Sir Keir had the Commons chuckling as Labour MP Dawn Butler invited him to a Black History Month event with the "temptations" tribute band, joking: "I'm not sure just at the moment going to something that's labelled 'temptations' is quite where I need to go."

Totally unscientific scores on the doors : Sunak had a good go on an area where’s he’s strong. But the PM just about got the edge by keeping schtum on the budget details and reminding the diminished team of Tory MPs about his landslide election victory — even with so many internal problems.

Keir Starmer has accused his predecessor as prime minister of being the “experts’ expert” at rising taxes on working people when in office. It came as the PM repeatedly refused to rule out raising National Insurance for employers,

Keir Starmer has got used to dodging things since becoming Prime Minister. He dodged paying for Taylor Swift tickets, designer clothes for him and the missus and a day out at the gee-gees after being given them all as freebies.

If the heavy hints on Wednesday from Rishi Sunak are to be believed, the Government’s got a Halloween trick up its sleeve. October 30, the day before the annual celebration of ghosties and ghoulies, is when Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present her first Budget.

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in the first Prime Minister’s Questions since September. Following the last clash at PMQs, both Labour and the Tories have held their party conferences.