Lee Hurst: I agree with Starmer on this...
I agree with Starmer on this. I would also expect him to express the same outrage the next time a non white person goes on a stabbing rampage and not immediately reach for the mental health excuse instead. Try and be consistent Starmer and far less of this may happen.
Kathy Gyngell: Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street...
Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street having failed to deliver on almost every promise he made. He came in pledging to end chaos and created more. He couldn't even keep his final promise to fight for his job. Whatever comes next, it won't be straightforward.
Mark Curtis: Never forget — MI6 under Starmer literally...
Never forget — MI6 under Starmer literally put in power a former Al Qaeda terrorist (in Syria) then Starmer changed UK law to designate protesters as terrorists for opposing Israeli genocide.
Ben Judah: We’ve heard a lot about what Keir...
We’ve heard a lot about what Keir Starmer got wrong. We’ve heard less that he got unlucky. Donald Trump has played a big role in derailing his premiership. 1️⃣ Trump’s return fuelled a surge in support for right wing populism. Reform was at 19% on November 4th 2024. By his inauguration they were at 25% and neck and neck with Labour. In between: non-stop media coverage of Trump’s agenda. 2️⃣ Trump’s victory emboldened Musk who incessantly attacked Starmer over grooming gangs and promoted far right accounts, memes and politicians such as Rupert Lowe through his algorithm. Since then the X and Facebook algorithm have rewarded right wing political content since has fuelled the loathing of Starmer. 3️⃣ Trump’s win turned Net Zero from a common Western cause championed by the White House with major cross-party support in the UK into a wedge issue. This opened the way for right wing media and politics to crusade against Net Zero as a Labour eccentricity. 4️⃣ Trump’s interventions in UK politics to humiliate the Prime Minister over his issues from Net Zero to immigration hurt. Not to mention the painful images of Starmer’s interactions with him as he pursued British interests. These genuinely weakened his authority as the Greens hoovered up disgruntled progressives. 5️⃣ Trump made the world economy worse from his misconceived tariffs to his Hormuz-blocking war on Iran, knocking out the green shoots of better growth. This has together brought higher inflation, more expensive gilts and lower growth than had the Democrats won. ▶️ Starmer’s political mistake was not to pivot. This should have happened when JD Vance upbraided Zelensky in the White House and brought in a freeze of military aid on Ukraine. When Zelensky flew to London afterwards to seek the embrace of his closest ally — the UK — it was a top most watched moment of the year. ▶️ Starmer should have addressed the nation like a war leader and announced though we remained allied with the US we had heard loud and clear they expected us to be able to face Russia alone and that we must now prepare for such a war. ▶️ Starmer should have announced a war readiness package of higher taxes on the super rich and ending the triple lock to pay for rearmament. He should have said a trade war was becoming and he was immediately restarting talks with the EU to forge a “customs alliance” that would see us rejoin their customs union to prepare for a tariffs war. At that moment the media would have clapped and so would the PLP. ▶️ But the pivot never came. And that is a warning to Andy Burnham as he takes over Number 10. More on what he should do next to deal with Trump on @ArguablyMag .
Adam Brooks: Keir Starmer I won’t hand out...
Keir Starmer 🗣️ “ I won’t hand out resignation honours if I become PM “ Will he keep this promise or U-turn again ?…
Philip Proudfoot: Even to the last minute...
Even to the last minute of his pathetic premiership, Starmer resigns by first attacking the left of his own party, insulting the thousands upon thousands of people who campaigned tirelessly for Jeremy Corbyn as "morally bankrupt" Absolutely awful. Just an awful, awful man.
Philip Proudfoot: Starmer calling Corbyn's Labour morally...
Starmer calling Corbyn's Labour morally bankrupt in his resignation speech — from a man who defended collective punishment in Gaza, fed intelligence to Israeli génocidaires, and had activists trying to stop it arrested as terrorists. Not a decent man. An indecent sociopath.Kathy Gyngell: Did you hear Keir's resignation...
Did you hear Keir's resignation speech? 2 years of glorious social and economic regeneration? Hmmm you could have fooled me, @Keir_Starmer . Yet for some astonishing, unfathomable reason, the Parliamentary Labour Party want rid of their heroic leader. http://conservativewoman.co.uk/delusional-to-the-death-starmers-resignation-speech-proved-why-he-had-to-go/ http://conservativewoman.co.uk/delusional-to-the-death-starmers-resignation-speech-proved-why-he-had-to-go/
Edwin Hayward: Starmer made two mistakes on...
Starmer made two mistakes on his first day in office: Mistook an overwhelming majority of MPs for a stunning electoral victory when Labour's winning vote share was the lowest ever. Thought that people voted Labour for their manifesto policies rather than to get the Tories out.
Jackie Walker: Anyone else noticing the way...
Anyone else noticing the way there’s silence about the fact that by hounding the left out of Labour Starmer heralded his own demise?
Bushra Shaikh: Keir Starmer's resignation is the...
Keir Starmer's resignation is the right decision for Labour. While I've often disagreed with him, he deserves credit for stepping aside with dignity and grace. He may not have been the best Prime Minister, but he certainly wasn't the worst. His real weakness was that he never seemed like the leader required for a country grappling with the rise of far-right narratives and increasingly divisive politics. At the moment, Andy Burnham appears to be the clear favourite to succeed him, with strong support among both Labour members and the wider public. Whoever takes over must be bold, courageous and prepared to confront the hatred, scapegoating and division that have become far too normal in our political discourse. The next Labour leader cannot afford to be timid. The moment demands conviction.
Alice Smith: Even Starmer’s resignation speech was...
Even Starmer’s resignation speech was an exercise in cliche and narcissism. “I’m resigning to spend more time with my family.” “Forget about the horrors happening across the country, which I’ve helped cause - you should feel sorry for me, me, me.”
June Slater: These journalists need to pack...
These journalists need to pack up feeling sorry for Starmer! A grown man crying for himself because his ambition to be the one to lead us toward a communist style future has failed. He crushed so many lives , jailed people for free speech easily using Tory legislation. He's crippling households and Industry by listening to Lord Dipstick Ed Milliband and crushing net zero He spent more time overseas than in number 10 A selfish man who cried for himself . Man up !
Dominic Bradbury: The only reason Starmer cried...
The only reason Starmer cried this morning was that the political power he had so desperately craved his whole life has been taken from him because he was simply never fit to have it in the first place. Good riddance.
David Frost: Island of strangers For disavowing the...
Island of strangers For disavowing the one memorable and accurate thing he said as PM, because he read out the speech his advisers gave him rather than looking at it himself.
Andrew Bridgen: No one has a good word for...
No one has a good word for departing PM Starmer , even the militant teachers union slams him for ‘messing up education’ as the most unpopular PM in our lifetime is hounded out of office. Teachers turn on Keir Starmer saying Labour messed up education
Pat Condell: I’ve seen some people refer to...
I’ve seen some people refer to Starmer as a decent man. Really? He tried to cover up the Muslim rape gang scandal, despite knowing the depth of its depravity. His disregard for its victims shows him to be a calculating, tone-deaf, empathy-free android. A snake is more decent.Jackie Walker: He told the left to leave if we...
He told the left to leave if we didn’t like it. We did…. and left him with his pants hanging out. Good to see he can cry, if not for the children of Gaza he helped to vaporise, at least for himself
Daniel Lacalle: Starmer resigns. He promised stability...
Starmer resigns. He promised stability and growth—instead, he delivered stagnation, rising taxes, and inflationism. The grim news is that someone like Burnham is even worse.
David Kurten: Starmer was the worst Prime Minister is ...
Starmer was the worst Prime Minister is living memory. It is good that he is gone. Now Labour and the entire uni-party needs to be gone too, so our nation can undo the devastation of decades of Fabianism and Cultural Marxism, and begin to set our country right again.Adam Brooks: Let’s be honest, Starmer should...
Let’s be honest, Starmer should have gone a couple of scandals back, but the Iran conflict took the heat off him. He rightly goes before he’s pushed.Mark Curtis: The problem is Starmer will be...
The problem is Starmer will be allowed to leave office as just another politician, with impunity, rather than being pursued as a criminal who used the power of the state to support a genocide. We know our system is designed to protect these people, we just have to change it.
Chris Williamson: Spare us any plaudits for Sir ...
Spare us any plaudits for Sir @Keir_Starmer . His resignation is long overdue. He secured his position as leader of the Labour Party under false pretences and has been the worst Prime Minister this country has ever had. Ever since he was first elected as an MP in 2015 he worked as fifth columnist to subvert the democratic will of the Labour Party's membership and destroy the hopes of millions. As prime minister he has served the interests of Israel, the arms industry and global corporations in that order. He secured a loveless landslide in 2024 because the Tory vote was split. The @Conservatives and @reformparty_uk secured 38% of the popular vote between them, whereas Starmer's Labour Party achieved 33.7%. So, were it not for Nigel Farage, Labour would, in all probability, have lost the 2024 general election to the most unpopular Tory govt since the end of WW2. Furthermore, voter turnout at the last general election was the second lowest in history. So, instead of being lauded, he should be tried at the Hague, alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, for his complicity in Israel's crimes against humanity. The big question now is whether his replacement will chart a different course. But if his successor also pledges fealty to Israel, continues supporting NATO's proxy war in #Ukraine and accepts Rachel Reeves' foolish fiscal rules, nothing will change.
Robin Monotti: s it your opinion, that we...
Is it your opinion, that we should start again And turn the volume down from number 10? Starmer will say he is stepping down in September, meaning two more months to inflict maximum damage to Britain on behalf of BlackRock who want to buy it all up cheapPhilip Proudfoot: You spent your two years...
You spent your two years in office doing everything you could to facilitate the relentless destruction of fathers’ joy in Gaza. Abusing counter-terrorism legislation to protect Israel’s genocide. I will feel joy when you face justice in The Hague.Kathy Gyngell: An example of what @KeirStarmer
"An example of what @KeirStarmer doesn't want teenagers to know about, I guess? Not until they are actually stabbed themselves, like this 17 year old girl"Andrew Bridgen: More than half of Brits think Starmer...
More than half of Brits think Starmer should resign, but how many want the whole parliamentary Labour Party to go too ? Burnham is a new face on the same old, devalued and corrupted coin. The ‘Burnham bounce’ is unlikely to last long.Adam Brooks: Let’s have it right, Donald Trump...
Let’s have it right, Donald Trump has always despised Keir Starmer. He’ll definitely be celebrating privately. And it’s true, Starmer massively failed on immigration and Energy.Andrew Bridgen: Starmer say he feels betrayed...
Starmer say he feels betrayed,especially by those who he believed were loyal. How does he think the country feels? How does he think those poor souls who actually voted for him at the last General Election feel? There must be a name for the whatever Starmer is suffering from ?Read more