Labour’s first 100 days running UK panned as ‘worst start in living memory’
Al Jazeera
A donations scandal and controversial decision to deny a payment to pensioners overshadow Starmer’s new administration.
London, United Kingdom – Keir Starmer, who will on Saturday mark his first 100 days in office as the British prime minister (PM), is unpopular.
According to an October 8 YouGov poll, the 62-year-old former lawyer’s favourability ratings have plummeted to the lowest level since he took over as Labour leader in 2020, his popularity having declined further since becoming PM.
More than six in 10 Britons now dislike Starmer, YouGov reported.
“It’s easily the worst start to a government’s time in office in living memory – and it wasn’t as if Labour were that popular anyway,” Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London, told Al Jazeera.
Starmer on July 4 led his then-opposition party to a resounding election victory and large majority in Parliament, sweeping the Conservatives, in power for more than a decade, into the shadows.
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