A new Ipsos poll proves grim reading for Labour, as a whopping 52% of Britons now believe the country is heading in the “wrong direction” under Starmer’s leadership. Hardly a shock, given that since Labour took the reins at Number 10, the UK has has been burdened by riots, strikes, and the looming threat of eye-watering tax hikes…
The usual honeymoon period a new Prime Minister enjoys certainly didn’t last long for Starmer, as his net favourability now flatlines at 0 — a 7-point nosedive since he first took office. Meanwhile, his Cabinet isn’t too popular either, with Rachel Reeves at -8, Yvette Cooper at -5 and Angela Rayner at -3. Things can only get worse…
Starmer has generally made a decent effort at holding back the nuts pro-Kremlin wing of his own party – and has so far navigated an apparently supportive policy on Ukraine. Over the weekend, however, Volodymyr Zelensky swiped hard at Starmer – saying British support was “slowing down”…
The Ukranian leader said:
“Unfortunately, the situation has slowed down recently… we will discuss how to fix this because long-range capabilities are vital for us. The whole world sees how effective Ukrainians are – how our entire nation defends its independence…”
Starmer has refused to allow UK manufactured Storm Shadow missiles (with a range of 190 miles) to be used inside Russian territory for offensive purposes during the latest series of Ukrainian incursions. UK kit like the Challenger 2 tank has, however, been used on Russian soil…
In order to unlock the use of the decisive weaponry, both the UK, France and the US must sign off on the plan. The White House yesterday denied reports that the US was blocking an ask from the UK for the use of the missiles to be approved, saying no such request had been made. So Starmer has not picked up the phone to Biden about it – why the delay?
The Home Office says that 492 migrants arrived on nine small boats on Saturday, which brings the seven-day total to a record high of 1,427 under Starmer. 19,066 have arrived in total this year…
Labour has failed to hire a Border Security Commander to ‘smash the gangs’ after getting the snub from ex-terror cop Neil Basu and offering to pay whoever takes the job a hefty £200,000. Meanwhile, immigration has returned as the top issue for the country for the first time since 2016 according to Ipsos‘ tracker. Not going away…
Christopher Hope interviewed Richard Tice. The rest of the Sunday shows are still on holiday…
GB News bosses must think Nigel Farage is worth every penny of the reported million quid they pay him, his box office appeal enabled them to beat Talk TV into the ground and off the air – despite Piers Morgan’s braggodicous bravado. Nigel keeps the upstart channel competitive. Given no TV licence fee taxpayers’ money is being squandered, what’s the problem? Nigel is being paid a market rate for his talent.
Could it be that rival media personalities are despairingly comparing their pay? The bland auto-cuties on a mere quarter or a third of a million quid must be livid. We love to see it!
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.”
