Watch the moment Lee Anderson told Sir Keir Starmer “be a man” during a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) clash.
The Reform UK MP quizzed Sir Keir on the Cabinet’s “dog-whistle politics” and was met with a roaring Chamber of MPs.
Mr Anderson began: “Whilst the Labour frontbench continue to peddle their own form of dog whistle politics, Reform UK are cracking on with the day job.”
The Chamber erupted with baying MPs providing a lively backdrop to the hostile exchange.
Lee Anderson raged at Sir Keir Starmer during a fiery PMQs exchange
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Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle was then forced to intervene and silence the crowd before calling on Mr Anderson once more.
The Reform UK MP continued: “Our Reform councils have already identified savings of over £330million in the first six months.
“And the Prime Minister may shake his head, propped up by these gullible backbenchers, but here’s the challenge.”
He asked: “Will he guarantee, will he ensure that all the cancelled elections from this year and the proposed local elections for next year, will go ahead in May 2026?
Mr Anderson told the Prime Minister to ‘be a man’ during the clash
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Mr Anderson then swiped: “Go on, be a man!”
The Chamber once again erupted with reaction from MPs as the Prime Minister stood up to give his response.
Addressing Mr Anderson, Sir Keir quipped: “I didn’t realise he’s quite so good at stand up comedy!
“He talks about dog whistle, last week his leader said he didn’t have time, didn’t have time, to condemn the racist comments of his fellow MP for Runcorn.
Sir Keir swiped at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during his response
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“He also said he didn’t have time to condemn his party member for calling children in care evil. He didn’t have time.”
Taking a further swipe at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, Sir Keir continued: “I wonder if he could ask his leader next door to him whether he’s got time for his explanation for the stories in today’s papers?”
Mr Anderson was visibly frustrated by the response as Mr Farage sat next to him in the Chamber, shaking his head.
The Prime Minister was making reference to remarks made by Reform MP Sarah Pochin during a television interview in October.
She complained about adverts being “full of black people, full of Asian people”.
Labour figures like Sir Keir have jumped on the interview since, saying it is a clear-cut example of racism.
Ms Pochin issued an apology for “poorly phrased” comments but insisted her comments were not baseless.
In a social media post, she cited a Channel 4 study which found that the proportion of adverts featuring black people jumped after the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement from 37 per cent in 2020 to 51 per cent in 2022.
“Representation should reflect the diversity of modern Britain, but it should also be proportionate and inclusive of everyone,” she said.