Do we think it played out like that famous scene from the “Wolf of Wall Street”?
Training_Agency_7696 on
Good. The last thing we need is psycho-Farage in power.
ambient_temp_xeno on
It’s funny whatever happens.
DateMasamusubi on
Time to bring out the lettuce.
Durzel on
He’s probably the best PM we have had in recent times, and if you actually look beyond what is reported Labour have done a decent amount of things. Obviously it’s only the U-turns and negative stuff that gets any oxygen.
The big problem is that – like the States – the general population seem to be voting for personality over competency. Keir is very competent but he has no charisma. Farage and co are essentially the opposite, but people have shown they will vote for whoever tells them what they want to hear – even if it’s impossible.
What worries me more about anything that happens with Starmer or Labour is that a great many people seem to not care or even worse distrust competent people, preferring bombast and dog whistles.
Chargerado on
Nor should he.
JeelyPiece on
That’s usually what they say just before they quit, though, isn’t it?
pineconeminecone on
Does the UK get a new prime minister every week or something?
wwwlord on
Ok it’s official – he’s gone
Cultural_Meeting_240 on
Nobody asked him to quit though, thats the funny part
Warm-Mood-8994 on
People doing absolutely everything to justify his incompetence.
AncientAd6500 on
Uh oh. Bad sign if he needs to say this out loud.
Ravenblade727 on
Needs to hold on until we can get Burnham into the picture. I think Streeting will be behind much of this noise and he’ll want this to happen early specifically so that he’s relatively uncontested. He’d be a disaster for the country though, he offers nothing different whatsoever.
Confident-Bug4008 on
if he’s holding firm despite the pressure, that could lead to some interesting developments down the line. we’ll see how this plays out.
Sluggybeef on
Not a massive fan of Starmer but the alternatives are so much worse. Labour infighting handing Reform more power
Terrible-Group-9602 on
The nost likely scenario now is that he limps on wounded and basically a lame duck until Burnham gets a seat, and then he resigns when it’s obvious Burnham will stand against him.
Nuclear-Jester on
I am just going to pout out that a British PM resigning after bad electoral results is hardly something new
Even Margaret Thatcher had to resign after her own party revolted against her
HiddenbyMoon on
Good. The “media” can bullshit all they want. The grifting career politicians on the left and right can try to just him for their own gain. Ignore it, there is a job to be done.
HenkDeVries6 on
Time to start the lettuce clock again
John_Catachan on
Has hating the PM become a bit of a fad?
lawrenceM96 on
Does anyone in real life actually want him gone? The media stories around this seem so manufactured to me. What has he actually done that’s so damaging? Things take time for policies to actually have an impact and I think most policy choices have been successful. Who would even replace him? It would be nice to actually have some stabililty for once, I can’t see what this would help.
No_Feature_1184 on
Good. He’s a good man and a decent prime minister doing his best in very poor circusmtances.
Typingdude3 on
UK desperate for another conservative government.
AyeAye711 on
He’s going to get arrested. No one gets to the top without dirt on them.
dewittless on
*In his most nasal voice* Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t hear no bell!
KiaRioGrl on
So did Justin Trudeau.
Joshawott27 on
Starmer pointing out that the official mechanism for a leadership hasn’t been activated is a blinder of a move. It could be taken as him basically telling Wes Streeting to meet him on the court.
The big issue that Labour currently has is that there’s no alternate to Starmer who could immediately step into the role. Wes Streeting has been floated as a challenger, but likely won’t have the support of the MPs or wider membership. Andy Burnham also isn’t an MP, so will need someone else to resign and then win a by-election first. So, by effectively saying that he’ll only leave through a leadership election, he’s pressuring Streeting to bolt out of the paddock early and risk shutting out both him and Burnham, or letting the issue drag until the media get bored and move on.
abbzug on
It’s funny if you go back to when Labour was swept in by their huge landslide, practically everyone was predicting this would happen. That’d he just squander the opportunity.
Enjoyer_of_Cake on
I’m starting to wonder if this pressure is coming from some billionaires who want him gone that happen to own news outlets.
v896 on
He’s delusional
jonschaff on
He talks?
PositivelyAcademical on
U-turn coming in 5, 4, 3, 2…
Different_Bake_611 on
It’s basically Starmer or reform it at this point, so I’ll take Starmer all day every day thank you.
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Do we think it played out like that famous scene from the “Wolf of Wall Street”?
Good. The last thing we need is psycho-Farage in power.
It’s funny whatever happens.
Time to bring out the lettuce.
He’s probably the best PM we have had in recent times, and if you actually look beyond what is reported Labour have done a decent amount of things. Obviously it’s only the U-turns and negative stuff that gets any oxygen.
The big problem is that – like the States – the general population seem to be voting for personality over competency. Keir is very competent but he has no charisma. Farage and co are essentially the opposite, but people have shown they will vote for whoever tells them what they want to hear – even if it’s impossible.
What worries me more about anything that happens with Starmer or Labour is that a great many people seem to not care or even worse distrust competent people, preferring bombast and dog whistles.
Nor should he.
That’s usually what they say just before they quit, though, isn’t it?
Does the UK get a new prime minister every week or something?
Ok it’s official – he’s gone
Nobody asked him to quit though, thats the funny part
People doing absolutely everything to justify his incompetence.
Uh oh. Bad sign if he needs to say this out loud.
Needs to hold on until we can get Burnham into the picture. I think Streeting will be behind much of this noise and he’ll want this to happen early specifically so that he’s relatively uncontested. He’d be a disaster for the country though, he offers nothing different whatsoever.
if he’s holding firm despite the pressure, that could lead to some interesting developments down the line. we’ll see how this plays out.
Not a massive fan of Starmer but the alternatives are so much worse. Labour infighting handing Reform more power
The nost likely scenario now is that he limps on wounded and basically a lame duck until Burnham gets a seat, and then he resigns when it’s obvious Burnham will stand against him.
I am just going to pout out that a British PM resigning after bad electoral results is hardly something new
Even Margaret Thatcher had to resign after her own party revolted against her
Good. The “media” can bullshit all they want. The grifting career politicians on the left and right can try to just him for their own gain. Ignore it, there is a job to be done.
Time to start the lettuce clock again
Has hating the PM become a bit of a fad?
Does anyone in real life actually want him gone? The media stories around this seem so manufactured to me. What has he actually done that’s so damaging? Things take time for policies to actually have an impact and I think most policy choices have been successful. Who would even replace him? It would be nice to actually have some stabililty for once, I can’t see what this would help.
Good. He’s a good man and a decent prime minister doing his best in very poor circusmtances.
UK desperate for another conservative government.
He’s going to get arrested. No one gets to the top without dirt on them.
*In his most nasal voice* Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t hear no bell!
So did Justin Trudeau.
Starmer pointing out that the official mechanism for a leadership hasn’t been activated is a blinder of a move. It could be taken as him basically telling Wes Streeting to meet him on the court.
The big issue that Labour currently has is that there’s no alternate to Starmer who could immediately step into the role. Wes Streeting has been floated as a challenger, but likely won’t have the support of the MPs or wider membership. Andy Burnham also isn’t an MP, so will need someone else to resign and then win a by-election first. So, by effectively saying that he’ll only leave through a leadership election, he’s pressuring Streeting to bolt out of the paddock early and risk shutting out both him and Burnham, or letting the issue drag until the media get bored and move on.
It’s funny if you go back to when Labour was swept in by their huge landslide, practically everyone was predicting this would happen. That’d he just squander the opportunity.
I’m starting to wonder if this pressure is coming from some billionaires who want him gone that happen to own news outlets.
He’s delusional
He talks?
U-turn coming in 5, 4, 3, 2…
It’s basically Starmer or reform it at this point, so I’ll take Starmer all day every day thank you.
Good man, dont let the racists win.