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Keir Starmer accuses Liz Truss of 'hiding away' from urgent question in parliament

Guardian, 18 Oct 2022
Labour leader Keir Starmer brought an urgent question to the House of Commons on Monday, asking the prime minister to tell the house the reasons behind her decision to sack former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. The government announced earlier in the day Penny Mordaunt would be answering Starmer's questioning instead of Liz Truss. 'Where is the prime minister? Hiding away, dodging questions' said Starmer. The leader of the house responded with 'the PM is detained on urgent business'
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