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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

‘Jellyfish’ and ‘doormat’: why is Keir Starmer so deeply unpopular?

Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer’s net favourability rating is put between -50 and -57, a nadir only beaten by Liz Truss. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

In yet another confusing and chaotic period for British politics there is one thing on which just about everyone can agree: Keir Starmer is unpopular. Very, very unpopular.

His net favourability rating, the difference between those who have a generally positive or negative view of the prime minister has been, depending on the pollster, anything from -50 to -57, a nadir only beaten by Liz Truss. Recent focus group descriptions of Starmer include a “jellyfish” and a “doormat”.

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