Keir Starmer is ‘the worst Prime Minister in fashionable historical past,’ in response to Brits
The British people have declared Sir Keir Starmer the worst Prime Minister in modern history according to a survey by Ipsos, as six in 10 are ‘dissatisfied’ with his record
Sir Keir Starmer is the worst Prime Minister in modern history, according to voters. A huge six in 10 say they are “dissatisfied” with his record, including more than a third of Labour supporters, after five months in the job.
This gives Sir Keir a “net satisfaction” rating of -34 in the survey by Ipsos, which has tracked the popularity of new prime ministers since Margaret Thatcher’s tenure. Confidence in the economy under Sir Keir is also the second-worst with two-thirds thinking it will get worse, the poll discovered.
The second-most-unpopular premier after five months was Gordon Brown (-23) in 2007, followed by Rishi Sunak (-22) in 2023. Sir Tony Blair (+57) was the most popular in 1997 followed by Sir John Major (+33) in 1991.
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Lettuce Liz Truss didn’t get a five-month rating because she was ousted after 49 days.
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Popularity after five months per PM
Starmer: -34
Brown: -23
Sunak: -22
Johnson: -20
Thatcher: -3
May: +15
Cameron: +15
Major: +33
Blair: +57
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Meanwhile Sir Keir Starmer has warned that he cannot rule out further tax raids due to “unforeseen” circumstances.
The Prime Minister insisted it is not his “plan” to clobber Brits with more rises. But he pointed to the pandemic and the Ukraine war as examples of unexpected global events that could force him to change course. Taxes were hiked by £40 billion at the Budget in October, with the lion’s share coming from a £25 billion decision to increase employer national insurance contributions.
The PM said: “We took really tough decisions in the Budget and we did them early, and we stabilised the economy. And that was tough and I don’t want to in any way suggest we will be coming back for more, because that isn’t the plan.”
He continued: “What I can’t do is say to you there are no circumstances unforeseen in the future that wouldn’t lead to any changes at all. Because if you just look at Covid and the Ukraine situation, everybody knows there are things that we can’t see now.
“But I can tell you our intention was to do the tough stuff in that Budget and not to keep coming back. So businesses can know, well, look, it’s tough but fair, but at least we know now with certainty and we can plan.” Read the full story here.
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