‘When I stand up, you sit down’: House speaker warns Rishi Sunak during heated PMQs

Rishi Sunak was reprimanded by Sir Lindsay Hoyle for using a "prop" during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 17 January.

The prime minister was told to sit down as the speaker rose from his seat after Mr Sunak said "[Sir Keir Starmer] always been more interested in what lefty lawyers have to say... I've even got here the textbook that he authored for them."

Mr Sunak appeared to hold a photocopy of the cover of the Labour leader's book European Human Rights Law.

"When I stand up, please sit down... We don't use props in this house," Sir Lindsay said.

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[OmarBenjumea]

The British Parliament is like a Roman Bath.

[Darsit_Shah]

He is rude. Doesn’t understand etiquette. Most of them don’t.

[MeeMarichaHei]

Treat him like he treat the Palestinian 🤣🤣🤣

[BombadilBeardie]

Sunak just trying to be himself. This is what he actually is... a man of props

[galaxyraider]

Does he think he's in the parliament house in Delhi. Manners old boy, manners.

[drivinggames]

Obviously Rishi needs to learn manners.😳

[afghaneagle]

The comments are so so entertaining, love how nearly everyone has something funny to say about it yet it's so serious, a prime minister being put in his place, that's great to watch

[shagormiah]

Risi sunak is making uk our country really bad we struggling here to pay house rent and Risi Sunak having war we want a new prime minister 🎉

[charlix]

Christ it’s embarrassing how immature these adults are

[vongoethe]

Prime miniature, we don’t use props in the House. 😅

[salimali-doqs]

I cannot sit as my wife's shares in Infosys are tumbling down and we will risk going bankrupt because of Houthis and Gaza.

[DaniMaulana-gy]

British officials like this are very embarrassing and have no dignity.

[shakira]

He wants to start a fish market in there 😂😂😂

[TheJMCC]

To be fair, it is kind of hard to tell if he is stood up.

[KevinStraw]

To be fair he’s so small it’s hard to tell when he’s sat down or stood up.

[MazM]

Sunak is the court jester, that's his job. He wasn't put there to be a leader and manage the country. There need the minority to vote for them.

[MarxistKnight]

Why are people talking about ‘manners’? It’s nothing to do with manners, it’s about the rules in Parliament.

[zzskyninjazz]

Sunak saying someone cates about human rights isn’t the smear tactic he thinks it is

[strazer]

Sunak the Showman needing Props ???
Does he think he is in a Bollywood movie 🎦??

Sit Rishi Sit - good boy ! 😅

[peterrankin]

Spoiled brats never do what they are told.