Keir Starmer exclusive: I will be ‘ruthless’ to change Britain

Keir Starmer speaks to Kate McCann on Times Radio.
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[@idonthavealoginname]

The only reason Starmer is ahead in the polls is that we are sick to death of the Tories.

[@jeremymanson1781]

That's how it usually works. Governments lose elections, rather than the opposition win elections.

[@elkpaz560]

And people can't imagine not putting Tweedle dum in power after Tweedle di.

[@nigeltrigger4499]

Why did you even vote for the Tories in the first place?

[@markysgeeklab8783]

@nigeltrigger4499 there are 3 reasons to vote Tory, 1 you have multiple millions with of assets, 2 you are working class and love the class system where you will always be at the bottom of the pile, 3 you got conned.

[@josephnott2956]

​@nigeltrigger4because the country is brain washed bit like north Korea 499

[@samr8603]

She keeps on about a sugar tax, there is already a sugar tax in law.

[@chriswills9437]

Indeed. The sugar tax standard rate (18p per litre) applied to drinks with sugar content between 5 grams (g) and up to (but not including) 8g per 100ml. A higher rate (24p per litre) applied to drinks with sugar content equal to or greater than 8g per 100ml. The journalist is ignorant on the matter and has done no research either.

[@LOL10060]

There is your right 😊 Also she looks so lovely n cute right 😊❤😊❤😊

[@beltingtokra]

She is obsessed with a sugar tax. What about the ultra processed food that so many people in the country eat that is causing so many health issues? Sugar isn't the only issue here.

[@UkSapyy]

@@beltingtokra Ultra-processed food allows prices to be low. We're reliant on imports so we'd have to do something crazy like join a free trade zone to better feed our people at reasonable prices.

[@benjenplaysgames]

My thoughts exactly. It's been here since 2018, though they call it a 'levy' (at this point, I don't see the difference between a tax and levy).

[@blechtic]

I wish I'd see this kind of grilling on the Tories' promises and policies and impacts, going back the full 14 years.

[@timcomley5948]

Call that a grilling

[@mattbooth307]

You won't see it from Times Radio.

[@vincehammond1282]

Tim is right , this is not a grilling it only seems that way because of the complete absence of media scrutiny of the Torai government, come on you so called journalists acting in the public interest you can’t leave it to so few that are prepared to stand up for what is right !

[@lestrem11]

It wouldn’t have been a ‘grilling ‘ if he had been able to answer a single question. Just useless.

[@Jon-ov4nc]

​@@lestrem11 he did answer the questions

[@xtc2v]

Sugar tax..........there is already a 20% VAT rate on sweets. Unfortunately that 20% rate is also charged on low calorie sugar substitutes (such at teeth protective Xylitol). That tax should come off!!! Times Radio are too dumb to think of that

[@mattbooth307]

Sugar tax needs to go or be reformed. They (the drinks companies) are just loading up their drinks with sweeteners, which actually RAISE blood sugar levels. It's done wonders for dental health, but is absolutely ruining gut health. That's more likely that dental stats have dropped given the severe lack of NHS dentist places. There's many more crohns and colitis diagnoses over the last 10 years since the sugar tax was introduced. They're horrendous chemicals and taste terrible.

[@xtc2v]

Xylitol is found naturally in plants. It can be produced by fermentation. Nothing we eat is totally safe either. However a web search tells me that sweetners do not raise blood sugar. What is your source to support your statement that it does?@@mattbooth307

[@davidcooks2379]

No need for sugar OR sweeteners in any products or drinks. Sugar is white death. Just ban all sugar and sugar substitutes, and let the nation get used to natural taste of foods

[@iisotter8944]

@@mattbooth307 And Diabetes, a 15 year study came out last year showing our bodies do not know what to do with sweeteners, 'it panics' if you like, and sugar levels fluctuate massively.

[@danielward7008]

​@@mattbooth307It's not about health. It's just another excuse to increase tax.

[@somethingsinister8493]

It seemed like Kate had been briefed to try and get Keir to agree to banning cartoons on cereal boxes, on 3 occasions she tried to put those words into his mouth and on 3 occasions she got ignored. Keir is too smart for the mindless tory media tactics.

[@maralynmitchell8261]

He Waffled !!

[@johnbossino5721]

Would interviewer please let him finish his answers please!

[@Ulysses042]

I assume she was under time pressure, but yes, it was frustrating.

[@LOL10060]

She looks so lovely n cute thou right ❤😊

[@brockit79]

Irritating interviewer alert...

[@undesignated3491]

Ruthless for what, it wont do anything but cause more problems. There has to be a complete change in direction than this childish Con vs Lab. Its boring and flips public from one side to the other. New party is needed, I would like to see policies that force companies to provide better contract and flexible hours with options for alot of overtime so people can work themselves to a better life. A flat 40 hour week is laughable !

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

Ruthless about removing anything slightly left from Labour to make them tory replacements.

[@malcolmluker-nn9kv]

Take all money out of politics and see who wants to be a politician

[@lesleywillis6177]

I’ll tell you who, the mega rich and their offspring, who will change the laws to suit their greedy selves even more!

[@alex_n8863]

Certainly wouldn't be any Tories left! 😂

[@_MrMoney]

...take all money out of anything and see who wants to do that thing.

[@veggiesnake4430]

@@_MrMoney Had a look at the NHS lately? Those doctors and nurses aren't in it for the money, they're in it to help people. That's the kind of attitude you want in politicians. Pay key workers more, pay MPs less.

[@_MrMoney]

@@veggiesnake4430 They are still paid, and way more than the average salary that is. If doctors were in there just for the kindness of their hearts then economically speaking it'd be wiser to pay them less for the benefit of the rest of the population. This, of course, makes no sense because people work for money.

[@samcarena4702]

We know Kid Starver is ruthless, look at his position regarding gaxa

[@lynne9658]

I've taught around Europe, every other country has supervised teeth cleaning after lunch.no big deal.

[@julielawlor5482]

What parents expecting their kids to clean their teeth its not their job Too much effort for them

[@nihilistlivesmatter5197]

I don't believe you

[@markedwardsuk]

During Parliament, there is only a certain amount of time to debate and introduce legislation. The Conservative Party has been attempting to push through large volumes of legislation, including an attempt by Jacob Rees-Mogg to bypass Parliament for all British laws with links to the European Union. Labour's only choice, given that certain Tories wish to salt the earth, is to focus on a limited number of crucial policies and leave fixing the damage being inflicted by the right wing of the Tory party on the people until later.

[@bereal6590]

Mogg is a terrible individual with a complete empathy bypass

[@andrewcheadle948]

There's a right wing of the tory party? Can you point to who they are? Or is Mogg it, in your view. Even tho, he is far from right wing regarding immigration. Mogg certainly doesn't see that as an issue in his Somerset constituency. So who are the other right wingers in the tory party? I'm pretty sure that the damage done to this country is because the "conservatives" have shifted centre left.... Unless you care to inform me of any conservative policies that they have implemented over the last decade? .

[@markedwardsuk]

@@andrewcheadle948 A better word is extremists, in the same way there are extremist on the left the same applies to the right, these are the ideologues they don’t critically think and try to solve complex problems using simple solutions, only to either make the situation worse or create a load of new problems Mogg, Johnson, Francois, Redwood, Baker, David, Braverman, Mcvey, IDS etc

[@nickstibbs1]

​​@@andrewcheadle948Suella Braverman, obviously. Rees-Mogg is hard-right on issues like abortion. But these people have complex sets of views, and don't necessarily conform to every stereotype of each position on the left-right spectrum.

[@andrewcheadle948]

@@nickstibbs1 why is Braverman hard right? And why is Moggs Christian views on abortion seen as hard right? And are these the only two hard right tories in the tory party? If so, I don't think you've got much to worry about, regarding the hard right infiltrating the tory party. However if your man Starmer wins the next election, you'll have plenty to worry about.

[@lesleysmith8300]

I also want to know what plans they have in place to tackle homelessness, how many houses are they planning on building, what is their plan to tackle the housing crisis in the UK. And most of all, what are their plans on how to tackle the cause of homelessness and social issues. They need something in place to keep people from becoming homeless. Also, what are their plans to deal with mental illness, as there has been a few unfortunate incidents were people haver lost their lives due to being attacked by mentally ill people who were not properly supported. Care in the community is obviously not working and it's not right for both the person with mental illness and the public who might be at risk of attack.

[@maureengladwell1317]

She doesn't want to know anything about that she just wants to know what can she can help the Tory party with

[@geoffclarke3796]

The Tories have been a disaster since 2019 but I don't see things improving anytime soon under Starmer.

[@thegoodpimps]

started off the Heir to Blair, ended up the Heir to Farage.

[@ianwhitehead691]

Men in suites and ties, Told us lies.

[@coastalsandwich]

He's not wearing a tie

[@martinmurphy9679]

@@coastalsandwich He's not wearing a suite either

[@howardosborne8647]

@@martinmurphy9679 🤣🤣

[@08krishni67]

Ruthless??? Didn’t here anything like ruthlessness in his words

[@bb5979]

“Cartoons banning junk food” is that really a valid talking point?

[@jeffbrunswick5511]

He's going to change things, he's going to reform, he's going to make everything better. Not a single policy, just generic language without any specifics. He's always been like this.

[@nigeltrigger4499]

Even if he does nothing at all we will be better off than we have/would be under the Tories whose reasons for being are to extract tax payer's money and look after their rich friends!

[@Hession0Drasha]

Bring back the east midlands hub for hs2. There's huge potential for the airport to expand.

[@lestrem11]

I will ruthlessly flip flop all over the place.👍

[@saxpapimusic]

Why does she keep cutting him off? He’s trying to answer her questions and I’m tryin to hear his answers

[@chrisbowser]

She doesn't agree... so she interrupts him

[@lestrem11]

Because he is simply waffling……can’t you see that?

[@WhoDaresWinso7]

​@@lestrem11 the left legitimately think they are out of power because the tories are in...tories are continuing Blairism which is less overt than Corbin. The left have been in power for 26 years and they whinge and complain. They pretend their voice isn't being answered and also pretend that the working class British are always appeased when we're not.

[@saxpapimusic]

@@lestrem11 I mean it’s an interview not a political debate..

[@GLYDR]

Rupert Murdoch told her to do that.

[@yanbibiya]

will he though...i havent yet seen a parliament in my life time either carry outs its main policys or make Britain significantly better than its predecessor . Its not a party issue its much deeper than that. Here is an example: Under a tory government the NHS functioned really well during the late 80s and 90s. It seems to me that year on year throughout each parliament peoples quality of living is diminished (not goods or pay or options) but actual quality

[@terencefisher4707]

Why do interviews always want to ask a questions and then talk over the answers? Will interviewers fix the country, or leaders of political parties diametrically opposed to the current government? Individuals in focus groups will have views, Starmer will have the ability to change things. Changes in behaviour is important, and letting Starmer answer is an important behaviour. At the dispatch box Starmer asks the prime minister’s questions, Sunak doesn’t answer just leans towards Starmer points his finger at him and tells blatant lies. Which one of the focus groups asked about football manager analogies. Even then he was interrupted whilst giving his answer, he isn’t thinking about which football manager he’s like, he’s thinking about doing the right thing for the U.K.

[@enigmatwist6548]

They usually have a strict allotted amount of time to do their interview so they need concise answers and all politicians have a tendency to waffle on endlessly.

[@impalabeeper]

The British media always do this though. Nothing new.

[@maralynmitchell8261]

Ask him about his minders,?and why he has not voted for any independent Trade deals for this Country.Check it out Folks, what all Parties vote for in Westminster . Certainly before you vote,The smoke will soon fade off the Mirrors .The Whole System needs Replacing . Reform.x

[@colinbaker3916]

That interviewer reminds me a bit of Carey Mulligan.

[@Camerooonify]

I'm not the biggest fan. But the electorate have to understand that due to our voting system.. a vote for anyone but Labour at the next election is effectively a vote for the tories. If you want the tories out, you have to vote Labour. Or it will just split the vote and put the tories back in. Tough choices and decisions have to be made. The country is in an absolute mess.

[@chrishartley4553]

Only applies if Labour are either in first place or second for a particular constituency. If labour are a distant third then it makes sense to vote for the party most likely to oust the Tories, be that LibDem, Green, SNP or Plaid Cymru. Its not just about getting Labour to power, what is most important is reducing the number of Tory MPs as much as possible.

[@warrengrant2992]

What if you want the tories out but also don't trust Labour either? This is why some don't wanna vote at all. 🤦🏽‍♂️ This voting system needs changing and we need better alternatives to traditional 2.

[@keithparker1346]

Unless you are in Scotland...but obviously you are England centric

[@sugarfree1894]

Or LibDem in the South West. In any case, tactical.

[@gio-oz8gf]

@@warrengrant2992 Regardless of your decision to vote or not, a government will be in place following the election. The question you should ask yourself is: Do I want a say in which party forms that government? Or am I happy to let others decide for me? Try using your brain to find a solution to your dilemma. There's no point in having it if you don't use it.

[@andrewbarry1380]

this guy set out a wish list we;d all want but not one explanation how its going to be done wishing and hoping are just words with no substance......yes labour will inherit the worst economy ever ... not all the tories fault .... but alot of it their fault all this will require very radical and brave policies.......starmer isn;t the man for the job,,,,,,he;s a continuous back tracking wimp.......i and many freinds who have voted labour for maybe 45 years cannot bring ourselves to vote for him he;s devided the party,,,,,alienated many true members and should be removed before he does any more damage he will do nothing radical ,,,, i ts all talk

[@Jamal-Ahmed786]

I'm on the same page as him, no sugar tax

[@johnmulligan455]

Really? That's totally inane

[@maralynmitchell8261]

I would like to tell Kier Starmer.I have had Exalient Treatment from the NHS ,when we really need them They are there for you.Admittidly the Doctors surgeries Services are not as Accessible as they used to be,But once you have managed to sccess them , Appointments come quickly.Certainly more Dentist are needed,It seems that plans are inplace now to help the Situation .

[@lestrem11]

Boris Mk. 2. No different…except better haircut..

[@jeremymanson1781]

No comparison. Johnson, a spoilt, privileged, womanising, adulterous, third rate journalist, never had a proper job in his life and was sacked twice for lying. Starmer was a very distinguished lawyer from a normal background and ran the CPS with over two thousand staff. Including prosecuting terrorists. Earlier in his career he also defended employment and other cases for free.

[@DornAndGrant]

Ruthless = having no pity : merciless, cruel. I get his reasoning I.e that he knows tories are going to run a nasty nasty campaign but 🤷‍♂️

[@incurableromantic4006]

He means he's going to be ruthless with the native population in terms of replacing them.

[@whoknowsnubby]

With such a choosen title, I wonder how they want to portray him.

[@jeffreypetchharrison4363]

he just needs to say were are 2 trillion in dept and we are in a very difficult place .. jeffrey

[@JohnAdams-kc8wx]

2.9 trillion now Jeffrey…

[@edmurth]

My favourite word during the interview is pragmatic. A pragmatist from an ordinary background would be a HUGE change from what we have had, I’m sick to death of career politicians who don’t have a clue what the real world is like, from Sunak paying for his fuel with cans of coke to Mogg campaigning with his nanny and for that matter Tice the multi millionaire land owner and son of multi millionaire land owner, they can all get in the sea.

[@lestrem11]

Starmer is a multi millionaire child.

[@edmurth]

@@lestrem11 stop talking out of your backside, his mother was a nurse and his father a machinist. You’re just a pathetic liar.

[@andrewcheadle948]

Brace yourself for labour upping the game on the old lunatic policy implementing. And there's you thinking the tories are dire... Which of course they are.. But the Blair Lead Starmer government will show you the true meaning of the word dire!

[@nickstibbs1]

​​@@lestrem11they are both multi-millionaires. Seen estimate of Starmer's wealth at £5 million, which sounds about right, bearing in mind his career and location of house. Tice, as a property developer and asset manager, I suspect is quite a lot richer, though cannot find a set figure online. He is CEO of Quidnet which manages £500 million of real estate. How much of hos owb money he's poured into political projects, again not sure. Even if he's spent a fair bit, he may have profited from turns of events.

[@nockianlifter661]

We don’t want pragmatists at all. We want principles.

[@gordonaliasme1104]

This is not a 2 horse race

[@TheBaconWizard]

It absolutely is. Lib Dems may not be as tiny as they were after the debacle of their time in coalition with the Tories, but they have absolutely no hope whatsoever of winning a general election unless it is in a similar coalition.

[@johnburrows3385]

It is .If you're referring to Reform UK, they won't win a seat.

[@shmigely]

Her argument style reminds me of Jam - Thick people by Chris Morris

[@hawklord100]

Turn the railways into new motorways, that will bring 10,000KM of new road, very little or no planning permision, open those new routes up to commerce to run competing coaches on them and tickets into our big towns will be a third of the price, boosting domestic spending, and saving train users thousands while boosting the GDP as roads don't go on strike, they are open 24/7 365 days a year and not limited by an 18th century technology

[@jeremymanson1781]

For me more and better railways and less road building is what I want to see. Although electric road trains for freight might work.

[@user-id3xd1nx1m]

Times journalists are a joke

[@sasserine]

"Why don't you do these things, that my paper will attack you for even suggesting?"

[@richardtuxford1812]

​@@sasserine literally hitting the nail on the head. He can't come out and say anything he probably wants to because of this poisonous right wing biased media ecosystem

[@markysgeeklab8783]

I dont really like Keir Starmer BUT I really dont like every tory front bencher from the last 5 years.

[@maralynmitchell8261]

Vote Reform .

[@markysgeeklab8783]

@maralynmitchell8261 the only people I trust less than the tories

[@anatolydyatlov5196]

​@@maralynmitchell8261 more people that vote reform is more seats for Labour

[@patriciasanderson2171]

If you don’t trust the Tories why on earth would you vote labour? Both utterly useless. Ffs think, don’t just go to the “other” party.

[@schester159]

​@maralynmitchell8261 Reform UK (previously the "Leave means Leave" movement), not a political party but a company run by Farage and Tice, used social media to disseminate anti-European messaging, encouraging people to lobby their MP's to support a hard Brexit which has resulted in an annual 5% loss of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Brexit benefit for Farage and Tice, and key Brexiteers such as Johnson and Rees-Mogg, is that they don't pay tax on income from their off shore investments. Had we stayed in the EU the richest in our society would pay taxes on investment income.

[@ThisGuyAd.]

She keeps going on about sugar tax and it's a great illustration of why people don't get Keir. They throw in this idea they like and where Johnson would say yes and then not do anything, Keir said we have a plan thanks. People want to be patted on the head it seems.

[@lawrencebishton9071]

i wouldn't b3 ruthless get wet when it rains 🤣

[@stephenhayesuk]

'We will do big NHS reform.' Dear Lord, please no, not again.....

[@bereal6590]

Well it needs sorting. Nearly 8 million waiting and dieing on lists

[@keithparker1346]

​@@bereal6590yes but Labours donors include private health care companies...you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to realise what their reforms will be. I predict it will be open privatisation of the NHS under the guise of saving it

[@gordonaliasme1104]

LABOUR or Tory is like changing deckchairs on a sinking ship

[@taykitrleevitt4314]

Maybe so; but as it stands - the Tories have had over a decade to sort out the country, and it has crippled infrastructure and divided a nation.

[@placemats1598]

Look around you at the state of this country.

[@Theforestbandit]

exactly the same with labour ..thats why the tories have been in power for 14 years, because people dont forget how Labour ruined this country the last time they were in power . labour is for islam and migrants not the British Tax Payer . vote Reform UK TO RID THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM. FOR GOOD !! @@taykitrleevitt4314

[@jeremymanson1781]

That's a Tory Central Office troll line. They hope potential Labour voters will become cynical and stay at home rather than vote. Are you a troll or have you fallen for this ploy?

[@elkpaz560]

Sack the DEI jobs and use the money to pay the doctors. Publish the profits made by drug companies on NHS 'supply.'

[@2000bhoy]

Break pledges maybe?

[@jamesmarston1087]

WHEN YOU HIT A NERVE THEY SILANCE YOU THEY EITHER DELETE WHAT YOUR SAYING OR BLOCK THE CHAT AND FREEZE THE COMMENTING

[@stephennoble]

I don't believe a word.

[@Frederik_uk]

It's more about who's word do you believe more?

[@lw1zfog]

@@Frederik_uk hmmm, how is that ‘lesser of two evils’ thing working out for you ?

[@Frederik_uk]

@@lw1zfog Well what's the alternative? Just let the worse evil win?

[@Sunnucksboi]

Onboard with the nhs app idea… as long as they sort government procurement out… don’t forget it was Labour that contracted Fujitsu to roll out Horizontal to the Post Office…

[@RonTodd-gb1eo]

I don’t want to have to use a mobile telephone application to get medical help.

[@notreallysureaboutthat2015]

Hey Keir, what is a woman ?

[@taykitrleevitt4314]

Grow up.

[@user-vc5zt9ci12]

Don't watch KZbin on a school night

[@johnburrows3385]

Wedge issue , we have far more important things to worry about.

[@jamiemacdonald9030]

Lies lies lies and don't forget he's not a fan of the unions either

[@allonwne]

You only wrote lies 3 times! I think several more lines would be appropriate.

[@junehill4636]

Big reform of the NHS ????...heard that so many times before. .and I will believe it ..if and when should I require an ambulance that it will come in time..and I wont have be treated outside an A&E dept following hours of waiting..when he can address the serious ever growing situation of knife crime on our streets...when our younger generation can buy a home whilst immigrants are being housed in hotels and hostels ..that they then moan about ..when we have a decent and well manned armed forces well equipped with the appropriate arms and weapons ..making our country safe ..when Starmer can promise these ..then I may well listen ..though I could be waiting a very long time ...more especially if heaven forbid he still intends to make Wales his 'blueprint' for Labour if he wears the PM crown...24yrs of Labour admin in Wales...hence the poorest area of the UK ...

[@keithrobb4509]

Maybe it would have helped had he been ruthless with the Post Office when he was in charge of the Legal System. He could have saved a lot of innocent people and the Taxpayer a lot of grief. Maybe he didn't actually understand the issues.

[@user-il6ei6vl3o]

Would have like her to ask would he honestly say whether the Labour Party would re join EU and still be part of the European human rights, or would he abolish it and have a new UK policy rules on human rights.

[@Sjb-on5xt]

He can't even define what a woman is. 😂

[@VivianWilliams-iv1ls]

Ruthless to ruin he means.

[@GracesGarden80]

This is the probably the most revealing insight I’ve seen to date. It helps reveal Keir Starmer’s personality, depth of knowledge, ideology, motivations and delivered in a candid, compelling and surprisingly emotional manner.

[@bereal6590]

He has done some great interviews, better than this one. One with James O'Brien amongst others

[@thetragicyouth]

@@bereal6590 O'Brien interviewing Starmer is like Kuenssberg interviewing Cameron or Johnson: sickeningly obsequious.

[@rahuldahoob]

Is he bisexuality??

[@bereal6590]

@@thetragicyouth i wasn't commenting to you

[@JohnAdams-kc8wx]

Yes but is he just acting ?

[@brianmarshall1637]

He will find out that he can,t do all he wants because circumstances can change and new problems arise,he his like every opposition leader waiting for power,they have to promise something,as for the NHS,the population has increased by three million in ten years ,I was shocked at that Sir.Keir.

[@samsurchoudhury324]

threw away an 8 point lead 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bereal6590]

Read much

[@leespalding6361]

What chance has the UK got!!! This Guy would make us bankrupt within months he is clueless!! Blaming advertising! sweet Jesus you cant make it up (excuse the pun) how about putting an age limit on certain high sugar content sweets !!! how about putting an age limit on these energy drinks that kids drink by the gallon because its cool !! he is so out of touch and don't get me started on the Tories!!! we doomed ! doomed I tells ya

[@bereal6590]

That is a lie and you are a tory

[@leespalding6361]

@@bereal6590 it’s fact little Labour Troll

[@zulubeatz1]

The only thing that the Tories have impressed me with is support for Ukraine. Britain has consistently made others look like bickering fools by stepping up with support at the right time. The attitude towards Putin is a standout, and I would actually break the habit of a lifetime and vote against Labour if I sense any hesitation by them because it is so important for our children's futures. I do not want my kids in a War with Russia in a few years because Putin was allowed to butcher Ukraine. Labour needs to ditch the romantic socialists who still sympathize with some silly idea about Russia. Any weakness or backing down now will spell disaster.

[@thegoat11111]

It's a pity they spoilt it by Johnson making a Russian ex KGB oligarch's son into a Lord and let's not forget Russia gate and all of the Russian money.

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

They only support Ukraine because the USA told them to because it damages Russia. It's certainly not altruism. Not sure I've ever met a romantic socialist who sympathises with Russia. Who put that idea in your head? Could it have been right wing neo liberal Starmer? I feel sorry for your ignorance. You seem to have drank an entire 6 pack of kool aid.

[@craiggreensmith3798]

The Tories have caused the Ukraine conflict. Good old Boris was sent over by the Yanks to scupper the 2022 peace accord that Ukraine were going to sign with Russia.. It's a proxy was by the west..

[@Wigalot]

Both Labour and the Conservatives are two sides of the same coin.

[@B.D.E.]

It's not socialists who sympathise with russia, it's brainwashed people. Actually, you can clearly see the ones who want to not support Ukraine tend to be on the right, not the left. Labour would likely back Ukraine even more strongly than the cynical tories, who stand for nothing other than their own power.

[@djdan4890]

Do not let this man into number 10

[@wayneford2481]

if all the media say labour cant labour wont what do you think people will say

[@tewman4943]

He seems to skip around the questions as usual. He keeps on about change but no detail of what he's going to change!

[@barriewilliams4526]

A politician will promise you heaven, and earth to get elected. Promises from politicians are like pie crust, made to be broken!

[@SlowhandGreg]

The current Labour policy is to over deliver to ensure at least 2 terms

[@mrswindymiller]

will he renationalise any industry like energy?

[@lecturesfromleeds614]

Restore faith and trust by breaking everyone's trust by U-turning on pretty much everything? What's the point in voting for them?

[@lw1zfog]

Sir CPS Steamer is a W.E.F. apparatchik & a Trilateral Commission member

[@andrewgreen5892]

have you considered at some point leaving the house

[@alana8863]

For god's sake. You might actually be wrong - in fact, as long as there's a hole in my backside - you are. I wonder if you have the courage to challenge your own views. This means you start out looking to prove yourself wrong. It's how science works, and you will be amazed.

[@lw1zfog]

@@andrewgreen5892 keep on ‘vOTiNg fOR cHaNgE’ andy ! 🥴🤦🏽‍♂️🤡

[@lw1zfog]

@@alana8863 best you grab a mirror & have another check alania, there’s a criSEs iN yOUr dEMockCraZy 😂

[@bereal6590]

@@lw1zfog troll

[@Crouchy232323]

"Israel does have that right" Human rights lawyer

[@ragingmonk6080]

""Israel does have that right"" Nobody cares what those barbarians think. This is about first world.

[@jak6326]

Starmer's a zionist without qualification, words from his own mouth.

[@lw1zfog]

‘Sir’ Starmer 😉

[@ragingmonk6080]

No they do not! The original letter from Balfour to Rothschild; the declaration reads: His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.

[@Andrew-dm8mk]

Philosophy of Victorian Christian Zionism.

[@burburchacha]

not being ruthless and radical is no longer a choice if we are to avoid further decline

[@hitlercat9357]

nobody does wood more good !

[@roblewis8227]

Wow. If this is him being ruthless, I would hate to see him being meek.

[@B.D.E.]

We had ruthless. It destroyed the country. We need compassion, not more tory ruthlessness.

[@bereal6590]

It wasn't ruthless, it was lies corruption and greed

[@joso7228]

He clearly explains he will be ruthless to remove Tories

[@B.D.E.]

@@joso7228 The tories are already doomed no matter how ineffective Starmer is. We don't need Tory-lite. We need Labour. A leftist labour. And no I'm not talking the mindless distraction that is identity politics, I'm talking about wealth disparity, employment, workers rights, education. Giving the power back to the people and putting the corporations and parasite class in their place.

[@jonathanperry4189]

Please, some seriousness in charge of government. Please someone with a career behind them, something of some substance as since 2010 there's been none

[@Theforestbandit]

With him he is a migration lover and none of his promises will come true. Just like Squatter Sunak. .and he will bankrupt the country just like all the labour run cities at the moment

[@kerrymcgeachy3571]

No body comes stoke knocking on doors around hear

[@razielthered]

tory lite keir

[@bereal6590]

That's a lie

[@sej8806]

So depressing. The Tories have to go, but is this really the best we can find to replace them?

[@dragonfly6908]

Saint IKEA Starmer, the stuff of nightmares.

[@schester159]

​@@dragonfly6908 Starmer is a much better option than Sunak who is totally unfit for office.

[@thornwych]

The house is burning down and he's going to fight fire with fire

[@ajmetz82]

15mins in and he still hasn't told me what the other four missions of his five missions are.

[@BonnieMan42]

It's on the Labour website, if you are interested

[@keithparker1346]

​@@BonnieMan42it's all vague stuff...totally uninspiring

[@sharonjames2041]

😢LIES 😤❤

[@russellmaxwell4677]

Why do all mps just tell us what we wont to hear. Just so they can get in power, then do the complete opposite. It’s ball s- - t

[@heathscott7154]

Banning cartoons yeah that will sort everything out 😂 I truly believe its to late for this country it's completely broken and neither Rishi nor Kier is the leader we need to change it and I can't see any one of our politicians who even could be

[@bereal6590]

Then leave or is it really cold where you are already

[@BonnieMan42]

That's on the interviewer for persisting with that question.

[@keithparker1346]

​@@bereal6590great answer. Leave your own country. Why should they ?

[@LayLoow]

So this is the guy who’s lost but doesn’t know it 😂

[@thetragicyouth]

"I will be ruthless to change Britain" - says man who has abandoned every "cast-iron" pledge he made, who has vowed not to repeal any Conservative laws (not even the most anti-democratic and authoritarian), and who has frequently whipped his party either to abstain or to support Tory legislation. Blair's theme tune was 'Things Can Only Get Better'; Starmer's seems to be 'Things Can Only Stay Pretty Much The Same'...

[@carlosbarton763]

On the subject of football, isn't Keir left-footed?

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Change = U-Turns and indecision

[@jsg9575]

So he still stands for nothing. No main specifics just general feelings.

[@bereal6590]

Are you deaf

[@stevenlynas8930]

Like hes been ruthless in shutting down free speech in the labour party. Kier Stalin !

[@bereal6590]

Yeah because Corbyn was so good at leading, get a grip or don't you give a damn what's happening in the UK. Is your ideology more important

[@keithparker1346]

​@@bereal6590that still doesn't counter that Starmer is an authoritarian

[@jacksalisbury4289]

Id really like him to say. I know trust in politics is low. I am being impacted by that. Approval figures are at record low which is a great shame. When I win I will prove people wrong.

[@dchase9636]

Mr Fixit! 🙈

[@nathaniel4334]

He didn’t give any answers. He had no plan. He’s as bad as the Tories

[@funkydinosaur]

Dead excited listening to this. Keir actually sounds like he cares, obviously understands the issues, isnt getting sidetracked by culture wars and other nonsense spouted by normal politicians to distract us, and I genuinely now believe he'll do his damnmost to make things better. This was a really refreshing politician interview and Labour have my vote.

[@thomaswikstrand8397]

He's a right winger, he won't actually do anything to solve anything. But labour, even it the despicable form it is in today, is always better than the actually evil Tories.

[@bb5979]

Oh dear. Gullible

[@thetragicyouth]

Just a shame about his catalogue of broken promises, serial dishonesty and alignment with so much Tory ideology. I'd look into his record a bit deeper before trusting him.

[@gunternetzer9621]

This man bears a great deal of responsibility, along with Boris Johnson, of beggaring and damaging this country for generations with his support for the ridiculous lockdowns which he wanted harder and for longer, and people think he is going to be the saviour of Britain. He hasn't a clue about how to solve our problems any more than the Tories or the farcical Lib Dems.

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

​@@bb5979Beats Clown Corbyn 🤡

[@markbarron7935]

He will be as ruthless as holding a white flag whilst kneeling.....

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

Buy the Danish system

[@marconelmondo]

Denmark works well because it is a monoculture with almost no Third World immigration: the UK does not have the same social cohesion, and is instead importing about a million very poor people every year.

[@aidandesilva]

No matter what anyone says... this Labour party while not encompassing the full ideals of labour - will still be a step up from the current Tory party. You can criticise the labour party, absolutely - but they are the only party that currently can succeed the Tories and we need to back them. If they end up cocking it up once they're in power, then like the Tories we will challenge them on it and no doubt they'll end up getting toppled as well.

[@31Blaize]

My thoughts exactly.

[@snowyowel7961]

Out of the pan into the fire Labour are the problem not the solution Labour are shifting riding on the back of a world wide crisis the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Keep the undemocratic shifty starmer out of number ten seriously OUT.

[@barriewilliams4526]

You need your bumps feeling😂

[@chrisdickens4268]

"They are the only party that can succeed the tories and we need to back them" this is the problem and why a large number people who would normally be Labour supporters are at best lukewarm on Starmer of not holding their nose... There's real problems to address and well this guy's not as bad as the current guy isn't exactly inspiring... Sure I agree they'll be better than what we've got at the moment, sometimes it's nice to aspire to better...

[@aidandesilva]

"Don't let perfect be the enemy of good". I agree with you that we need Voting Reform - Proportional Representation. But we don't have it, and so we have to work with what we have. Of course I want better as do the vast majority. But if we let that get in the way of stripping the Tories of seats then it'll be them that bounce right back. Unfortunately the older demographic are too engrained into voting for the tories that until the generations move, we won't see a shift from voting intentions to other fringe parties, it's going to take a lot of time. @@chrisdickens4268

[@alangreenley3257]

slippery as ever, changes his mind everyday, says one thing then does another, nothing sticks with this man,

[@Nemothewonderfish]

Nonsense

[@bereal6590]

Alangreenley is a bot

[@exucia669]

Great audio...

[@37adrianporter]

Why don’t you if you are going to fight fire with fire tell the speaker to tell people to answer questions or site down.

[@martinp8174]

Don't you mean that you will be toothless !!

[@hurri7720]

I hope he is the next PM. I am not Britisg, I am a Nordic and if I am fed up with the Tory you have to be more than that after 14 years..

[@corndoggydogdog]

Unfortunately Starmer won't be any better. I guess it'll be nice if the name of the party is different, but the difference doesn't go beyond that.

[@jeffbrunswick5511]

@@corndoggydogdog This is the truth.

[@beverlyjones8156]

The problem is that he is basically a Conservative in disguise just like Tony Blaire was/is. The whole political system in the UK needs drastic change.

[@robertgoulty395]

Sugar tax would be a large part of the preventative measures that he waffles on about. I would hazard a guess that he is in the pocket of the sugar producers.

[@aidandesilva]

To offer another perspective, we obviously have an issue with obesity/health in this country (as with alot of western economies like UK, US); but wouldn't it be true that a sugar tax would disproportionally hurt those with less money to spare? Sugar is an addiction in our culture and I don't entirely disagree with the idea of a sugar tax but people hooked on the sweets and snacks also probably fixate on the cheaper options available. I'd sooner see this in conjunction with a way to support making fruit and veg more accessible/affordable for people on the lower end of the income spectrum. I personally believe that cooked meals end up net cheaper but it's a known fact that people closer to the poverty line aren't cooking healthy meals as often. Given that a sugar tax would just be passed onto consumers i'm not sure how it can be said that he's "in the pocket of sugar producers".

[@samr8603]

The UK already has a sugar tax!

[@leespalding6361]

@@aidandesilva why should the people that can moderate Sugar intake be punished !!

[@robertgoulty395]

@@aidandesilva The "in the pocket " comment was stated as an opinion. Sugar, like tobacco, is an addiction. I don't know if the tax on tobacco has been successful in reducing smoking but again "I would hazard a guess" that it has. If Starmer is serious about the dental problems of children then why not impose everything that will help and why was he so quick to react against the tax. I 100% agree with you on the encouragement to promote healthy cooking etc but alongside the discouragement of sugar.

[@aidandesilva]

how exactly are they being punished and how does it affect their day to day can you elaborate? To give an example - I support more taxing on wealth/assets. It "punishes" people with assets, obviously. But what do they lose with a loss of monetary value which for them really, is excess? In this example the money could be distributed to public services which benefits a lot more people, and might even overlap with some people who themselves would pay into a tax like this. Like I said, i'm not entirely against a sugar tax - but i'd sooner advocate for something that supports people who need something for their day to day living - and not for something which might reduce the luxuries someone can afford. @@leespalding6361

[@Kiwiboy1929]

He will be ruthless in making Britain a foreign country

[@leo-gg8dt]

There's not 1 but of ruthleness in him

[@skyblue5785]

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