Teary Starmer’s resignation was like the remainder of his time in cost – a comedy of errors
The Ward on the Street – Our man John Ward says Keir Starmer was played out to Ode To Joy but the Benny Hill theme would have been more appropriate
Their will be no tears shed for teary Keir Starmer
It ended, as many predicted, in tears. Just two years after a Labour landslide rolled Sir Keir Starmer in to Downing Street, he is now looking to get the removal men in to roll him out again.
He won the election on a manifesto of Change. And he got it. Though little did he know that his party and vast swathes of the population would want that Change to be seeing him out on his ear.
So what went wrong? Well his resignation speech in some ways summed it all up. He tried to be statesmanlike in his delivery but it started to go wrong almost immediately when he was drowned out by Ode To Joy blasting from speakers down the road.
To be fair he got off lightly with the choice of music. Considering the shambles of his leadership, the theme tune from the Benny Hill Show would have been more apt.
And at least it wasn’t the terraces favourite, “Keir Starmer’s a w*****.” But amidst the chaos, Sir Keir, like he did throughout his short term as PM, closed his ears to the noise around him and carried on with his own plan.
And on paper his words may have seemed historic. But when uttered out of by the nasally and monotone voice of Starmer, one of the most important speeches in British history sounded as dull as a keynote speech at a trainspotters convention.
But that’s who he is. He is by no means the worst PM ever. Let’s face it he’s not even the worst PM of the last 10 years. Bojo and Lettuce Liz did far more harm.
His policies may even end up helping the country in the long run. But he failed entirely to get this message across to the electorate. He had a plan and intelligence and beliefs but no personality to pull it off.
Keir had all the gear but no idea. He came across like a robot in a gifted by a rich donor suit and tie. Yet welling up at the end of his speech showed some humanity and emotion for the first time.
Maybe he should have shown us more of this side of him earlier? It never did Paul Gascoigne any harm. But it’s now too late. Keir the Gooner is a goner. And there won’t be too many tears shed for him.
