Labour just a single point clear of ousted Tories, new poll shows
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-labour-keir-starmer-lead-one-point-conservatives-new-poll-more-in-common/
by JayR_97
Labour just a single point clear of ousted Tories, new poll shows
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-labour-keir-starmer-lead-one-point-conservatives-new-poll-more-in-common/
by JayR_97
29 comments
This government has just been an absolute PR shit show.
Which doesn’t matter one iota for the next five years.
Unsurprising really, they’ve already targeted disabled people (some of the most vulnerable demographic) and seem to be operating on a Tory basis to gain favour with funders. People voted because they wanted a Labour party, not this shitshow. Having said that, a lot of the current furore probably comes from well-off pensioners with an entitlement problem.
There is no viable party to vote for in the UK. Instead of voting Reform, people voted Labour just because it’s not Tory. What did people expect? Granted, a Reform win, would have been akin to putting Liz and Kwasi on every single ministerial post. Imagine the FTSE plunge.
Well, we’ve had them in charge in Wales for quite a while, so this is of little surprise.
I’m all for Labour being unpopular tbh. They need to slash and burn, make hay while the sun shines.
The winter fuel allowance was supposed to be a softball to test the waters, and they’ve royally fucked it up imo, letting detractors make it a much bigger deal than it really is. And the clothes scandal is just a massive own goal that was utterly avoidable almost to the point where I suspect the thrill of getting caught is borderline fetishist for Starmer it was so blatant. They’ve got time to shape up. They can be a shamble of a party all they like in terms of “honour”, but they need to use their majority to at least steer the country into a positive place.
Remember, we are *right on course for a* ***second lost decade in a row.*** Something has to change that. I *want* the big disruptive, unpopular party to make the hard decisions. We must stop that second lost decade coming to fruition at all costs. Labour have the votes to do it. It’s just a case of whether they have the stomach to do it.
“We inherited a bunch of formulas from Labour that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone.
“I started the work of undoing that.”
We have to get back to the plan.
Ratings aside, it seems clear that the Tories have outflanked them on these issues brilliantly and ousted them as hypocrites
Politics can be dirty yes, but for Labour to assume they could operate like the Tories and not get called out for it is really amateur hour.
I’m sure Labour will learn and recover from this but just wow!
The voters voted labour because they were not meant to be the Tories, yet here we are 🤷♂️
These polls are absolutely pointless though. No election for years.
> Keir Starmer’s poll lead over the Conservatives he trounced at Britain’s general election has slumped to a single point.
Let’s hope he doesn’t call an election in the next month then…
On a scale of 1 to 10 how gutted is the average Labour supporter now.
I’m not British. But boy, even I’m feeling this. Imagine waiting so long to get the tories out and then labour come and piss the bed in a matter of weeks.
You guys just can’t catch a break.
Interesting how the people of this country give the Conservative 14 years to try and make things better and 3 months for Labour. Says everything you need to know about this country and why it’s headed for the toilet.
A week is a long time in politics and there are many weeks left
Time for a real third option would be my conclusion.
How the fuck you can fumble the past 4 months is beyond me. Admittedly Labour were far from popular in the ballot but these 4 months were totally winnable and Labour just decided we are going to choose nearly every bad option.
BREAKING: New government hasn’t made any significant progress fixing 14 years of damage in the span of 3 months. People with memory issues outraged.
More at 8
Going to have 2 governments in a row with a “super majority” that still make an absolute cunt of it. At this Rate Nigel will be PM in 2029
I for one, have actually liked most of what Labour have come out with. If you actually look into the details of most of their policies, to me they make sense. The optics and how they have presented it however has been awful.
Meh. What’s even the point of running a poll just 3 months after an election? They haven’t got off to the *best* start but it’s rather simplistic to be complaining about the lack of change only 3 months in.
We on the left tried to warn you, this is the natural consequence of giving power in the party to people who believe shite-all and think they can get away with 90s New Labour tribute act in place of a serious progressive programme for government (which is what this country and these voters are crying out for at this point.)
The idea is clearly to get the unpopular policies out the way first.
I think people forget that a government term lasts 5 years and Labour have been in power for a few weeks.
The power of the media! They’ve been on all out assault on this Govt since day one and it’s clearly having an impact. They total void on an opposition whilst they have a leadership contest is weirdly helping the Tories as they can’t be a target for anything as they essentially don’t exist currently.
Starting to feel like no clear position other than “we are the adults back In Charge” isn’t exactly good strategy.
Like it’s not a west wing episode where you and your pals get given a different quandary each week and the most middle of the road and sensible solution is what saves the day: that’s just the erotice fanfic of middle class dads.
To fix a broken country you need vision, not just to be the most sensible with a cabinet full of cronies.
“There will be no return to austerity with a Labour government. We’ll have a decade of national renewal instead, with ambitious investment and reform.” – Keir Starmer, 18th June 2024
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/keir-starmer-labour-leader-general-election-interview/
The shit show won’t matter unless it continues into the mid term and threatens a second term. Then, I suspect, Starmer is toast and the fun really begins. The left will want its first real taste of power and the right will want to put a “me too” , type for starmer in place. If you think the Conservative party was divided these past few years, you’ve seen nothing yet.
The key thing to watch is if Andy Burnam chooses to stand for a seat as an MP in a by election. He would be the logical replacement if Labour actually intended to win the next election, rather than implode.
They haven’t even announced there October budget yet.
Somethings got to give with the politics in this country. We need serious reform and change, it’s not working for the people anymore (It hardly ever did) Our country needs a serious shake up and fast.
My prediction is by the end of starmers term they will poll even lower thn the tories. This is said by somebody who supports no parties.
Yes like I keep getting downvoted for, the Tories are back within four years, yes within, and it’s Boris
Yes, it’s Boris
Go on, downvote again
Everyone in my family has a different political learning, and they all dislike this government. Except my angry, depressed hermit of a father who just spews death threats about anyone who’s not Labour.
Clearly, they are doing something. I’m not sure what and if it’s good, but they are doing something.
Well, so far, the Labour government has been behaving like the Tories in many ways.
Because of that, they are seen like another iteration of the same kind of people the UK has had for the past 14 years.
There are so many red lines with things that could benefit the UK as a whole, and so many little ones regarding the real problems of Britain. If this continues like this and Labour doesn’t do anything that proves they are different from the Tories, they’ll end up like them, but only in 5 years from now.