversaw the pandemic exam fiasco, was appointed minister without portfolio last night.

    Questioning Mr Sunak in the Commons, Labour’s Stephen Kinnock accuses the prime minister of trying to “shamelessly swap red boxes for political support”.

    He says there are “serious consequences to all this horse trading” and asks whether the PM sought any advice on security concerns about Mr Williamson, who was sacked previously for leaking sensitive information relating to national security.

    Mr Sunak says this happened four years ago, although the Labour MP is “right” to raise the topic of national security.

    He says that four years ago, Labour was busy supporting Jeremy Corbyn – who had wanted to abolish NATO.

    “We won’t take any lectures on national security,” he says.

     

  • UK: Rishi Sunak to become Prime Minister after Mordaunt steps down

    Penny Mordaunt has stepped down at the last minute, paving the way for Rishi Sunak to become the next Prime Minister.

    Mr Sunak had over 200 supporters as the two contenders raced to obtain 100 nominations by today’s 2 pm deadline.

    Ms Mordaunt said in a statement that it was “clear that colleagues feel we need certainty today.”

    “They have taken this decision in good faith for the good of the country…

    “As a result, we have now chosen our next prime minister. This decision is a historic one and shows, once again, the diversity and talent of our party.”

    The Commons leader said Mr Sunak now has her “full support” and that now is the time to “unite and work together for the good of the nation”.

    “There is much work to be done,” she added.

    Ms Mordaunt’s withdrawal means there is only one candidate left in the race – Rishi Sunak – and therefore he will be the new leader.

     

  • Body language expert: Truss performance in the Commons lacked ’emotional intelligence

    Prime Minister Liz Truss went into “waxworks mode” in the Commons Wednesday and her performance lacked “emotional intelligence”, according to body language expert Judi James.

    Speaking to Sky News today, Ms James said the body language of the prime minister was “hard to fathom” and “bizarre”.

    Analysing the scenes, she said: “I would imagine the best way to describe it would be a lack of intelligence.”

    Ms James went on to say Commons leader Penny Mordaunt looked like “somebody on a sinking ship for over an hour armed with a teacup” before Ms Truss “bounced in” and “started laughing and chatting behind her”, which was “strange”.

    “There was no bonding going on between the two women,” she said.

    The body language expert said the Tory leader then fell into “waxworks mode” and did not join in, before adding that her facial expression became “frozen” and her eyes “looked like somebody who was fighting sleep”.

    “You know if you go to see a bad play or go to the cinema and you can feel your eyes beginning to droop. It was that kind of blinking going on,” Ms James continued.

    “And then the only other sign we got from her body language is what I call her ‘poker tell’.

    “When she doesn’t like something her chin moves from side to side.

    “But apart from that, very little endorsement signals going on. Normally we’d expect to see her looking at Hunt and nodding, but she just sat there looking glazed and looking at the opposition but without any real focus .”

    Asked if Ms Truss’s body language gave a hint as to whether she was determined or defeated, Ms James added: “She is determined in the brain cells, but I think generally her body is telling her she is defeated.”

     

  • PM leaves Commons after only half an hour

    Liz Truss has departed the chamber after only being there for about a half hour.

    Before leaving, the Prime Minister, who was nowhere to be found in the Commons during an urgent question from Labour on the economy earlier this afternoon, heard her new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, defend the government’s new economic plan.

    Earlier today, the government scrapped almost all of its tax-cutting measures in the mini-budget from just over three weeks ago.

     

  • Truss’s vanishing act won’t last forever

    Labour had tried to drag Liz Truss into the Commons to answer this urgent question.

    However, the government can decide who to send, and – perhaps unsurprisingly – the prime minister will not be responding.

    In her place is Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt.

    It’s an interesting choice given she is being pushed by some as a potential successor to the beleaguered PM.

    Ms Mordaunt is one of the better Commons operators though and may earn a few brownie points with backbenchers by heading out to bat at this tricky moment.

    Liz Truss’s lack of appearance will fuel discontent among some MPs though.

    “She needs to own it, and is now back in hiding again,” said one.

    The vanishing act won’t last forever either.

    The prime minister will likely be in the Commons for Jeremy Hunt’s statement today and is set to face Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs on Wednesday.