The best part of PMQs came just after it ended, in the form of an irate Boris Johnson. “I am sure the Prime Minister inadvertently misled the House when he said I want to cut spending on the Metropolitan Police”…. Brown was walking out the door, to Tory roars. “I’m the only one who has to stay and listen to it” says Michael Martin. Boris had just done what the other Tories should do all the time: refuse to put up with falsehoods said by the Prime Minister.
There were plenty. Brown said the Tories opposed increases in education spending. Untrue. He told MPs recently that inflation is down from 10% in the early 90s to 2% today. Untrue. He told them Britain has the world’s second largest defence spending. Untrue. Normally, Tories roll their eyes and let this pass unchallenged. But it took Boris to point out that while Brown may mislead in interviews, it is against the rules to do so in parliament.
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