Starmer’s ratings hit record low as cronyism row continues

To Downing Street, where it appears the new Prime Minister isn’t having the most pleasant of premierships. Sir Keir Starmer has been in the top job for less than two months – and yet he’s already facing a cronyism row that doesn’t appear to be disappearing. Despite the resignation of Labour donor Ian Corfield from a senior civil service role in the Treasury it appears that, amid all the scrutiny, public goodwill towards the PM is waning. Starmer’s personal approval rating has bombed to record lows while approval for his government is worse than that of previous administrations at the same point. Talk about buyer’s remorse, eh?

Pollsters More In Common revealed this week that Sir Keir’s approval rating has plummeted by 27 points, falling from a post-election peak of +11 to a rather dismal -16. More than that, almost two-thirds of Brits believe the new Labour government is more ‘interested in helping themselves and their allies’ than the general public – while a majority of those surveyed consider Labour to be ‘somewhat’ or ‘very corrupt’.