Starmer needs to tell a better Christmas story about Labour

In his Christmas message to the nation, Sir Keir Starmer asks people to "get back in touch with those who might find the time of year difficult.

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Check in on a friend or a relative who you haven't heard from for a while. Reach out. It can make a huge difference.Admirable sentiments. However, it seems that many of those who voted to put him in power at the last general election might quite like the prime minister to also get back in touch with them, as they are finding life under a Labour government more difficult than they hoped, as indeed is Sir Keir himself, according to The Independent.

The results of the latest polling by The Independent into the standing of the prime minister and his government make for grim reading. He knows he is unpopular, but perhaps not quite how badly disillusioned those who placed their faith in him a year and a half ago now feel. About four in IO of those who voted Labour in July 2024 say the party would do better at the ballot box with a new leader, with not much more than one in IO keeping faith with Sir Keir.