Almost two thirds of voters want Sir Keir Starmer to resign immediately and a similar number want a General Election now, a poll has found, with even Labour voters saying they want him gone. The Telegraph has more.
Fewer than one in five think the Prime Minister should stay on, while almost half of those who voted Labour at the 2024 General Election want him to go.
Sir Keir is likely to come under increased pressure to step down if Labour fares badly in next month’s local elections, and there is a growing belief within the party that it cannot win the next General Election with him as leader.
The new poll, by JL Partners, shows that a majority of voters in every region and age group want the Prime Minister to be replaced.
Asked “should Keir Starmer stay or go?”, 64% of people said he should go and 18% said he should stay. Of those who voted Labour in 2024, 46% said they wanted him to go now.
James Johnson, the co-founder of JL Partners, said: “I can’t think of a time I have seen the governing party’s own voters be in majority support of another election just two years later.
“The usual loyalty we see in British politics has become unbuckled as far as Labour is concerned, and that places the Prime Minister in a very perilous position indeed.”
According to one recent forecast, Labour is set to lose 1,900 councillors at the local elections – more than three in five of the council seats up for election.
Reform is predicted to gain as many as 2,260 councillors, with the Greens gaining 450. The Conservatives are expected to lose more than 1,000 councillors.
Nigel Farage’s party sees Sir Keir’s unpopularity as the key to its own success in the local elections, and on Friday Farage will launch its local election campaign slogan, “Vote Reform, Get Starmer Out.”
And who pays JL Partners? Early days yet for any GE, after all.
mrbu
2 days ago
Normally, I’d be in favour of getting rid of Starmer. He’s totally unreliable, untrustworthy, with no real convictions. Everything that has happened under his premiership has accelerated the decline of the UK on the world stage and lowered the quality of life for all but the wealthiest of its citizens (a category that includes Starmer and his cronies). The only reason why I want him to stay is that any of the suggested replacements could potentially harm the UK even more that he is currently doing.
The only real option that would offer me any hope is an early general election, and that doesn’t look at all likely.
My first thought. One in three voters think the thing that should be in prison for treason is doing a good job. And that’s exactly why this country is f*cked.
Starmer was only elected by a third of voters in the first place. He got one third of the total vote in the last election. 33.7% to be precise. So this isn’t actually the news one might think.
I’m afraid that this is what the system produces.
Unless the system is changed, nothing much will change.
Reform focusing on ‘getting Starmer out’ vs their own policy for improvement and change is shortsighted in my opinion… but perhaps they know what will work with Joe Public better than I do…
I’ve never liked negative campaigning. I think that’s what really lost the Remain lobby the EU referendum. They were too busy being negative about the disadvantages of leaving, and said virtually nothing about the advantages of remaining. (Mind you, I’d have been hard pressed to think of many.) Meanwhile, the Leave campaign was positive and optimistic. People want hope, they want to think that their vote is helping bring about something good, not just stopping something bad.
Yup, glass half full. If you only proffer doom with the incumbent it engenders a sense of nihilism – “They’re all the same, so why bother?”.
DiscoveredJoys
2 days ago
Clearly two thirds of voters are suffering from ‘false consciousness’ – and so may be disregarded – because how could a Fabian Prime Minister hell bent on securing a Socialist Utopia be wrong?
TBH, I will be quite happy if Starmer goes sooner than later. Bear with me on this, but I will also be happy for Milibrain to take over as well. Rayner, Streeting or any other would risk more of the same, a slow death of the country but still just the remote chance that something could happen that pulls it out of the fire for the Labour party that gives them a chance in the next election. I still don’t think that enough people are aware of Miliband and his lunatic destruction of the country, they still aren’t aware of the lies of the climate cult because they get so much information from the BBC and Sky, as well as some fawning papers. With the lunatic in control, he will be front and centre, solely responsible for the downfall of the country. His messaniac imposition of green measures will shoot both his, the LibDems (promoters of CAN, let’s not forget) and the Green fox, leaving the field wide open to Reform to take control with a resounding majority and, hopefully, enough blocks left to rebuild the country.
This looks interesting. You can browse the site as a guest;
”There is no way of knowing how often Parliament votes against what the public actually wants. Until now. http://houseofthepeople.com tracks every bill going through Parliament. You vote. We compare it to how your MP voted. The gap speaks for itself.
That is exactly why we provide summaries for bills so the people can understand exactly what they are actually voting on. We also have a discussion section under each bill so voters can exchange views, challenge each other and debate the detail. We think of it as a third chamber.
The platform launched to an audience that skews right and the data reflects that right now. We are growing on Bluesky, Facebook and other platforms specifically to bring in a much wider range of voices.”
Opinion polls like that operate in a pseudo-presidential system. After all, there are only two groups of people that actually vote for the Party leader: Party members at the time of selection, and constituents in that persons constituency at the time of election. However, the choice made by individuals in various constituencies do tend to be affected by whoever the Party leader is at the time. And in recent times there have been a few changes of job at the Prime Minister level with no election at all.
Rishi Sunak 25 Oct 2022 – GE Lost
Liz Truss 6 Sep 2022
Boris Johnson 24 Jul 2019 – GE Won
Theresa May 13 Jul 2016 – GE won (barely)
Gordon Brown 27 Jun 2007 – GE lost
John Major 28 Nov 1990 – GE Won
James Callaghan 5 Apr 1976 – GE lost
Ireland is in revolt and the DS hasn’t said a word, SHAME ON YOU!
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.. Our governments are the enemy not each other !
We are one on these rocks at the western edge of Europe, we are one and the same people! Fight for your liberty!
IRELAND IS LEADING THE WAY!
Open your eyes!
happycake78
2 days ago
How does anyone take him seriously, at a day to day level?
Rusty123
1 day ago
As he is a placed WEF puppet, on top of being a narcissist, he wont go until he’s forced, anyone who voted Liebour with their track record is suspect, never left the country in a good position, as for “statesman” see laughing stock!
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During an infestation, getting rid of one rat achieves nothing.
You’ve got to start somewhere.
And who pays JL Partners? Early days yet for any GE, after all.
Normally, I’d be in favour of getting rid of Starmer. He’s totally unreliable, untrustworthy, with no real convictions. Everything that has happened under his premiership has accelerated the decline of the UK on the world stage and lowered the quality of life for all but the wealthiest of its citizens (a category that includes Starmer and his cronies). The only reason why I want him to stay is that any of the suggested replacements could potentially harm the UK even more that he is currently doing.
The only real option that would offer me any hope is an early general election, and that doesn’t look at all likely.
You probably account for half of the 18% that want him to stay.
It’s really Miliband that needs to be gone.
Only two-thirds? That still leaves a third of folk brain-dead!
My first thought. One in three voters think the thing that should be in prison for treason is doing a good job. And that’s exactly why this country is f*cked.
Maybe some of the third think that the alternatives to replace him will be even worse?
Starmer was only elected by a third of voters in the first place. He got one third of the total vote in the last election. 33.7% to be precise. So this isn’t actually the news one might think.
I’m afraid that this is what the system produces.
Unless the system is changed, nothing much will change.
My sentiments exactly. I sturggle to empathise with those who honestly believe this man should stay. It beggars belief.
Reform focusing on ‘getting Starmer out’ vs their own policy for improvement and change is shortsighted in my opinion… but perhaps they know what will work with Joe Public better than I do…
I’ve never liked negative campaigning. I think that’s what really lost the Remain lobby the EU referendum. They were too busy being negative about the disadvantages of leaving, and said virtually nothing about the advantages of remaining. (Mind you, I’d have been hard pressed to think of many.) Meanwhile, the Leave campaign was positive and optimistic. People want hope, they want to think that their vote is helping bring about something good, not just stopping something bad.
Yup, glass half full. If you only proffer doom with the incumbent it engenders a sense of nihilism – “They’re all the same, so why bother?”.
Clearly two thirds of voters are suffering from ‘false consciousness’ – and so may be disregarded – because how could a Fabian Prime Minister hell bent on securing a Socialist Utopia be wrong?
{sarcasm}
TBH, I will be quite happy if Starmer goes sooner than later. Bear with me on this, but I will also be happy for Milibrain to take over as well. Rayner, Streeting or any other would risk more of the same, a slow death of the country but still just the remote chance that something could happen that pulls it out of the fire for the Labour party that gives them a chance in the next election. I still don’t think that enough people are aware of Miliband and his lunatic destruction of the country, they still aren’t aware of the lies of the climate cult because they get so much information from the BBC and Sky, as well as some fawning papers. With the lunatic in control, he will be front and centre, solely responsible for the downfall of the country. His messaniac imposition of green measures will shoot both his, the LibDems (promoters of CAN, let’s not forget) and the Green fox, leaving the field wide open to Reform to take control with a resounding majority and, hopefully, enough blocks left to rebuild the country.
And there, in your last sentence, is the crux of the matter. What will be left behind after this Parliament?
Well, we’ve come back from smouldering ruins in the past.
Add human rights now… The new dynamic.
This looks interesting. You can browse the site as a guest;
”There is no way of knowing how often Parliament votes against what the public actually wants. Until now. http://houseofthepeople.com tracks every bill going through Parliament. You vote. We compare it to how your MP voted. The gap speaks for itself.
That is exactly why we provide summaries for bills so the people can understand exactly what they are actually voting on. We also have a discussion section under each bill so voters can exchange views, challenge each other and debate the detail. We think of it as a third chamber.
The platform launched to an audience that skews right and the data reflects that right now. We are growing on Bluesky, Facebook and other platforms specifically to bring in a much wider range of voices.”
https://x.com/HoTPOfficial/status/2042298236824592748
That is awesome, Mogs, I am such a happy person now, but fear I will be spending even more time on my tablet accessing this as well as the DS and GF.
Opinion polls like that operate in a pseudo-presidential system. After all, there are only two groups of people that actually vote for the Party leader: Party members at the time of selection, and constituents in that persons constituency at the time of election. However, the choice made by individuals in various constituencies do tend to be affected by whoever the Party leader is at the time. And in recent times there have been a few changes of job at the Prime Minister level with no election at all.
Rishi Sunak 25 Oct 2022 – GE Lost
Liz Truss 6 Sep 2022
Boris Johnson 24 Jul 2019 – GE Won
Theresa May 13 Jul 2016 – GE won (barely)
Gordon Brown 27 Jun 2007 – GE lost
John Major 28 Nov 1990 – GE Won
James Callaghan 5 Apr 1976 – GE lost
https://youtu.be/g25bkO5lOoY?is=7zj4fellg9RaUErD
Ireland is in revolt and the DS hasn’t said a word, SHAME ON YOU!
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.. Our governments are the enemy not each other !
We are one on these rocks at the western edge of Europe, we are one and the same people! Fight for your liberty!
IRELAND IS LEADING THE WAY!
Open your eyes!
How does anyone take him seriously, at a day to day level?
As he is a placed WEF puppet, on top of being a narcissist, he wont go until he’s forced, anyone who voted Liebour with their track record is suspect, never left the country in a good position, as for “statesman” see laughing stock!