A Tory minister has in contrast Sir Keir Starmer to "beach Ken" within the blockbuster movie Barbie, whereas hitting out on the Labour chief's file.

Penny Mordaunt threw the insult from the despatch field on Thursday in retaliation to a comment from the Labour chief at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) the day earlier than - the place he referred to Rishi Sunak as "Inaction Man".

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Speaking throughout enterprise questions, shadow Commons chief Lucy Powell criticised the federal government for a scarcity of laws in parliament, repeating Sir Keir's play on phrases.

The Labour MP mentioned: "Is that it? A normal debate, backbench enterprise, rising once more on a Tuesday. I'm wondering why that's. 'Inaction Man' but once more swerving the parliamentary motion.

"Doesn't this all speak to a bigger truth? A government that is so out of ideas they have nothing to keep the lights on for in Parliament?"

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Ms Mordaunt mentioned she was "happy to focus" on the comparability to toys and would "rise to the bait and return the serve, because I think the Labour leader is beach Ken".

She added: "Beach Ken stands for nothing on shifting sands, in his flip-flops, staring out to sea, doing nothing constructive to stop small boats or grow the economy.

"When we look at his weak file on union calls for, on border management, on defending the general public and stopping small boats, we uncover that like seashore Ken, he has zero balls."

The Barbie movie broke records over the summer with its story of the character, performed by Margot Robbie, scuffling with the aim of life and dwelling in a patriarchal society.

The character of Ken, portrayed by Ryan Gosling, additionally has an existential disaster when he realises his job is "just beach".