Starmer in freefall as Labour’s popularity crashes in record time after winter fuel furore_l
New analysis has shown Labour approval ratings have dropped below 30% in just 70 days.
Keir Starmer is facing mounting criticism over multiple policies and scandals (Image: Getty)
Sir Keir Starmer’s popularity has plummeted at a record speed amid fury over winter fuel cuts, the early release of criminals and the row over gifts from donors.
New analysis has shown Labour’s approval ratings have dropped below 30% in just 70 days.
No government has ever dropped so sharply in the polls. By comparison, Sir Tony Blair’s Labour lasted 1,104 days before dropping below 30% in 2004.
Lady Starmer has received free clothes (Image: Getty)
Former prime minister Gordon Brown took 1,082 days, Boris Johnson‘s Conservative government 762 days and Margaret Thatcher 676.
Sir Keir has faced widespread fury after it emerged he and his wife have received thousands of pounds worth’ of free clothes.
Labour donor Lord Alli gave the eye-watering freebie to Sir Keir’s wife Victoria, as well as paying for a personal shopper.
The Labour peer had already been involved in a sleaze scandal, after it emerged he was handed an access-all-areas pass
Campaigners warned pensioner deaths will be even higher than feared after shock research found winter fuel cuts will stop them turning on the heating.
And, in the biggest controversy to engulf the Government so far, nearly two million bill payers say they will keep their radiators off this winter – double the number last year.
More than half blame rising living costs, while a quarter of over-65s who will take the drastic step said it was a result of being stripped of their winter fuel payments.
Research for Uswitch.com found 1.7million households do not intend to turn on their heating this winter – nearly double the 972,000 who said the same last year.
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Another million people said they will only switch it on from December to help keep costs down.
The Express crusade to save the payment has been supported by MPs from across the House of Commons.
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey insisted during his closing speech to the party’s autumn conference that he will fight the cuts.
And fury erupted after 1,750 prisoners were freed early this month from jails across England and Wales.
Pictures emerged of an inmate being sprayed with bubbly by friends at the prison gates as they were released. Ministers faced accusations that serious career criminals were among those walking free.
It is understood the man was released as part of the policy, which aims to ease prison overcrowding.
