Watch as political punches are exchanged between Rish Sunak and Keir Starmer over Suffolk Tory defector, Dan Poulter.
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00:00I'd also like to welcome the Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich to his place on these benches.
00:07After nearly two decades as a Tory politician and an NHS doctor, Mr Speaker, he's concluded that if you care about the future of our country and our NHS, then it's time for change, it's time for this changed Labour Party.
00:29And as of today, as of today, he's our newest Labour MP, but I'm sure he won't mind me saying that I hope he loses that title on Friday.
00:41Mr Speaker, when a lifelong Tory and doctor says that the only cure for the NHS is a Labour government, isn't it the time the Prime Minister admits he has utterly failed?
00:57Well, Mr Speaker, I'm glad to actually see the Honourable Gentleman from Central Suffolk in the House today.
01:11But that's because he recently pointed out that residents of his local Labour council are, and I quote in his words, charged much more in council tax, but in return receive lower quality services.
01:28Now, he's been wrong about some things recently, but on that point he's absolutely right, and this week people everywhere should vote Conservative.