Starmer’s popularity is in freefall, as Labour’s polling has plummeted to an average below 30%—something no new governing party has managed in over 40 years, according to PollBasePro. In just 70 days, Starmer’s Labour is already under the 30% mark. Here’s how long it took for other governments to hit the same level in the past after a general election:
- 1993 Major – 397 days.
- 1968 Wilson – 664 days.
- 2019 May – 675 days.
- 1981 Thatcher – 676 days.
- 2022 Johnson – 762 days.
- 2008 Brown – 1,082 days.
- 2004 Blair – 1,104 days.
That’s approximately 11 times faster than the average of 765 days. Releasing criminals, no plan to cut down immigration and the on-going cronygate saga probably hasn’t helped…
Border Security Minister Angela Eagle had the morning round for the government. She deployed the ‘snark and spite’ strategy for dealing with questions about Starmer’s snowballing Passes for Glasses scandal…
Eagle decided to instantly snap when asked why Starmer shouldn’t buy his own glasses when he earns £166,000 a year, repeatedly saying: “Well why don’t you ask him.“ She added that she wasn’t “responsible for decisions the Prime Minister made” and doesn’t have an opinion. This comms strategy just gets better and better…
Stig Abell pressed the point:
“I’ll tell you why you might have an opinion because Angela Rayner had an opinion when Boris Johnson was getting money from donors. She tweeted: ‘What right does a man who complains he can’t live on £150,000 a year and asks Tory donors to fund his luxury wallpaper habit have to lecture someone trying to survive on £80 a week?’ that’s what Labour attacked Boris Johnson for doing.”
Eagle’s reply?
“OK you’ve had your rant.“
That’s sure to get the public on side…
Party frock gate continues to rumble on as Lady Vic splashes the front pages donning her designer dress and, as Guido first reported, a £1,200 jacket at a fashion week show. Remember when she used to the be the ‘Cut Out Woman’?
One co-conspirator in the high-end British fashion scene tells Guido that Mrs. Sunak had been a customer on several occasions when Rishi was Prime Minister. Despite the industry’s usual schmoozing, she “never once” accepted a gift or discount—always paying full whack. It’s no coincidence either; it was under “strict instructions” to avoid any freebies or favours. So much for Starmer being ‘Mr. Integrity’…
The Lib Dem conference has been quite the circus, with Davey prancing about playing volleyball, zipping around on jet skis, and the party members falling over themselves to pat each other on the back. Today, a Lib Dem councillor toasted the supposed “success” of South Cambridge council’s four-day week. A scheme that hardly warrants a celebration…
Lib Dem Councillor Bridget Smith, who ignored the Tory government’s calls to scrap the scheme, declared today that the four-day week had been a roaring victory. The scheme was initially touted to save £1 million on agency staff. Then that figure quietly shrank to £434,000, before being revised again to a measly £370,000 – clearly moving the goalposts to make this bungled plan seem like anything but a disaster. If this is their idea of success, one dreads to think what failure looks like…
Guido is old enough to remember Starmer having a field day over the Boris fake and invented “cash for curtains” saga. He was well versed on the parliamentary rules on declaring gifts from donors, lecturing the Prime Minister on the “very clear” rules:
“The prime minister will be aware that he’s required to declare any benefits that relate to his political activities, including loans or credit arrangements, within 28 days. He will also know any donation will be recorded in the minister’s interest, and under law, any donation of over £500 for a political party must be registered and declared.”
Meanwhile, Downing Street is keeping tight-lipped on whether Lord Alli—Labour donor caught up in the ‘party frock gate’ scandal and a previous recipient of a Downing Street pass—has been inside Number 10 for meetings, as some allege, as recently as last week. Do as I say, not as I do…
Victoria Starmer appears unbothered by the ongoing party frock scandal as she makes her debut at a London Fashion Week show today, gracing the front row of the Edeline Lee runway. Outside Millbank Tower, she was spotted wearing a £1,200 jacket, along with a custom-made polka dot dress, presumably from the same pricey brand. Who covered the cost of this ensemble?
Interesting timing…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”
