Johnson & Starmer reference Line of Duty in PMQs

Keir Starmer has been mocked online after his Line of Duty joke fell flat during the Prime Minister’s Questions. 

The Labour leader referenced the hit BBC police drama today (14 April) over a row concerning former PM David Cameron lobbying ministers on behalf of the collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital.

Starmer said: “The Greensill scandal is just the tip of the iceberg – dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates. This is the return of the Tory sleaze.”

He quipped: “Ted Hastings and AC-12 are needed to get to the bottom of this one.”