Keir Starmer says inheritance from Tories was worse than he expected

[@rb1062]

He's worse than I ever thought he would be.

[@gio-oz8gf]

I'm glad to hear it; he's obviously doing things right. Don't worry, only another nine and a half years to go until the next Labour PM.

[@julian987r4]

@@gio-oz8gf9.5? You mean 4.5

[@xxx_puppet]

Predictive text. Grrr.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Lords should never be in the House of Commons to start with.

[@Free.Britney]

@@gio-oz8gf 👈 LOL Starmer is so bad, you’re going to end up with Farage as PM 😂😂😂

[@DeanoMacDeanoMac]

Change lives for the better. Are you resigning then ?

[@cuuurlyfries5246]

We can all hope…

[@CatfishGumbo]

Can’t be true. He’s recently sent money to Syria.

[@richardparmenter188]

£50 million will pay to send a lot of there fighting age men here…

[@b62boom1]

​@@richardparmenter188Working age.

[@_M-_-C_]

@@richardparmenter188 on top of another 11 million already sent mate.

[@Skygrey2943]

​@richardparmenter188 No, it is more likely to help people stay there if it can help establish a working economy.

[@itispam]

​@@Skygrey2943Biggest joke ever!!! 😂

[@johncartwright8154]

I'm 75; in my years of awareness of politics and GEs, I don't recall a new Government that has engendered so much disillusionment in such a short period of being in office.

[@mnbv990]

Ditto.

[@mariannestuart4398]

There hasn’t been one.

[@tozzatim2924]

You probably haven’t experienced the large scale of consequential ineptitude of the last Tory govt either

[@metalhead99123]

Liz Truss? No?

[@gavinmcinally8442]

I cant tell you what I think. They would definitely lock me up.

[@Littlelamb2023]

🤣 Every video i watch with him in i think that.

[@chrishateley5582]

Same. I would be charged with hate speech and inciting violence.

[@elwolf8536]

He's not kier stazie for nawt

[@sbad8612]

Careful mate, the 'thought' police will batter your door down and lock you up for 10 years! 🤫

[@mikemyers8064]

Corrupt Liar .

[@alwenajones6076]

steady on !!!!

[@chrishateley5582]

Careful. You'll be spending Christmas day in a cell with that kind of talk.

[@BlueSabor]

Starmer is a liar!

[@captainwealthy]

And I suppose you are going to blame the Tories for cancelling May 2025 elections?

[@jgomo3877]

Yes, as if there were no opposition parties, he could call the election without fear of losing.

[@julian987r4]

@@jgomo3877 I wouldn’t be so sure based on yesterday’s 30% swing/win by Reform in the bi-election in Kent. The longer Liebour refuse to acknowledge their rise the more they lose the next election.

[@jackwhittaker4125]

@@jgomo3877reform are dominating everywhere , that’s a opposition.

[@BrianMartin-ox2ru]

There needs to be a legal challenge to stop the local Elections being cancelled.

[@paulbird3235]

"Power to change lives for the better". Yeah the pensioners are really enjoying their second dose of 'AUSTERITY'. Bring it on Kier!.

[@stephenbrown4211]

So you think pensioners deserve this? Disgusting comment. You’ll become one day

[@NAk-si3mk]

@@stephenbrown4211 The difference being that pensioners voted for austerity and he didn't. They're getting what they voted for.

[@stephenbrown4211]

@ you think all pensioners voted Tory? You’re very blinkered

[@NAk-si3mk]

​@@stephenbrown4211 The overwhelming majority did, unfortunately.

[@MarcDymock]

His inheritance from lord Ali was pretty decent tho 👌

[@Ethan265Stapley]

A few suits? Get a grip dude.

[@NoEDMOaners]

​@@Ethan265StapleyFree gear Keir & Victoria Sponger

[@elwolf8536]

You must be putting in the overtime sticking up for harmer lad 😅😅

[@GMac2776]

The missing £22b we still haven't seen the figures on. Trust us bro, it's missing, Rachel from accounts looked for it and it's gone.

[@ivermektin6874]

8 billion for their inflationary pay rises for their union mates.

[@Skygrey2943]

IFS published the figures in the summer.

[@adenwellsmith6908]

How big are the socialist welfare state's pension debts? 16,000 bn hidden off the books.

[@madeleinel6089]

Yes, reeves the complaints clerk, now handling the countries finances!

[@kerenskable]

Rachel from Customer Care - ironically

[@prestonvout5992]

Change lives for the better he says but imprisons innocent people for comments on social media yeah that makes sense starmer

[@hithere981]

Everyone he chucked in prison was guilty of taking part in or inciting racial violence, bit worrying if you think that's "innocent"

[@richardparmenter188]

@@hithere981telling the truth is now racial hatred. How insecure you all are..

[@Dragophonix]

​@@hithere981All those news reporters and politicians, that manipulated everyone into thinking these people are all far right, took part in inciting racial hatred too....

[@c.b.h1151]

That poor police dog was so traumatised though for being shouted at, of COURSE that warrants two YEARS in prison.....said no one, ever.

[@BisonAffinity]

who?

[@66CKK66]

Blame everyone but yourself. Total numpty. Hate the sight of him.

[@JohnClarke-t8k]

Hated with a passion by most

[@kingsleycracknell7081]

Same

[@JohnClarke-t8k]

@@66CKK66 everybody hates a starmer......

[@Sniffles69]

That's putting it mildly. Can't even say what I'd have done to him for fear of being imprisoned...

[@jamesgreenldn]

*Herr Starmer is worse than expected

[@adenwellsmith6908]

The lawyer of choice, if you are the architect of genocide.

[@BombayPotnoodle]

I thought my hatred for this individual was beyond measure. How wrong I was!

[@mnbv990]

Ditto.

[@JohnClarke-t8k]

Hated with a passion by most...

[@gio-oz8gf]

@@JohnClarke-t8k You people spend too much time in echo chambers. I feel your pain; it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.

[@jrobs1133]

@@gio-oz8gf Echo chambers? This is literally the Guardian KZbin channel. We're in your world.

[@mfh848]

He'll be saying that in 3 years time .

[@sciencebus3119]

Lied to the farmers. Lied to the WASPI women. Lies lies lies.

[@hithere981]

How would you have liked it if he made cuts/raised taxes in order to compensate the WASPI? Harsh reality

[@eyesodd]

​@@hithere981Stopping the imports would be a great place to start.

[@rb1062]

​@@hithere981 He's given billions to Ukraine, 500 million to Syria and 500 million to farmers - in other countries. And spending billions on migrants who shouldn't be here. He doesn't have to raise taxes!

[@FrostekFerenczy]

Wealthy landowners and women who wanted equality, but not the parts where it comes with disadvantages.

[@sciencebus3119]

@@FrostekFerenczy Thatcher's socialism - where the means of production are seized from the workers and sold in a hurry to land bankers, investment funds, multinationals and serial tax evaders. Noice.

[@24SparrowJack]

here we go again still blaming the tories

[@aleccap5946]

He can hardly raise a hand and tell people he's giving away our country after 2 World Wars

[@ReflectYouz]

Yes they were very honorable when it came to things like P,P&E and lying to the public.

[@JamesDeanMichael80]

Yeah. They were that terrible they will be blamed for a long time. Tory are self serving crooks

[@b62boom1]

Were you expecting Starmer to wave a magic wand and fix 14 years of Tory government destruction in 5 months? You're angry because Starmer didn't do something that's impossible. You're going to be gutted when you find out Santa ain't real.

[@sparkyplug28]

He’ll still be blaming then at the next election you watch

[@dinaworkman306]

Starmer would say that wouldnt he. He is spending as though it is going out of fashion

[@stephenjon3502]

Did you complain when Boris was giving money to his friends?

[@stephenmoore7155]

But no end of cash for pay rises, aid here and there, massive spend on green energy etc etc

[@stephenmackenzie9016]

At some point he can’t just blame the Tories

[@vonrecht1236]

What a liar Starmer is. Wouldn't know the truth if it hit him. Blame the Tories for the next five years ?

[@yvonnesmith2115]

No one believes him ..... 😮

[@denisedeane8218]

Wealthy, corrupt, liar. Working for his donors only. He despises the British public. Dishonourable in the extreme

[@BlueSabor]

100% correct.

[@Bt7w]

He just loves the power! Reminds me of an evil villain from a comic book, just more dangerous!!

[@themycroft5894]

Change lives for the better for African farmers and climate grifters

[@JohnClarke-t8k]

Just given 50 million to Syrian terrorists....

[@bernardwarr4187]

The prime ministers and the chancellor should put there hands up and admit, they are totally out of the depth and we need an emergency budget to restore growth, because at the moment every indicator is declining

[@vihaanreyansh6244]

All I'm hearing is "this job's too hard, I can't do it, I've bitten off more than I can chew". If you and your government can't handle the job, you shouldn't have stood. Call another general election and let someone more interested in the welfare of Britain and it's people take over.

[@buckchoppers2480]

Blame someone else for your own failures. How original. 🤔

[@themycroft5894]

Liar

[@Sabina-lo8fv]

What a plonker!!!!

[@kevinmcdonagh1063]

Do any journalists work at the Guardian or are they all Labour activists ??????

[@BasilBeaton]

Owen Jones and Aditya Chakraborrty have both written pieces in the Guardian today which are massively critical of the Labour PM and the people behind him.

[@jameskhan1320]

@@BasilBeatonthose are all self declared labour activists you’ve named 😂

[@steveh3206]

How is this news, it's all I've heard from StarmerBot since he became PM...?

[@stukavonferno8858]

An absolute Jeremy Hunt, spouts nothing but lies, guff and waffle, a chancer of monumental proportions!

[@sandragray3951]

I blame Hunt for this. He could have abolished Inheiritance tax when he was in, but he didn't. I think he knew or was told to do nothing about it. Different cheek of the same ar$e imo

[@littlefish9305]

22 billion hole so we're going to give away another 100 billion. "vote for us because we don't know anything"

[@bernardwarr4187]

If I had one pound for every time he said 22billion, I would have 22billion

[@redbeard3923]

Bullshite

[@JillessJack]

22 billion blah blah blah

[@abloogywoogywoo]

As he sends 80 billion abroad for wars.

[@DoubleG-l3b]

never thought i would ever consider voting tory, but i will never vote for labour ever again

[@BloodRedKat]

Reform then. Tory and Liebour are as bad as each other.

[@spudspuddy]

starmer the uk harmer

[@martinslocombe2288]

Starmer the farmer harmer

[@FrostekFerenczy]

@@martinslocombe2288 - Wealthy landowners.

[@gc2161]

What about the poor, wins every argument.

[@Collyman]

he has the power, watch out skeletor

[@snowyowel7961]

Before the general election i said the last thing our country needs is khan starmer in number ten. After the general election i said i won't it known before the siht hits the fan my family friends and I did not vote for labour starmer.

[@enfield7123]

A bad workmen always blame their tool

[@WinniePoo-iz5wv]

Pathetic

[@davidfoster2006]

He’s is a sociopathic lier.

[@At_the_races]

He makes me nauseous.

[@sahhull]

So when is he going to make it better for us? Oh... I think when he says make it better for us... He means him.

[@julian987r4]

I call BS

[@fidgetspinner343]

That old chestnut 🌰

[@malc802]

Not far better for us , but better for him and his mps on the gravy train…..

[@AstroZombie1138]

"For the better" The opinion polls show voters are having a serious case of buyer's remorse. If he is going to spout statistics like "22 billion black hole" firstly where was this hiding on the balance sheet and secondly he should have the reconciliation to back it up.

[@NA55AR_K]

Its like the pleb gate incident 😊

[@debbie8184]

22 billion that is allegedly the black hole couldn’t possibly have anything to do with the 22 billion for the environmental funding could it?! 🤔

[@jenih1684]

Was he not taking notice of anything when he was in opposition? He seems to have had no idea of anything that was going on in the coubtry!

[@djbassman2492]

Blame someone else for your own failures. How original. 22 billion blah blah blah Changing lives ? yeah let’s ask the pensioners that struggle to stay warm about that ?

[@kevq761]

The man could'nt lie straight in bed . His utter hypocrisy is breath taking

[@gamerjpcheats]

When is he going to stop saying he inherited a mess and start making some positive changes to the country!!!

[@CharleyFone-t2o]

How many times did he say ‘power’? Seems like that is his main fixation.

[@Valhalla-or8mx]

Don't know why he even bothers reading off his script prepared by ? no one except the Guardian BBC and LBC believes a word he says..

[@edfrost1560]

He is incapable of answering even a simple question

[@DennisHughes-h8b]

Why does he have this problem when not able to answer a simple question and providing an answer to a question that was never asked in the first place.

[@bdt3367]

That is literally the last line he has to peddle.

[@leeshepherdtrading]

Change lives for the better. 😂. Is this Ai? Seriously can’t be him saying this.

[@liaminwales]

"Is there anything you will do different" then spends the clip saying nothing, politics at it's best. Pre rehearsed speech hitting topics that have nothing to do with the question, then says id make no changes. Why can people in politics not answer a simple question?

[@williampritchard4496]

I watched this today it wasn't nice watching,starmer wont answer a direct question he needs to go

[@simony2801]

What a chancer.

[@dazzerpaul4302]

How long is he going to dine out on that old chestnut.. ?

[@solb101]

The only black hole is in keir Starmer’s head, produced by a hammer and sickle, that blames everyone but himself for his incompetence.

[@KBR1C3]

The only thing he hasn’t lied about is being the son of a “toolmaker”.

[@66CKK66]

@@KBR1C3 the toolmaker produced a tool of a son.

[@martinslocombe2288]

Two tier Starmer = Two tier Justice

[@GrahamStewart-ek6jr]

Labour are worse than i expected!

[@sparkyplug28]

Changing lives yeah let’s ask farmers and pensioners the struggle to stay warm about that

[@ricl7413]

Well I think they say you cant put a price on a life. However labour can and its about £200-£300. Its fine though as they will be nice and warm and looking forward to what may be an over 5% pay rise next year. I wonder where that extra money came from!

[@AlbionDreamer]

Labour consulted the treasury and OBR they knew the status and mentioned many times during 100's of briefings

[@owentill]

And the OBR downgraded its forecasts after it too also learned of statistics dressed over by the tories. They were none the wiser themselves. What is your point?

[@MATTE.U.K]

This man is a total and utter joke I cant believe hes PM.

[@sandraward1768]

What a wimp he is. When will we see a difference from him

[@artseasoul]

Well look and point the finger. Very Blair

[@AndiWard]

He is a liar.

[@chrisj2502]

Starmer is even worse than I expected.

[@williamhoward7439]

Of course he does, got to justify his cruelty. Horrible creature.

[@Monty_VW]

Your answer should’ve been to resign and not involve with politics anymore because it will damage our country and reputation which it already has Mr Starmer!

[@stephenmurphy1111]

A position of power for how long?

[@russellwilliams1163]

Starmer is definetely as worse as we expected

[@ShaunBradley1998]

What an incredibly disappointing politician Kier Starmer is and he was probably the last person other than then Greens that I was planning on voting for in 2024.

[@tatata1543]

The “big boy did it and ran away” routine is tired now. Can’t Morgan dream up a new excuse?

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Resign. Dictator

[@bobjrdj]

And life under labour is considerably worse than we all expected. Lying deceitful two faced hypocrits.

[@jennymoss2122]

Why is he so greasy?

[@monkeyboy8424]

Dear Jimmy, constantly filling Zelensky's begging bowl with unaccountable billions and sending unaccountable millions to head choppers controlling Syria isn't helping !

[@AmalChandran9701]

Keep blaming others! Hide your incapabilities.…

[@ChristopherMontgomery-un7qo]

When Starmer lies, democracy dies…

[@andyc8707]

22 billion black hole yeah? Check what the take home was last month, it was trillions - where is the money going?

[@ReflectYouz]

The UK GDP for an entire year is £2.54m. HMRC's tax receipts for the whole of the most recent tax year were less than a trillion, £827bn. Where on earth do you get your fairy statistics of a trillion a month from? I suppose we could pay everything to everyone who asks for it with your magic fairy tree money.

[@OscarBernhardt]

Starmer hasn’t got a clue!

[@ReflectYouz]

The guy headed up CPS for years, is a trained lawyer and rose to the top of the pile. He has more of a clue than most of us lets face it. Or would Derek down the local run an entire country better? The public seem to have no idea how difficult it probably is to run an entire the country. Every single decision you make benefits some and harms others. Politics is very difficult.

[@redbeard3923]

​@@ReflectYouzOK Rachel

[@jrobs1133]

@@ReflectYouz Yes, Derek would run the country better.

[@jeremykille4689]

Yawn, more bs.

[@jansenblyth4320]

Was it any better when the coalition took over from the Blair/ Brown government????

[@thecheesefactor]

Yes. The debt was £1.6 trillion smaller for a start. NHS wait times were also at record lows.

[@dav7444]

Starmer needs to go and fast - I don't care how

[@fleshlessfilms]

someone reboot him his software is playing up

[@marcus-t1v]

all i see is lies

[@edgarstaskans8516]

Imagine working somewhere for 9 years and being surprised how poorly things are running.

[@iamnooneno1]

Raaa I’m the boss now😂

[@ainesisland2]

Does anyone remember the children’s programme Rainbow, Starmer reminds me of Zippy

[@IanRobinson-m8j]

Nah Zippy had way more flair, and you could zip his mouth shut if he got on your nerves 😂