Rishi Sunak flounders over Tories touting public services in 'great shape' in PMQ clash

Conservative Speaker Greg Hands caused astonishment over the weekend by saying public services were running well - despite strikes and long waits for treatment of the NHS

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clashed over utilities at PMQs

Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of 'living in another world' as Tory boasts that the country's public services are in "very good shape".

The Prime Minister floundered when challenged by Mr Starmer over Tory Chairman Greg Hands' bizarre claim during a heated PMQ session.

Mr. Hands was asked to explain why the NHS is "falling apart" during an interview with LBC on Sunday.

But the Tory leader caused astonishment when he said he did not 'accept' that there was anything wrong with our 'excellent public services'.

He added: "We are currently facing strikes, but overall our public services are in very good condition."

The Labor leader asked the Prime Minister if he had 'met a single member of the public who agreed with him?'

Mr. Sunak replied: "Because of the record investment we are making in public services like the NHS, we are now reducing waiting lists, due to the reforms we have made to our education system, more children are study in good and exceptional schools.

Union Leader Keir Starmer

"Because that's what you get with a Conservative government, more funding, more reform and better results for Britain."

But Mr Starmer hit back, saying: 'He lives in another world than all of us. People have been waiting more than two days (since) for an ambulance because they breached the NHS. cent is going to court because they broke the criminal justice system.

“Record numbers of small boats crossing the English Channel because they breached the asylum system. People can't pay their bills, can't ask the police to investigate crimes, can't can't get a doctor's appointment. Does that really sound like he's in pretty good shape?"

The Prime Minister claimed crime had fallen by 50% since the Tories took power in 2010 - and called Mr Starmer 'Sir Softy' in a bid to attack his record as a former head of the Crown Prosecution Services (CPS).

The Labor leader added: "Either the Prime Minister does...