Keir Starmer was utterly humiliated live on Good Morning Britain as Kevin Maguire warned that the Labour party is turning on him days before the local elections. On Monday morning (April 27), Susanna Reid and Ed Balls returned to the helm, where they discussed the biggest stories hitting the headlines. It didn’t take long for things to turn political following the Labour leader’s recent interview with the Sunday Times, in which he claimed the “vast majority” of Labour MPs support him following calls for his resignation.
Political correspondent Louisa James began: “He insists the vast majority of Labour MPs support him, he also says that calls for his resignation are ‘the sort of thing you get all the time in politics and there is always talk’.” However, the broadcaster warned that this talk is “louder than it normally is” and is “much more detailed”.
She added: “Labour MPs are now openly discussing the timetable for when Keir Starmer should be replaced.” And Louisa James wasn’t the only presenter on GMB who fears for the future of the Prime Minister’s future in office, as Kevin Meguire argued that his confidence in his future is just for show.
Susanna pointed out: “In an interview with The Sunday Times, he said, ‘I’m going to fight in the next election, and most Labour MPs back me’.” It was at this point that Maguire argued: “They always say that, I think Boris Johnson was going to win the next two or three general elections before he stepped back. They always say that.
“I don’t think it’s in his [Starmer’s] mind yet because he will be thinking, ‘I haven’t been in office for two years yet, there’s another three years, I can turn it around.’ He’s in the bunker, but I do think Louisa’s right because I probably speak with some of the same ministers and MPs, it’s when, not if.”
The political commentator went on to warn Labour MPs that their futures are also at risk because of Starmer’s actions in office. He went on: “Labour’s going to get a hammering in the local elections; there are a lot of good Labour community councillors who will lose their seats, and in part, that’s because of the Prime Minister.
“I think when those seat losses come in at 1,000, 1,500, 2,000, whatever it is, that’s real votes for real people, and we’ll see the rise of Reform, and I think that’s when people will turn. We’ve seen cabinet ministers melt away.”
It didn’t take long before viewers flocked to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their thoughts on the debate online. One user penned: “Deluded, trecherous Starmer will always lie his way into believing he has the backing of the majority of his MPs. The toad couldn’t tell if he tried. Just lies, lie, and blame everyone else, throwing them under the bus to save his worthless skin.”
Another agreed: “The reality now is that people just want Keir Starmer gone because of the negative impact his government has made to people’s lives. We’ve had enough.” A third chimed in with: “Starmer still not resigning is disgusting. The man’s vanity and selfishness knows no bounds [angry emoji].”