A recent poll has painted a bleak picture for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, predicting his removal from office within the next year as dissatisfaction among voters grows. The survey, conducted by Deltapoll for *The Mail on Sunday*, highlights widespread frustration with Starmer’s handling of key issues, including immigration, the economy, the NHS, and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.  

 

The poll reveals that 68 percent of respondents believe Starmer is performing poorly as Prime Minister, despite only six months in office. Alarmingly for the Labour leader, nearly one-third of Britons expect his tenure to end within a year. Adding to Labour’s woes, one in five voters speculates that Nigel Farage could emerge as Britain’s next Prime Minister, signaling a shift in political sentiment.  

 

The poll’s findings come at a precarious time for Starmer, whose premiership has been marred by controversies since Labour’s sweeping election victory last July. Policy missteps, including contentious changes to farmers' inheritance tax relief, increased taxes on private school fees, and alleged undue influence from donors and lobbyists, have eroded public trust.  

 

A Labour MP, speaking anonymously, voiced deep concern:  
“If this poll doesn’t ring alarm bells in No. 10, then we really are doomed. Sadly, it confirms what I and other Labour colleagues are now finding on the doorstep. There never was much support for Keir. But after a catalogue of blunders – from scrapping winter fuel payments to hiking taxes – what little support there was for the Prime Minister has collapsed.”  

 

Public dissatisfaction is starkly evident in the poll’s findings. Nearly 70 percent of respondents feel the country is heading in the wrong direction. The cost-of-living crisis and the state of the NHS top the list of voter concerns, with 33 percent worried about economic instability and 14 percent expressing anxiety over high taxes impacting their families.  

 

Immigration remains another flashpoint, with 15 percent of those surveyed citing it as a major concern. Over 60 percent support a cap on the number of legal migrants allowed into the UK annually, reflecting widespread unease over current migration levels.  

 

Despite these challenges, Labour still leads in voting intention, with 30 percent of respondents planning to back the party in the next General Election. However, the Conservatives and Reform Party trail closely at 23 and 22 percent, respectively. Labour is also perceived as weaker on leadership and economic management compared to the Conservatives.  

 

Notably, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and shadow chancellor Mel Stride are narrowly seen as more capable of managing the economy than Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Among Labour supporters, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is viewed as the frontrunner to succeed Starmer should he step down. Meanwhile, Conservative respondents have expressed support for Boris Johnson’s return to frontline politics.  

 

The poll, conducted online between December 30, 2024, and January 3, 2025, surveyed 1,144 British adults. The findings underscore the growing discontent within the electorate and the mounting pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership as he navigates a deeply divided political landscape.  

 

 

Based on a report by Daily Mail 2024-01-08

Poll Source: https://deltapoll.co.uk/polls/mailonsunday-250106

 

 

The damage he will do before the years up , and the money he will siphon of the backs of the British,  he should be held financially accountable 

Can  the counrtry afford to wait a year to be rid of Starmer.

I think not. Six months we have seen more than enough of  that incompetent sleaze bag. 

11 minutes ago, jippytum said:

Can  the counrtry afford to wait a year to be rid of Starmer.

I think not. Six months we have seen more than enough of  that incompetent sleaze bag. 

Correct, now Elon Musk has joined the 'opposition' as it were, it may well be sooner than later!

1 hour ago, Theforgotten1 said:

The damage he will do before the years up , and the money he will siphon of the backs of the British,  he should be held financially accountable 

 

What money, specifically? 

Let's hope that Johnson, Sunak, Hancock and the rest of the tories who facilitated the theft of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money in their crooked covid contracts also face similar retribution. 

I think he will do a Biden and hang on until the very last minute before the next election, before quitting for an inept DEI replacement who loses catastrophically. 

 

He doesn't have the moral fibre required to accept his mistakes and resign now. Besides, he has plenty more damage he can do in the next 4 years. Too tempting for someone who loathes Britain like Starmer does. 

2 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

What money, specifically? 

 

Shall we start with the £12 Billion to Africa for Climate Change crap.

 

Or how about the £20 Billion in Carbon Capture crap.

 

Or how about the £8 Billion for Millibands " Mission Control " on energy, which will be a white elephant choking the tax payers for years to come.

 

Not bad going in 6 months, especially when they  have howled long and loud about inheriting a £22 Billion black hole.

 

And lets not leave out the pungent Rachel from Customer Services

 

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Rachel Reeves could be forced to make fresh cuts to public spending at her March “spring forecast” as a rise in government borrowing costs risks the chancellor breaking her own fiscal rules.

 

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The yield – in effect the interest rate – on UK 30-year debt rose by 0.4 percentage points to 5.22%, above the peak reached after Liz Truss’s mini-budget in 2022 sparked turmoil in financial markets, to hit the highest level in 27 years.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/07/uk-long-term-borrowing-costs-at-highest-since-1998-amid-fears-over-weak-growth

 

GDP Growth sinking

 

Borrowing costs up

 

Inflation ticking up

 

Unemployment ticking up, although the worst is yet to come

 

Thats just 6 months in Government. You think its going to get better.

I assume he was given the name Keir in recognition of Labour's founding member Keir Hardie. Any comparison ends at that point. Hardie was an intelligent, tough political strategist. Starmer is feeble and two-faced, not to be trusted under any circumstances.

47 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Shall we start with the £12 Billion to Africa for Climate Change crap.

 

Or how about the £20 Billion in Carbon Capture crap.

 

Or how about the £8 Billion for Millibands " Mission Control " on energy, which will be a white elephant choking the tax payers for years to come.

 

Not bad going in 6 months, especially when they  have howled long and loud about inheriting a £22 Billion black hole.

 

And lets not leave out the pungent Rachel from Customer Services

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/07/uk-long-term-borrowing-costs-at-highest-since-1998-amid-fears-over-weak-growth

 

GDP Growth sinking

 

Borrowing costs up

 

Inflation ticking up

 

Unemployment ticking up, although the worst is yet to come

 

Thats just 6 months in Government. You think its going to get better.

 

Ok, it was your use of the word 'siphon' that threw me - usually it suggest illegal disbursement rather that the fulfilment of actual government policies, even if you don't approve of them. That is why I mentioned the Tories...

1 minute ago, RuamRudy said:

Ok, it was your use of the word 'siphon' that threw me

 

I never used the word ' Siphon ' someone else did.

Starmer is tough. He's got a large majority and will ride out winging from the left and right.

 

11 minutes ago, bannork said:

Starmer is tough. He's got a large majority and will ride out winging from the left and right.

 

 

Yes, and unlike the Tories, Labour don't often (ever?) ditch their leader mid-term.  He'll still be PM in 2029 and I predict Labour will be re-elected. 🤞

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

Correct, now Elon Musk has joined the 'opposition' as it were, it may well be sooner than later!

The same Elon Musk calling for Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK?

 

28 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

I never used the word ' Siphon ' someone else did.

 

Yes - the person who I was questioning. Good of you to answer on their behalf, I just never noticed that you chose to use my post as a chance for your early morning rant. 

12 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

Yes - the person who I was questioning. Good of you to answer on their behalf, I just never noticed that you chose to use my post as a chance for your early morning rant. 

 

I never answered on anyone behalf.

 

I quoted your post and responded, from me, directly to you.

 

Rant ? Why would I want to rant about something that was obvious to anyone with more than one functioning brain cell.

 

You want me to go back to the last Labour cluster.

 

1 Raiding pension funds twice.

 

2. Selling off just over half the Gold reserves.

 

3. PFI on steroids, that wont be paid off until 2050. The NHS being hit the most by it.

 

4. Missed the banking crisis.

 

I'm struggling to see anything that Labour can crow about.

 

Perhaps go back to the 70's

 

Power blackouts

 

3 day weeks

 

Sky high inflation

 

Sky high Interest rates.

 

Still struggling to find anything to crow about from a Labour perspective.

 

Perhaps you could enlighten me to some of the good things that Labour have achieved ?

1 minute ago, The Cyclist said:

 

I never answered on anyone behalf.

 

I quoted your post and responded, from me, directly to you.

 

Rant ? Why would I want to rant about something that was obvious to anyone with more than one functioning brain cell.

 

You want me to go back to the last Labour cluster.

 

1 Raiding pension funds twice.

 

2. Selling off just over half the Gold reserves.

 

3. PFI on steroids, that wont be paid off until 2050. The NHS being hit the most by it.

 

4. Missed the banking crisis.

 

I'm struggling to see anything that Labour can crow about.

 

Perhaps go back to the 70's

 

Power blackouts

 

3 day weeks

 

Sky high inflation

 

Sky high Interest rates.

 

Still struggling to find anything to crow about from a Labour perspective.

 

Perhaps you could enlighten me to some of the good things that Labour have achieved ?

 

I have never once voted for Labour in all my 50-ish years so I am not the best person to try to big them up, but neither I am trying to lambast their performance as if they inherited anything other than an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. Nor am I trying to paint their RELATIVELY minor foibles as the crimes of the century while wilfully ignoring the rampant corruption that was going on unchecked by the Tories for years. Nothing happens in a vacuum, but many seem unwilling to acknowledge that.

2 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

while wilfully ignoring the rampant corruption that was going on unchecked by the Tories for years

 

The thread is about Kier Starmer Leadership, and by extension of that Leadership, the cluster that is currently befalling the UK under the Labour Stewardship.

 

You might want to start your own " Have a rant about the Tory Party Here " thread.

 

Otherwise people might think you are here to deny and obfuscate.

3 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

The thread is about Kier Starmer Leadership, and by extension of that Leadership, the cluster that is currently befalling the UK under the Labour Stewardship.

 

You might want to start your own " Have a rant about the Tory Party Here " thread.

 

Otherwise people might think you are here to deny and obfuscate.

 

So what was all this about?

 

15 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

You want me to go back to the last Labour cluster.

 

 

plus all the subsequent rant? 

 

Physician, heal thyself. 

9 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

plus all the subsequent rant? 

 

No rant, just laying out facts. As they pertain to this Labour Government, and previous Labour Governments.

 

Here is another fact. Big Broon ( Not the  Labour Party ) has one notable achievement from the 1997 - 2010 Labour Government.

 

Despite the wishes of the Labour Leader, Blair, he kept the UK out of the €.

 

A tremendous achievement, and one that we should all be eternally grateful for.

4 hours ago, Theforgotten1 said:

The damage he will do before the years up , and the money he will siphon of the backs of the British,  he should be held financially accountable 

Totally agree with this.  But I'd go further and include all living politicians in this accountability.  Criminal as well as financial accountability.  From the COVID PPE corruption to the Iraq invasion due to all those WMDs (LOL).  From those who die as a direct result of the withdrawal of the winter fuel allowance to those who committed suicide as a direct result of industrial Britain being decimated by Thatcher's government.

 

I don't care what party they are from, they should suffer just as their victims suffered.

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The same Elon Musk calling for Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK?

 

Yes indeed, it seems Farage has fell foul of Musk, but then then of course he is not the PM!

Just now, mikeymike100 said:

Yes indeed, it seems Farage has fell foul of Musk, but then then of course he is not the PM!

Nor will he be.

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Nor will he be.

 

You were equally confident about Harris beating Trump 😄.

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The same Elon Musk calling for Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK?

 

Musk is an earnest kite flyer, to use a Thai idiom.

5 hours ago, The Cyclist said:

 

I never answered on anyone behalf.

 

I quoted your post and responded, from me, directly to you.

 

Rant ? Why would I want to rant about something that was obvious to anyone with more than one functioning brain cell.

 

You want me to go back to the last Labour cluster.

 

1 Raiding pension funds twice.

 

2. Selling off just over half the Gold reserves.

 

3. PFI on steroids, that wont be paid off until 2050. The NHS being hit the most by it.

 

4. Missed the banking crisis.

 

I'm struggling to see anything that Labour can crow about.

 

Perhaps go back to the 70's

 

Power blackouts

 

3 day weeks

 

Sky high inflation

 

Sky high Interest rates.

 

Still struggling to find anything to crow about from a Labour perspective.

 

Perhaps you could enlighten me to some of the good things that Labour have achieved ?

You certainly are struggling.

Power blackouts and 3 day weeks occurred under Tory Ted Heath’s administration.

Sky high interest rates happened in Mad Bat Thatcher’s last days before even the Tories realised what a millstone she was. I remember my mortgage rate in 1990/1 was 15.4%.

Nice try but no cigar.

11 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

I remember my mortgage rate in 1990/1 was 15.4%.

Nice try but no cigar.

 

   The average mortgage rate in 1991 was 9% .

You were getting mugged of paying 15.4 %

17 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

Sky high interest rates happened in Mad Bat Thatcher’s last days before even the Tories realised what a millstone she was. I remember my mortgage rate in 1990/1 was 15.4%.

 

You dont remember the Heath Government from 74 - 79 then. Where Interest rates went from around 5% to 17 %

 

The 3 day weeks, power blackouts all happened under the Heath Government.

 

17 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

You certainly are struggling.

 

It is you who is struggling.

14 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

 

Power blackouts and 3 day weeks occurred under Tory Ted Heath’s administration.

 

 

   The power blackouts and the 3 day weeks were caused by the the miners and transport workers striking .

   It wasnt Heaths policies that caused the problems . 

Labour do like to blame others for the failings they cause .

30 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

You certainly are struggling.

Power blackouts and 3 day weeks occurred under Tory Ted Heath’s administration.

Sky high interest rates happened in Mad Bat Thatcher’s last days before even the Tories realised what a millstone she was. I remember my mortgage rate in 1990/1 was 15.4%.

Nice try but no cigar.

1979	17%
1980	14
1981	14.375
1982	10
1983	9.0625
1984	9.5
1985	11.375
1986	10.875
1987	8.375
1988	12.875
1989	14.875
1990	13.875
1991	10.375
1992	6.875
1993	5.375
1994	6.125
1995	6.375
1996	5.9375
1997	7.25
1998	6.25

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   The power blackouts and the 3 day weeks were caused by the the miners and transport workers striking .

   It wasnt Heaths policies that caused the problems . 

Labour do like to blame others for the failings they cause .

It wasn’t Heath’s policies unless you read the history, in particular Heath handing out significant pay rises to some while e forcing pay controls on others.