‘The truth hurts!’: Penny Mordaunt clashes with Labour MP after ‘plastic patriots’ jibe

Speaking after delivering the weekly business statement today, leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt asserted that the Labour Party is “packed with the same old socialists and a few new plastic patriots”.

It prompted a point of order from Labour MP Dawn Butler, who appeared to accuse Mordaunt of misleading the House.

After an intervention by the deputy speaker, the leader of the House told MPs: “The truth hurts”.

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