The May Elections Could Spell The End For Keir Starmer. Here's Why |
The May Elections Could Spell The End For Keir Starmer. Here's Why
This week's Commons People episode looks at the mounting speculation that the PM's time in office is up.
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HuffPost UK's politics podcast
Keir Starmer knows his premiership is in danger.
Pollsters have been charting his decline in popularity over the last 22 months, with divisive policies – such as scrapping the winter fuel payments – and a mounting pile of U-turns, setting voters against Labour.
And that’s before the scandal surrounding Starmer’s decision to make Peter Mandelson – friend of the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein – the UK’s ambassador to the US dominated the national conversation.
Thursday marks the first major test of public opinion towards the government since its landslide victory in July 2024.
It’s also the biggest threat Starmer’s faced since winning the Labour........