How Theresa May triumphed at her first PMQs

Theresa May hosted her first PMQs on Wednesday and didn't pull any punches.

Britain's new Prime Minister mocked Jeremy Corbyn as an "unscrupulous boss" who has exploited Labour Party rules to boost his career.

She told Mr Corbyn: "I am interested that he refers to the situation of some workers who might have some job insecurity and potentially unscrupulous bosses.

Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons
Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons Credit: PA

"I suspect that there are many members on the Opposition benches who might be familiar with an unscrupulous boss.

"A boss who doesn't listen to his workers, a boss who requires some of his workers to double their workload and maybe a boss who exploits the rules to further his own career. Remind him of anybody?"

Mrs May also hit back at Mr Corbyn claims that the Conservatives' long-term economic plan had failed. 

She said: "he calls it austerity. I call it living within our means.

"He talks about austerity, but it is actually not about saddling our children and grandchildren with debt."

Watch highlights from Mrs May's explosive first PMQs in the video above.

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