Earlier in the day, Rishi Sunak asked Sir Keir Starmer his first Prime Minister questions.
Body language expert Darren Stanton says the new prime minister “came alive” in the Commons, and was far more “animated” than his “lacklustre” speech outside Number 10.
He said: “Rishi Sunak was definitely thrown in at the deep end. The pleasantries were short-lived as both the PM and Sir Keir wasted no time in the gloves coming off.
“Sir Keir vigorously challenged Mr Sunak’s decision to reinstate the Home Secretary [Suella Braverman] after she had resigned – Sir Keir was robust, articulate and animated as he challenged Mr Sunak, and it encouraged Mr Sunak to adopt a very different stance to his lacklustre and hollow speech outside of Number 10 yesterday.
“From a non-verbal perspective, Mr Sunak came alive having to deliver information at short notice.
“Responding to rebuttals from his peers, Mr Sunak gave a much more polished and much stronger performance than we have recently seen.
“He was far more animated and his arms weren’t static like they previously were.
“Instead, he used illustrators – like finger pointing – to hammer home his points, proving that his mind and body were congruent with the messages he was sending.
“It suggests his words during PMQs were much more genuine and from the heart.”