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Starmer may resign

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spabbygirl Sun 21-Jun-26 14:17:46

there's a lot to like, improvements to NHS, school breakfast clubs, 0 hour contracts, small boats, Trump war, great on foreign stage.

He did make some mistakes, when he won the election & people were sick of austerity he cut cold weather payments, he should have cut just for higher tax folk, similar farms inheritance tax in Gloucestershire we have farms being bought simply to avoid paying tax.

He's boring & wooden in front of a camera unlike Burnham but there's no hint of exploitation, he's been a good, honest pair of hands.

I'll be sorry to see him go but I just thought he lost the voters confidence by cutting cold weather payments and the right wing press/media, & I include the BBC, hammered him at every opportunity.

I think Burnham will be a more attractive personal proposition with a better chance for the next election but I'm ok about either being in charge.

Cabowich Sun 21-Jun-26 14:16:21

I always found Starmer to be a hypocrite, but he did do some things I liked, such as allowing the Assisted Dying Bill to be voted on (even though the awful House of Lords later vetoed it), telling Trump he wasn't letting Britain be involved in his stupid war, and always sticking up for Ukraine.

valdali Sun 21-Jun-26 14:06:13

3 things I liked:

Swallowed his pride & was "matey" with Trump, earning us a bit of a bye when stonking tariffs were introduced (& repealed & introduced again)

Said he was going to make unpopular decisions but he was going to do this because long-term stability for UK is better than personal acclaim for him.

Wasn't having any of it when Trump wanted us to join in Iran war.

Settled the long-running NHS strikes (I know the hospital docs have come back, but not as strong as grievances partially appeased)

Getting rid of 0 hour contracts & other exploitative work practices. some progress on small boats, renters right.

mum2three Sun 21-Jun-26 13:56:10

I think resigning will be less humiliating than being forced out. I can't think of a single nice thing to say about him. Right from the start he was fixed on this globalist agenda and it seems to be the only thing he was concerned about.

fancythat Sun 21-Jun-26 13:51:41

Tomorrow apparently.

Can people list the things he has done that people have liked about him please?
Personally, I think he will be a Leader who I will soon forget.

I understand he may be a nice person.
Though personally I think he did far too much of "standing by people". He stood by everyone until he couldnt do it any longer.

He did do well about foreign wars.