Keir Starmer

[domalino]

I’m confused by your post…is Polanski a lying grifter / fucking lunatic or a decent egg because you agree with his flavour of populism?

Is Eluned Morgan a lying grifter / lunatic? Ed Davey? Sarwar? Lorwerth? Corbyn?

I like Polanski but he's definitely a bit of a loon.

The rest are completely irrlevant to British politics in 2026.

 

[west didsblue]

Far too sophisticated for many on here to understand,,,,still, like I say lets wait until May 8th (not long now) for the jury's verdict. Then we will see.

The anti Labour feeling down here in South Wales is palpable. South Wales possibly the strongest Labour following in the UK.... we shall see.

Like I said, May 7 isn’t a referendum on Starmer however much you want it to be. Even in South Wales where all those ex-miners have lost their jobs in Claire’s Accessories.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Please do, you’re embarrassing yourself further

I'm beginning to think you and others on here might actually be mentally ill. I'm struggling to imagine other conclusions based on your and others' behaviour.

I make the comment that Starmer is regarded as the worst PM in living memory, based on the various articles I've read over the past year or so.

You challenge me to provide links. So reluctantly, knowing you're not really interested, nevertheless I decide to comply.

And then instead of you and others saying "ok fair enough", I just get abuse.

Take a long look at yourselves.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Like I said, May 7 isn’t a referendum on Starmer however much you want it to be. Even in South Wales where all those ex-miners have lost their jobs in Claire’s Accessories.

It is a reflection on the Labour Party as a whole and the Welsh Labour party in particular.

Like I said they are very disliked and are going to get a walloping. There is strong rumour that even Eluned Morgan could well lose her seat.

If you don't think the UK Governments performance will not heavily influence these election results then you really are dafter than you come across as being - something I thought impossible.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Starmer ‘getting away with one’ seems to have got a few backs up.

Just wondering, of those of the ‘right’ persuasion, or even the ‘left’ to be fair, who would you accept as taking over from Starmer as PM for the next few years?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The best thing that can happen for the U.K. is for the grifters to get in in Wales and Scotland.

Then the chaos and destruction of those assemblies will show what an utter shit show voting the grifters into Westminster would be.

I’d feel for the Welsh and Scots that didn’t vote for the chaos though.

 

[.db.]

Starmer ‘getting away with one’ seems to have got a few backs up.

Just wondering, of those of the ‘right’ persuasion, or even the ‘left’ to be fair, who would you accept as taking over from Starmer as PM for the next few years?

Who knows? There’s not a single candidate worthy of being ‘head of state’ in any political party at all in this country.

 

[Postman Pep]

I don't know why you're so desperate to die in that hill. I find it rather pathetic to be honest. I made a throw away line based on many comments from pollsters and pundits and you are so desperate to prove it wrong. It's just silly.

Against my better judgement, here:

"Lowest satisfaction rating recorded by Ipsos for any Prime Minister going back to 1977"

Lowest satisfaction rating recorded by Ipsos for any Prime Minister going back to 1977

Pulse Check - September 2025

www.ipsos.com

"Keir Starmer is polling as the UK’s most unpopular prime minister on record. Where did it all go wrong?"

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/uk/keir-starmer-labour-party-conference-intl

"Starmer rated worst Labour PM as voters tap replacement"

Starmer rated worst Labour PM as voters tap replacement

www.independent.co.uk

"the Sunday Times MRP survey released in recent days, has Starmer as the most unpopular PM ever."

UK polls suggest PM Starmer is deeply unpopular. Can he survive?

Having led Labour to victory last year, the premier is struggling to build trust with his voters.

www.aljazeera.com

"Starmer’s staggering incompetence makes him the worst PM in 50 years"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/04/starmer-reeves-worse-than-imagined-labour-party-uk/

"It’s not over but Keir Starmer’s had worst start as PM in 70 years"

It’s not over but Keir Starmer’s had worst start as PM in 70 years

The prime minister may be enjoying the afterglow of Donald Trump’s state visit but his time will soon be over if he fails to master the workings of No 10

www.thetimes.com

"Keir Starmer Is The Most Unpopular PM On Record – Yes, Even Including Liz Truss"

Keir Starmer Is The Most Unpopular PM On Record – Yes, Even Including Liz Truss

The findings are a major blow for the Labour leader as his party's annual conference kicks off.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

"Starmer officially most unpopular PM ever"

Starmer officially most unpopular PM ever

Oh dear. It seems that Keir Starmer’s great big conference reset is beginning well. A blizzard of new polls have been published – all of which make for devastating reading for our embattled PM. A major new Sunday Times MRP survey shows that Reform is on course to win 373 seats at the next election,

spectator.com

I'll leave it there.

To be fair you would have saved yourself a lot of bother if you claimed he was the most unpopular rather than the worse.

The former is indisputable based on net favourability ratings while the latter is subjective.

Hardly surprising when the most positive defence is something along the lines of, "sure he's a bumbling dull technocrat who struggles to get his message across but he means well."

Not good for favourability polls when virtually no fucker has anything good to say about you.

 

[dave_blue12]

Get a fucking life.

Or maybe he should learn how to think critically.

I’m not engaging any further with this as arguing with a fool is pointless.

 

[west didsblue]

If you don't think the UK Governments performance will not heavily influence these election results then you really are dafter than you come across as being - something I thought impossible.

Of course it will because a significant proportion of the population are as daft as you.

 

[Kinkybyname]

dead man wanking ;)

 

[BigJoe#1]

Starmer ‘getting away with one’ seems to have got a few backs up.

Just wondering, of those of the ‘right’ persuasion, or even the ‘left’ to be fair, who would you accept as taking over from Starmer as PM for the next few years?

That is a very good question, within the current labour cohort the best of a bad bunch would be ..... well I really couldn't tell you.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Starmer ‘getting away with one’ seems to have got a few backs up.

Just wondering, of those of the ‘right’ persuasion, or even the ‘left’ to be fair, who would you accept as taking over from Starmer as PM for the next few years?

Streeting by a country mile. I'm not a fan of his politics but he's competent and intelligent. The rest are neither.

If by some unfathomable reason they give it to Rayner, we will have a financial crisis the week she's appointed as the bond market has cardiac arrest.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Of course it will because a significant proportion of the population are as daft as you.

As ever you are right.... If you don't believe national government doesn't influence and impact significantly on local communities then lets just agree we're both as stupid and intransigent as each other and wait for the resuts.

Will I be the stupid one along with the millions of voters that cannot tolerate Labour any more or will it be you for being so out of step with the mood of the country... after all that is what is being discussed here.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

That is a very good question, within the current labour cohort the best of a bad bunch would be ..... well I really couldn't tell you.

It’s a question I’ve asked myself for a while and come to the same conclusion. Whatever happens within the Labour Party with regard to Starmer, I just can’t see who they can line up to take the job.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Streeting by a country mile. I'm not a fan of his politics but he's competent and intelligent. The rest are neither.

If by some unfathomable reason they give it to Rayner, we will have a financial crisis the week she's appointed as the bond market goes potty.

Sorry Chippy, I have to disagree with you here. Streetingis a complete tit. Has no commercial awareness, Business intellect or experience.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Streeting by a country mile. I'm not a fan of his politics but he's competent and intelligent. The rest are neither.

If by some unfathomable reason they give it to Rayner, we will have a financial crisis the week she's appointed as the bond market has cardiac arrest.

I actually like Streeting with what he’s doing with the NHS. He seems to be very deep into his brief and always comes across well with his understanding of how the NHS works and needs to be reformed.

However, I cannot see him in the PMs position. He doesn’t have the same gravitas on the major issues and it’s probably way to early in his political career.

 

[BigJoe#1]

 

[Chippy_boy]

To be fair you would have saved yourself a lot of bother if you claimed he was the most unpopular rather than the worse.

The former is indisputable based on net favourability ratings while the latter is subjective.

Hardly surprising when the most positive defence is something along the lines of, "sure he's a bumbling dull technocrat who struggles to get his message across but he means well."

Not good for favourability polls when virtually no fucker has anything good to say about you.

Fair comment. I'm happy to agree he's the most unpopular. That said one could argue that "the most unpopular" and "regarded as the worst" amounts to much the same thing!

 

[Chippy_boy]

I actually like Streeting with what he’s doing with the NHS. He seems to be very deep into his brief and always comes across well with his understanding of how the NHS works and needs to be reformed.

However, I cannot see him in the PMs position. He doesn’t have the same gravitas on the major issues and it’s probably way to early in his political career.

Sadly I agree I don't think he'll get it. He's too right wing for the loony left and also he was mates with Mandleson, something he's been desperately trying to gloss over.

I think they will go for Rayner or Miliband.

If that comes to pass, it's a disaster for Labour. Why? Because neither would be remotely popular amongst the general public, so would guarantee getting slaughtered in the next general election. Labour MPs would do well to think about 2029 when making their choice, not 2026!