Labour leader Keir Starmer welcomes 4 July election call: 'We can turn the page'

[@guardiannews]

Rishi Sunak takes gamble by calling UK general election for 4 July ► www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/22/rishi-sunak-will-call-general-election-for-july-in-surprise-move-sources UK’s summer election: what effect will the timing have on voters? ► www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/22/uks-summer-election-what-effect-will-the-timing-have-on-voters

[@briandavies7456]

Unlike Sunak, he makes his speak inside on a rainy day.

[@johnb7975]

Things can only get better.

[@catalinacurio]

Don’t let us down Starmer, if we vote you in and you let us down a large proportion of us will vote anyone but Conservatives or Labour.

[@archvaldor]

Gl voting in an obvious sociopath.

[@darthvader822]

Gl with voting in a serial liar.

[@teelo523]

this guy will let us down. i reccomded looking at his failed policies in the past. Even his some of his current policies are flawed. They are the same as the Tories and will only ruin this country

[@veggie42]

Yep major in reverse

[@veggie42]

John smith back from the dead 😊

[@Ineedahandle75]

"Let me tell you a story. Once Upon a Time, when I was Director of Public Prosecutions...."

[@terry6985]

" and I had friends in low places"......

[@Putinisgod]

We have 2 main political parties, 2 main oil companies, 3 main energy providers, 4 main insurance companies, 27 flavours of coffee. We are under an illusion of choice and do nothing about it.

[@HelenaMikas]

You have Green party , Lib Dem, Independents , IT IS NOT COMPULSORY to vote Labour of Tory. There are other parties

[@mzie9110]

My issue with Starmer is 9/10 times he speaks he is just attacking Tories and not laying out his plan.. they are all the same at the end of the day

[@MC-km4oh]

Well maybe find the details there are plans already announced and he mentioned some here

[@EPIPHANY544]

He is tackling to get rid of the Rattatoile Sunak 🐀, first thing first...his priorities are set !!!

[@BrianMartin-ph7pt]

Labour have no plan. Labour NEVER has a plan.

[@ronnylee1520]

CHANGE.😊

[@lighting7508]

@@BrianMartin-ph7ptI literally don’t care anymore ☠️ things can truly only get better

[@hughbaker01]

Labour had two administration's that led to positive social change in Britain. They brought hope. It's easy to be cynical. Let's be hopeful. Sir Keir, you may be boring but some of the greatest leaders have been boring but great - take a bow Clement Atlee. Don't let us down Sir Keir.

[@glenthompson1788]

Crime virtually unpunished. What happened about Saville, Mr Starmer????

[@nicemax6734]

Labour government time

[@teelo523]

i beg you look into what reform policies are. labour stance on waiting lists, policing and immigration is not going to help. look into what starmer has done in the past and his failed policies. dont vote this guy please

[@SeanGillen-po3fy]

Better than having tories in power

[@teelo523]

@@SeanGillen-po3fy are you just voting labour because you don't like the Tories?

[@JamJam0189]

@@teelo523 I agree are we getting a re-hash of New Labour Blair or 'Changed Labour' or Miliband soft left or Old Labour or Corbyn Labour, not the latter I know. AT the moment we have yet to see the manifesto anything in away must be better than currently, but we also need hope, many may turn to Greens or Lib Dems if Labour cannot inspire hope, this will be a small majority. The danger is a further right-wing Conservative and Reform UK will be waiting in the wings in 2029 if Labour fail.

[@JamJam0189]

I agree are we getting a re-hash of New Labour Blair or 'Changed Labour' or Miliband soft left or Old Labour or Corbyn Labour, not the latter I know. AT the moment we have yet to see the manifesto anything in away must be better than currently, but we also need hope, many may turn to Greens or Lib Dems if Labour cannot inspire hope, this will be a small majority. The danger is a further right-wing Conservative and Reform UK will be waiting in the wings in 2029 if Labour fail.

[@rosemarywatkins4121]

I wish you well Keir Starmer....do Britain proud.

[@SocialObject]

You have my vote 👍

[@ThePixey1000]

Oh SEESAW voter Labour Tories Labour Tories Labour Tories we don have the courage to vote for a third party then you moan about who ever gets in. You dont want change then

[@ricksmith5678]

🛎️ end hasn’t got a clue no difference from rishi

[@porcupine460]

Things can only get better, as Sunak is now well aware…

[@ThePixey1000]

Oh SEESAW voter Labour Tories Labour Tories Labour Tories we don have the courage to vote for a third party then you moan about who ever gets in. You dont want change then

[@bwilliamson3887]

House prices tripled under new labour.

[@anyvoicespeaks]

Starmer the public is watching you, dont f this up.

[@thomaskelly9488]

IF HE GETS IN AND IT IS NOT A GIVEN, HE WILL, HE WILL.

[@katoness]

He will lead the country into WW3.

[@minteko]

He's gonna F this up. You know it I know it.

[@HelenaMikas]

so we know who you are voting for - Poor choice and dangerous .He'll do more than F you up .

[@basedelon]

Perhaps Starmer, if elected PM, can finally define what a woman is. He struggled with the question before on LBC.

[@cherylburrows1655]

Starmer stand in a stadium with his chosen handful of supporters. Jeremy Corbyn. Same stadium packed full of his supporters.

[@MagicMartin666]

"Things can only get better..."

[@geoffmcrorie90]

who's kidding who?

[@djs98blue]

Now I found you

[@ThePixey1000]

Oh SEESAW voter Labour Tories Labour Tories Labour Tories we don have the courage to vote for a third party then you moan about who ever gets in. You dont want change then

[@lyudmilakutsenko7045]

Of Britain being one of the leading countries in the world to the service of working people and becoming just as any developing country in the world.

[@nickohira1397]

Hope you can help this country 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@juskahusk2247]

Sir Kier has clearly been influenced by the Latin rhetoric and Greek oratory of Boris because at 0:23 he uses the ancient word "community" which has been out of use for so many centuries that the meaning is now completely lost.

[@pip1723]

I'll be voting Labour our local Labour MP is excellent 👍

[@emmabentley7945]

You have my Vote Kier! ❤

[@liamchamba8114]

Please seriously reconsider your perspective of this man.

[@katoness]

@@liamchamba8114 Stalin Starmer, no thanks.

[@preciousdevere288]

He never says how...

[@techtinkerin]

You get one chance pal

[@youjustreadthis897]

Conservatives were given like 5 major chances in 14 years. We should give this new Labour at least 2 to fix the mess of the last 5 Conservative leaders

[@johntomkins8906]

Tories have well and truly destroyed Britain, destroyed the lot in this country it will take more than one term of a Labour government to fix it all

[@ThePixey1000]

Oh SEESAW voter Labour Tories Labour Tories Labour Tories we don have the courage to vote for a third party then you moan about who ever gets in. You dont want change then

[@youjustreadthis897]

@@ThePixey1000 Reform were previously the Brexit party. Brexit was supposed to solve many key issues and instead help accelerate our country into turmoil. So much taking control over our borders, which is why many people voted for Brexit.. our borders are still a mess. Reform's leaders are multi-millionaires as well. Why should we trust Reform again? It's more than obvious now Brexit was just a way for the super wealthy to be able to hide their wealth abroad after new European UBO declaration laws came in

[@HelenaMikas]

@@youjustreadthis897 you are crazed Starmer is not Labour .He's worse than Blair was and hand in had with Netanyahu.. Could well be your thing .Clearly you have no idea there are other parties

[@zingo2664]

the banner should say " same old sh_te just a different day "

[@RJH755]

Who's ready for Britain to switch from the Blue Tories to the the Red Tories?

[@jackl47333]

to the the

[@elodieridesagain3018]

Might as well lads

[@HelenaMikas]

Given there are other parties other than Tory and Labour I's say any who think that blue to red is the only choice are pretty silly and along with the Brexit move you really will sink..

[@Sunbeam21]

If the vote could change things they'd never have given it to us.

[@Lmbarrett83]

Brexit

[@PeteNicholsonAnimation]

It can - look at Brexit

[@Sunbeam21]

@@PeteNicholsonAnimation what about Brexit?

[@elodieridesagain3018]

Don't vote then, but don't complain when my party wins because I voted. Love Lib Dem ❤

[@Sunbeam21]

@@elodieridesagain3018 why would I complain? ‘Your party’ winning will make no difference and change nothing.

[@johnb7975]

Things can only get better

[@promich7194]

Why is the video quality so poor?

[@JamJam0189]

Filmed on a 10 year old smartphone?

[@pd9935]

They can’t afford better cameras

[@COYG797]

"Starmer and Sunak are two cheeks of the same backside" -- George Galloway

[@partlyflammable]

Also George galloway: drinking milk out of a saucer mewing

[@austinthesan-antonian3932]

Bro a Galloway quote? That sure is A move you COULD make.

[@SPICEMAN-473]

THEY ARE PART OF THE WEF…THEY ALL ANSWER TO THE SAME ELITES RULERS DO NOT BE FOOLED PEOPLE

[@johnbooth3674]

Why not stand in front of a couple of Israeli flags, at least then we can see where your 1st priority lies???

[@Ineedahandle75]

Show us the manifesto.

[@bv3bv334]

Another Politician with their empty promises.

[@jimtheburrito4080]

Vote for change vote for reform

[@mikeclifford7740]

until he says something about what his intentions are towards how he intends on stopping the onslaught of the disabled and treating us with respect, then i will assume he agrees with how we are being treated at the momement with total contempt. obviously as a disabled person, that means I obviously wont vote for him.

[@haha4581]

One of the most spineless PM if Labour wins this election.

[@RoyChadwick51]

I don’t care who runs this country . Kenny Everett Lee Evans Jimmy Cricket Jimmy Nail ❤

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Sure Labour will likely win but Keir Starmer is so milquetoast for a PM that I just feel like why? If it wasn't for FPTP, the Greens would have my highest vote, not Tory-lite Labour or Blairite/New Labour

[@TonyAmore-dp9kx]

well done just 5 years to go...for the next general election

[@cobrauk6430]

I just watched the polictical debate and i can promise you as a person from the field in renewables and construction KS was talking abolute rubbish. He has no idea what he was talking about.

[@rafiullahkhan6699]

Labour party is Best for UK and keir Starmer is Best for UK PM ❤❤❤

[@robertanderson6776]

Voting for Conservative or Labour is like voting for dog poo or human poo

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

But still people will vote

[@lw1zfog]

Sir CPS $türmer of the Trilateral Commission sez you should most definitely trust him ! 😂

[@ep4no]

These two are some of the sharpest squares in the box. The annoying thing is I think we can all think of someone more capable than these two even if it is an old boss or teacher 😂

[@thomaskelly9488]

WHAA…..T is a sharp square in a box. Is this Klingon language???

[@w-james9277]

Just got my Irish citizenship. If the tories win i'm outta here!

[@KingJackFoster]

Same here I’ve had mine for a year in preparation for this haha

[@cshartley101]

I'm sure you'll both be missed.

[@KingJackFoster]

No need to worry, the Tories won’t win :)

[@thomaskelly9488]

Will you join ur Gazainian colleagues then ?

[@thomaskelly9488]

The Dublin Chapter

[@gcgfchjkjlklkcxfxdzs]

Labour Party = lesser Tory party.

[@Tannyk1]

If Labour government is elected in UK then people might as well start calling England as Englistan.

[@elodieridesagain3018]

And there's the racism 😂😂😂

[@Tannyk1]

Call it what makes you happy but you can't change the facts and if you can't see the writing on the wall then you going to deserve it.

[@EPIPHANY544]

Rattatoile Sunak self elected is tryng to cash on SUMMER ☀️ HOLIDAYS as people are mosty away far away from UK ..i appeal to public kindly sacrifice your holidays this year to vote !!!

[@geoffmcrorie90]

He's about as interesting as watching paint dry.

[@rorz999]

I'll take boring over Rishi and chums

[@Pemmont107]

@@rorz999 Exactly. I'd rather have a "boring" PM who'll actually *do the job* instead of Dishi Rishi.

[@johntomkins8906]

Boris wasn't funny either he was a one trick pony, 5 minute script and and act who conned his way to the top, pantomime politician just like Sunak

[@williamjayes6945]

The tailors already booking flights to bali with his mistress

[@jimtheburrito4080]

Time for change vote reform

[@paulsennitt2079]

It's hillarious that he thinks he is going to win 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

Why you think so?

[@ftsetradersteve2742]

Starmer will "Turn the Page"?.....I think that is disgusting....Leave Page boys alone....

[@Paul-Revere54]

Mr bush Himself

[@ojjo7050]

How can he fixed GP & hospital waiting time ?? When hospital have a short staff?? How can fixed GP appointment fast when GP working part time in surgery ?? All he’s plan just for mor vote , look London how is mass ??? All counsellor around the UK is non-English person?

[@Michael-vf3ih]

Karma

[@deannilvalli6579]

This was very prime ministerial. He showed that he is able to lead.

[@ThePixey1000]

Oh SEESAW voter Labour Tories Labour Tories Labour Tories we don have the courage to vote for a third party then you moan about who ever gets in. You dont want change then

[@pd9935]

How exactly?

[@katoness]

Stalin Starmer more like.

[@user-jctomlinson]

Jimmy

[@rachelmarche5877]

They are all dangerous

[@rachelmarche5877]

I fear this man will be dangerous

[@ftsetradersteve2742]

Can anybody say they are looking forward to a Labour government in power?....Blair is sitting on Starmer's shoulder whispering in his ear with his forked tongue.....

[@johntomkins8906]

It can't be any worse than the worse government this country has ever had yet another Tory government that's going to leave behind a poverty stricken country and cemetery's full of British people put their by Tories

[@alanmichael5619]

I can. Because the last 14 years have been utterly miserable. The Tories have spent 8 years bickering amongst themselves and utterly paralysed. You know that wages, in real terms, have fallen 5% since 2010?

[@ftsetradersteve2742]

@@alanmichael5619 Starmer is just the acceptable face of a bunch of Labour MP's that frankly are not the sharpest tools in the box....And....I doubt if Starmer can control the far left of the party he is just there as a stooge but doesn't know it yet..

[@veggie42]

Be a major in reverse

[@pssyfuka6940]

rojam?

[@NatashaZooks]

What Labour voters are asking for the government to be tougher on crime??

[@gibbo822]

None labour will destroy the country

[@RonaldShea5680]

A political manifesto is absolutely worthless and meaningless unless or until it becomes legally binding.

[@priscillaagostini7285]

Let’s change our country ❤

[@iandavid8925]

Starmer dances to the same tune as the Grinning Weasel, played by Klaus and his twisted orchestra.

[@partlyflammable]

Get outside and out of the rabbit hole

[@liamchamba8114]

​@@partlyflammableThis guy is cut from the same trilateral commission cloth. His allegiance is not with the public. He's here to deliver on the technocratic wet dream.

[@PAUL-ge1kl]

Wot? Anyone would think this is our Weimar Republic awaiting the sound of jackboots on the rain lashed streets

[@PAUL-ge1kl]

Wot? Anyone would think this is our Weimar Republic awaiting the sound of jackboots on the rain lashed streets

[@katoness]

@@partlyflammable Did you stay in when they told you??

[@T-unit-84]

Drip

[@tatata1543]

He’s really rocking that Max Headroom look, pity he doesn’t have Max’s charisma. He has got to be the least inspirational prime minister ever.

[@123456789987o]

It's funny as a German I've seen much worse

[@susangrant6154]

Another Liar NO Thanks

[@paulsaid1365]

Voted labour all my life can't vote for this man

[@ronniehotdogs130]

Who you voting for then

[@paulsaid1365]

@@ronniehotdogs130 greens

[@djs98blue]

@@paulsaid1365wasted vote unless you’re in Brighton

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

​@@paulsaid1365That's one way to waste your vote I guess.

[@alexanderbyfield6077]

@@paulsaid1365 I think you're better off spoiling paper, if only a lot more people did it!

[@Danceup-dh6kn]

Rubbish!

[@train4905]

Biggest load of bs,dont trust him at all

[@johntomkins8906]

And yet you would trust compulsive liars like Boris and Sunak

[@andrewjg_]

lol im not voting anyone

[@HelenaMikas]

There're greens Liberal and independents If a dictator came long you would want a vote .believe me Starmer is a danger...

[@Thevoiceofreason1066]

Blair brought the country down the Tories finished us and you will be the nail....weasel

[@dacut6806]

Keir "Baldrick" Starmer, " I got a cunning plan" ---What is your plan, Sir Keir?--------"I don't know, yet !.

[@cobrauk6430]

Power to the umeployeed vote labour

[@panosg6235]

At last....Tories destroyed everything

[@katoness]

In the decades that have followed both the Tories and Labour have destroyed the country.

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

Starmer the red tory will make a dire situation worse. BLiar Mk.II🤡

[@TheCaptain-db5ys]

Starmer and his team will let us down. They have very little integrity. 😢

[@austinthesan-antonian3932]

Eh maybe. They have the better vibes of the two. Let's not act like these votes ever actually DO THE WORK and especially not OVERthink it.

[@DAN-DUFFY]

❤❤❤

[@scofair5551]

Starmer, a man who doesn't know what a woman is and says Davos is more important than Westminster. He wants your vote!!

[@austinthesan-antonian3932]

Why should I care? I want to make sure everybody's happy.

[@napti2154]

Things are bad now but it will get worse under this jobs worth....VOTING for him is a vote for a poorer future.

[@barkolito1259]

I don't like Starmer. Corbyn is the better choice.

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

Lol.... Corbyn is the past.

[@barkolito1259]

@@anshumanjaiswal5787 and Labour as well...and that is fine.

[@clairee4939]

@@anshumanjaiswal5787 In his “provocatively cheap anorak”! 😅

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

@@barkolito1259 labor is future

[@barkolito1259]

@@anshumanjaiswal5787 Labour is for the rich. George Galloway not. Corbyn not.

[@paullacroix527]

If he wins GB is in for tough times. Labour governments govern for the elite. Have fun with that.

[@austinthesan-antonian3932]

To be fair mate, you say that like corporate influences aren't completely permeating or at least close to completely permeating every one of the major parties.

[@senihachakir1312]

I can't take him seriously after what he said about Palestine

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

Then don't

[@senihachakir1312]

​@@anshumanjaiswal5787 ok😂

[@rachelmarche5877]

I

[@t0mhd572]

Vote reform

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

Vote for a party that knows how to use a capital letter.

[@theminisimmer]

Please vote wisely.

[@Budanevey]

He'll be sweating that the Tories have something on Labour to call July 4th out of the blue...

[@veggie42]

Sam tarrys out th3 door!!! Goody but will Mrs move in?

[@mwd331]

And what's that?

[@Budanevey]

@@mwd331 Could be something that results in Starmer having to stand down...

[@mwd331]

@@Budanevey and this is?

[@alanmichael5619]

Or it's just that Sunak doesn't have any more cards to play. Rwanda isn't happening. He was going to have to cancel tax cuts. Inflation is expected to rise again. And he's achieved nothing on the issue of small boat crossings. Hoping they've got some kind of magic scandal up their sleeves is nothing but wishful thinking. For crying out loud Sunak wasn't even able to arrange an umbrella for his speech 😂😂😂 what makes you think he's got some kind of trick up his sleeve?

[@craig1538]

Well I'll be voting for the Reform.

[@TomTom-gh1nf]

Blue Tories to be replaced by red Tories we are doomed 😢

[@thomaskelly9488]

GODLESS SOCIALISM PROMISES, WITH THE COUNCIL HOUSE BUYER LADY IN RED.

[@BrianMartin-ph7pt]

Why don't you investigate the Offices of Keir Mather MP for gross professional negligence and gross professional misconduct Sir Keir? - All the evidence has been provided - why are you refusing to investigate?

[@andrewlindsay8557]

If labour gets in all Pensioners should get the cash out of the banks , before Rachel Reeves get her hand on there hard earned cash .

[@ArmUkraine]

Come on labour you got this! Fund Britain, Fund Ukraine, Fund Freedom. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@davebannister4222]

Bring in pr if you want my vote

[@Ineedahandle75]

Oh that's a brilliant idea. What total chaos that would be.

[@Iamgone1961]

Nope you’re stuck at the beginning of the hook VOTE REFORM FOR CHANGE FROM THIS CODSWALLOP

[@BIBIWCICC]

I won’t be voting for this Israeli party!

[@yamyam2987]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomaskelly9488]

It is too his credit

[@Pickledcucumber0]

Rishi is doing alright,He gets my vote

[@johntomkins8906]

How's is Sunak doing alright, How? He's even more useless than Boris

[@craig1538]

Says Zippy from Rainbow. Says it all.

[@johntomkins8906]

What planet are you on where have you been for the past 14 years how's Sunak doing alright, How ? He is even worse than Boris

[@thomaskelly9488]

BORIS WAS THE GREATEST WHAT A MAJORITY

[@johntomkins8906]

@@thomaskelly9488 Boris was the worst PM this country as ever had, he only got his majority because he had a election just about Brexit, he the worst human being to walk into the house of commons