{"id":317004,"date":"2026-02-11T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pmqs-pm-praises-mcsweeney-and-mocks-badenoch-for-defections\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:01:02","slug":"pmqs-pm-praises-mcsweeney-and-mocks-badenoch-for-defections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pmqs-pm-praises-mcsweeney-and-mocks-badenoch-for-defections\/","title":{"rendered":"PMQs: PM praises McSweeney and mocks Badenoch for defections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nYSXVjtgtA0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PMQs: PM praises McSweeney and mocks Badenoch for defections\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nYSXVjtgtA0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Kemi Badenoch started PMQs by interrogating the PM about the resignations of his chief of staff, and his director of communications.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Conservatives pointed out that when he was the leader of the opposition, he said: &quot;I never turn on my staff when they make mistakes.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>She followed up with: &quot;What changed?&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer responded with : &quot;I&#8217;ve accepted responsibility and apologised for the mistakes that I made&quot;, and he praised Morgan McSweeney for helping change the Labour party and win the election, then went on to mock Badenoch for defections. <\/p>\n<p>Watch the exchange in full:  <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-mandelson-starmer-mcsweeney-epstein-files-labour-leader-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews  #epsteinfiles #politics #mandelson #sirkeirstarmer #kemibadenoch #pmqs <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kemi Badenoch started PMQs by interrogating the PM about the resignations of his chief of staff, and his director of communications. 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