{"id":696851,"date":"2026-01-15T04:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/696851\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:09:15","slug":"keir-starmer-kama-sutra-jibe-torn-apart-by-comedian-geoff-norcott-as-he-exposes-hypocrisy-of-gag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/696851\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer &#8216;Kama Sutra&#8217; jibe torn apart by comedian Geoff Norcott as he exposes hypocrisy of gag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Geoff Norcott has savaged Sir Keir Starmer&#8217;s attempt at parliamentary humour during today&#8217;s Prime Minister&#8217;s Questions, branding the quip &#8220;Inception level bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The stand-up took to X to dissect why he thought the Prime Minister&#8217;s Kama Sutra gag fell so spectacularly flat, offering three damning critiques.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Norcott pointed out the irony of mocking opponents for changing positions on the very same day the government executed what he suggested was its thirteenth policy reversal.<\/p>\n<p>He also questioned the wisdom of deploying a sexually-charged joke whilst addressing a female opposition leader.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"4c3d1\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"6ae7881627439b3d14233f10a7117fde\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20880%20608'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768450152_701_keir-starmer.png\" width=\"880\" height=\"608\" alt=\"Keir Starmer\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer has been blasted for the jibe <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>YOUTUBE &#8211; UK PARLIAMENT <\/p>\n<p>His final blow noted the ancient text dates back to 300BC, meaning variations of Starmer&#8217;s punchline have likely been circulating for approximately two millennia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve told plenty of c**p jokes in my time,&#8221; Mr Norcott admitted before blasting the Prime Minister&#8217;s remark.<\/p>\n<p>The risqu\u00e9 retort came as Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch challenged him over the government&#8217;s latest policy shift on digital identification requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Badenoch had welcomed what she described as yet another U-turn, telling the Commons she felt like she repeated that phrase weekly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve told plenty of crap jokes in my time&#8230;but Starmer&#8217;s &#8216;Karma Sutra&#8217; gag was Inception level bad.<\/p>\n<p>1.) Joking about someone else changing position on the day you&#8217;ve done so for the 13th time is weird<\/p>\n<p>2.) A sexualised joke when responding to a female MP was ill-advised<\/p>\n<p>3.)\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Geoff Norcott (@GeoffNorcott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeoffNorcott\/status\/2011423665909329941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Tory leader called the mandatory digital ID scheme &#8220;a rubbish policy&#8221; and expressed relief at its abandonment.<\/p>\n<p>She then quoted Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who had suggested the Prime Minister&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s resolution should be &#8220;to try to get it right first time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Badenoch pressed Sir Keir on whether he agreed with his own cabinet minister&#8217;s assessment.<\/p>\n<p>It was in response to this pointed questioning that the Prime Minister reached for his ill-fated joke.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"e5a8c\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"41e6c4e60ad0c69510b47a16d1bda096\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%203538%205000'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/geoff-norcott.jpg\" width=\"3538\" height=\"5000\" alt=\"Geoff Norcott\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Geoff Norcott labelled the joke &#8216;Inception level bad&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>GETTY<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir&#8217;s full riposte saw him reel off a litany of Conservative ministerial churn during their fourteen years in government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t get me started on consistency: the Tories had five prime ministers, six chancellors, eight home secretaries and 16 housing ministers,&#8221; he declared.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister then delivered his punchline: &#8220;They had more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He concluded with a flourish, adding: &#8220;No wonder they are knackered &#8211; they left the country screwed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"8903b\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"a3b87de8f6b9fdffa91c41d5c72c3f39\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20869%20605'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768450155_970_keir-starmer.png\" width=\"869\" height=\"605\" alt=\"Keir Starmer\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer made a joke about &#8216;Kama Sutra&#8217; <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>YOUTUBE &#8211; UK PARLIAMENT <\/p>\n<p>The joke came as Sir Keir defended his government&#8217;s record on planning reform, child poverty measures, employment rights and NHS investment.<\/p>\n<p>He accused the Conservatives of abandoning their previous stance on climate change and losing control of immigration despite pledging to reduce it.<\/p>\n<p>The digital ID controversy stems from a significant policy shift announced by ministers earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Sir Keir had unveiled plans making digital identification mandatory for proving the right to work in Britain as part of efforts to combat illegal employment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You will not be able to work in the UK if you don&#8217;t have a digital ID, it&#8217;s as simple as that,&#8221; the Prime Minister had stated at the time.<\/p>\n<p>However, the government has now confirmed that alternative forms of digital documentation, including biometric passport chips and e-visas, will be accepted instead.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Comedian Geoff Norcott has savaged Sir Keir Starmer&#8217;s attempt at parliamentary humour during today&#8217;s Prime Minister&#8217;s Questions, branding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,4781,77,512,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-696851","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-sgg","12":"tag-tv","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115897156564110348","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}