'It's a lawyerly tactic James, we all do it...' 'He effectively let Rishi Sunak hang himself with it.' Caller Philo, a retired lawyer, explains to James O'Brien the motivation behind Keir Starmer's reaction to the PM's '£2000 tax attack'.

@mrjamesob Interesting points raised by the caller but I’ll be honest, I was NOT prepared for the size of that coffee cup at the end… 🤯

@mrjamesob We're gonna need a bigger cup

@mrjamesob When your enemy is making a mistake don't interrupt them. Napoleon Bonaparte.

@mrjamesob Sunak was like a kid in a sweet shop when Starmer didn't bite... now he's been found with his hands in the pick n mix 🤣🤣

@mrjamesob That mug is too big.

@mrjamesob The mug cup seems too large to be legal

I said that.. Fancy lying on National TV. He's really damaged himself, and @Keir_Starmer led him into repeating the lie. @Keir_Starmer did try to explain but the Presenter shut him down after 45 Seconds. He then repeated twice "I want to address that "but The Presenter and Sunack kept talking over him. Likes like the set up backfired and Sunack lied on Live TV in front of journalists. Hook line and sinker x

@mrjamesob Come for the lawyerly insight, stay for the MASSIVE MUG AT THE END!

@mrjamesob It was clear last night for anyone paying attention. Rebut the claim , allow Sunak to carry on regardless, then expose the lie. They held the letter back to counter the inevitable headlines The only dent in the plan was KS got cut off when trying to rebut live and left it late

@mrjamesob Fascinating call, makes you think #Starmer #Sunak #ITVdebate