Lest we forget what we have just lost ....

The Labour party as a whole achieved these things. They are not due to Starmer.

They achieved these under his leadership. We cannot ascribe all good things to the whole party, but all shortcomings to Starmer himself.

That is unreasonable.

And some of those things were just plain wrong for the country.
The two child cap should have stayed.
All the benefits you mention should have been directed towards the very poorest.
Kept the old sick pay benefits, not extended them to anyone who fancies throwing a sickie for the day.
The triple lock will have to go sooner or later, it’s just a political vote catcher, and state pensions can’t continue at that rate as the population gets older and older.
Putting up minimum wages whilst clobbering employers with more NI was a sure way to create youth unemployment.
I can’t be bothered to go through all your points it’s too hot but on defence KS has done nothing bar talking.
If he was such a brilliant PM that had done wonders, then he wouldn’t be resigning now.

Yes.
The Scroungers' Charter.

Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline

Well that’s certainly up for discussion, Peter Mandelson, an anti corruption minister having to resign for corruption, a housing minister for substandard conditions in his flats, freebie’s for the PM and his wife…

As an owner of a SME, this government has stifled our growth and deterred any expansion or taking on new employees any time soon.

The no-fault evictions has meant many landlords have gone out of the rental market.

Not every tenant was a great tenant.

Luckygirl3

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

- Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

- Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

- Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

- Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

- Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

- Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

- Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

- Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

- Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

- Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

- Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

- Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

- Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

- Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

- Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

- Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

- Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

- Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

- Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

- Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

- Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

- Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

- Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

- Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

- Revived Sure Start under the guise of Best Start Hubs.

- Stood up to Trump and kept us out of Iran without the US/UK relationship falling apart.

- Restored international faith in the UK

And this is the man who has been hounded out for not being flashy enough and not courting the media.

If you think all of these are positive achievements then that's your opinion. I don't have the time or inclination to go through them one by one.
Point 12, I cannot let go. raising money from those most able to contribute The 20% VAT was possibly the cruellest of his decisions. SEND children who need private school education, like my 13 year old GD, do not all have wealthy parents. So many have had to go back to mainstream education that failed them in the first place. They are in private schools because of educational needs NOT rich parents. Please get your facts straight. Knowing what my family has gone through on my GD's behalf, I find your post upsetting.

Keeping the UK out of Iran was the most intelligent decision of all. Everyone of us can applaud that.

Strange how these achievements rarely made it into MSM.

Good point Sarnia

Absolutely Macadia.
Other Leaders thought we should have followed Trump's lead.

Luckgir13

Thank you so much for starting this thread. The list of Keir Starmer’s achievements as PM are truly impressive.

As you say, the media and his own MPs have hounded him out because of ‘charisma’ (whatever that is)🤷‍♀️

Johnson apparently had ‘charisma’ - that went didn’t it!

Farage apparently has ‘charisma’ - enough said!

IMO we have just got rid of the most decent PM we’ve had in decades. Shame on those who instigated this - I don’t know how they sleep at night.

Macaydia

Keeping the UK out of Iran was the most intelligent decision of all. Everyone of us can applaud that.

On that I agree 👍

Macaydia

Keeping the UK out of Iran was the most intelligent decision of all. Everyone of us can applaud that.

No European country got involved, nor were they or us ever likely to.

Maremia

Strange how these achievements rarely made it into MSM.

That is totally down to Keir Starmer and his appointed coms (should be no coms) team.

LizzieDrip
KS wasn’t hounded out for lack of charisma, that sounds like Daily Mirror talk.

Coms teams cannot force stories into MSM, and if the owners/editors oppose their plans, then no chance.

Maremia

Coms teams cannot force stories into MSM, and if the owners/editors oppose their plans, then no chance.

As much as I despise Alastair Campbell he was good at publicising Tony Blair’s accomplishments.

KS’s have been conspicuous by their absence.

Even the MP’s rolled out each morning for the daily rounds of interviews on MSM TV and Radio haven’t been on top of the daily political news. They have got progressively worse over the last few months.

eazybee

Yes.
The Scroungers' Charter.

How do you live with yourself , really?

Luckygir13 I think your point about KS not courting the media is particularly pertinent.

Unlike more ‘charismatic’ populist politicians, he didn’t present them with regular meaningless sound bites and witty quips. His interviews were more measured, calm and thoughtful - an approach the current chaos/drama loving media just can’t get their heads round.

So , they decided they didn’t like him from the start, and proceeded to systematically convince the public that no-one liked him. If the media repeats something enough times, some people will believe it’s the truth. This then filtered through into polls and the whole thing became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Job done😡

True that no European country got involved but the UK has the closest ties to the USA. (not to Trump, mind you).

Mark Carney on Starmer; "It has been a privilege to work alongside Sir Keir Starmer as he has led international efforts to support Ukraine through the Coalition of the Willing, strengthen NATO, improve Arctic cooperation, and deepen the historic partnership between Canada and the United Kingdom.
Throughout, and in the face of exceptional challenges, Keir has acted with principle, determination, and collaboration. The world is safer and allies are more united because of his efforts.
Keir, thank you for your lifetime of public service. I am grateful for your friendship, and I wish you all the best as you concentrate on your "most important job.”
Just put this on another thread but needs to be here too..

I liked KS because he seems decent and has integrity. The list of his government’s achievements is impressive. OK some things had a downside but you cannot please all the people all of the time. In the end, he was ousted because the right wing media had it in for him, as they do all PMs but especially Labour. I despair of the Labour MPs who did not support him. Not keen on Burnham; seems like a bit of a throwback and a whiner. But let’s hope if he gets the job he makes a good go of it!