Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over the appointment of Suella Braverman in first PMQs

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Rishi Sunak flew out of the blocks on his first full day as PM - announcing a full Budget and doing battle with Sir Keir Starmer.

The new Tory leader locked horns with his Labour foe over the economy and Brexit in a fiery PMQs debut this afternoon.

Launching a volley of attacks, Mr Sunak blasted Sir Keir for supporting Jeremy Corbyn and trying to overturn the 2016 referendum result.

Taunting the PM about his loss to Liz Truss in the summer, the Labour leader railed: "He's not on the side of working people.

"That's why the only time he ran in a competitive election, he got trounced by the former prime minister, who herself got beat by a lettuce."

To the delight of his Brexiteer backbenchers, Mr Sunak shot back: "He talks about elections. It's a bit rich coming from the person who tried to overturn the biggest democratic election in history."

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