The last PMQs before recess turned nasty as Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer descended into a blame game over Russia.

The Labour leader attempted multiple times to challenge the Prime Minister over the Intelligence and Security Committee report published yesterday, asking him why Mr Johnson sat on it for so long, instead of acting to prevent Russian interference.

But Mr Johnson attacked his rival, saying Labour had "parroted the line of the Kremlin" after the Salisbury poisoning, while the Government had turfed out diplomats.

This was challenged by the Labour leader, who says he supported Theresa May at the time, demanding he “correct the record”. But the Prime Minister ploughed on, saying Sir Keir “sat on his hands” while Jeremy Corbyn spoke.

This was challenged by the former Director of Public Prosecutions who said he had been involved in bringing the case against Russia over the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.

But Mr Johnson turned the tables on the Labour leader, accusing him of trying to undermine the result of the referendum.

"Let's be in no doubt about what this is all about," he said, claiming the "Islingtonian Remainers" were trying to give the impression that Russian influence is responsible for Brexit. "The people of this country didn't vote to leave the EU because of Russian interference - they voted to take back control."

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Source: Telegraph.co.uk

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