From his public persona to a sense that he sold the country a pup, many factors seems to feed a sense of ‘great dislike’
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In yet another confusing and chaotic period for British politics there is one thing on which just about everyone can agree: Keir Starmer is unpopular. Very, very unpopular.
His net favourability rating, the difference between those who have a generally positive or negative view of the prime minister has been, depending on the pollster, anything from -50 to -57, a nadir only beaten by Liz Truss. Recent focus group descriptions of Starmer include a “jellyfish” and a “doormat”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/12/why-is-keir-starmer-so-deeply-unpopular
Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
Publish date : 2026-02-12 15:00:00
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