The Labour deputy leader lashed out as she faced jibes from Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and other Tory MPs in the Commons, as they stood in for Mr Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.
Angela Rayner mocked Rishi Sunak 's height today as she came under pressure over her historic housing arrangements at Deputy Prime Minister's Questions.
Referencing Mr Sunak's resignation in 2022 which is seen as having precipitated the end of Boris Johnson's premiership, she said the Tories had swapped 'their biggest election winner for a pint-sized loser'. With Mr Sunak in Berlin, Ms Rayner and Deputy Prime Minister Mr Dowden took centre stage in the Commons on Wednesday.
Mr Dowden replied: 'To begin with, it is a pleasure to have another exchange with in this House, our fifth in 12 months, anymore of these and she'll be claiming it as her principal residence.' At just 5ft 6inches tall, the former Chancellor is the shortest occupant of Number 10 since Winston Churchill. At 5ft 5in, Second World War hero Sir Winston was shorter than Mr Sunak
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