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Oh Mr Starmer … could things be any worse only 4 months in?

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Wed 20-Nov-24 16:52:37

Domestically you’re nowhere to be seen. (I know, COP and saving the world jamboree). Your personal ratings have plummeted at -22. Your Chancellor is trying to defend the ‘change’ that Labour told us we needed - VAT on school fees, IHT changes, Net Zero, WFA stopped, inflation up from 1.7 to 2.4% - in your absence. To be honest I feel a bit sorry for RR. Firefighting for all she’s worth while her boss is halfway around the world. Now Starmer is telling us that he used to work on a farm….

Things just seem to be going from bad to worse for him. Buyer’s remorse anyone? Or is it jot early to tell 4 months in and he just needs more time?

Cumbrianmale56 Fri 22-Nov-24 17:01:30

This is a hopeless government and a one two thirds of the electorate didn't vote for. Apart from the rise in the minimum wage and ending the junior doctors strike, they've been abysmal. I'd hope parties other than the main two do really well at the next election and this old guard of useless Labour and Conservative PMs.

MayBee70 Fri 22-Nov-24 17:05:11

Do you mean more Reform MP’s like this one?
‘A newly elected Reform MP said he was “deeply sorry” after it emerged he had spent a week in a young offenders institution nearly 20 years ago for assaulting a former girlfriend.
James McMurdock, who won the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat at the general election by just 98 votes from Labour, admitted the incident and said it had happened on a drunken night out.
The Daily Mail, which first revealed the details, said it had spoken to the victim’s mother, who said Mr McMurdock had “left marks” on her daughter’s body.
In a statement, Mr McMurdock said: “This is the biggest regret of my life and I wish I could go back and fix things.”

Jeanathome Fri 22-Nov-24 17:13:09

My Jeremy wanted to evict or frogmarch Nige and his Barbour out of the Farmer's protest. Him and that Hopkins creature.