Another Blow For Starmer As Two-Thirds Of Brits Say PM No Longer Respects Them, Poll Finds

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with trainee pilots during a visit to RAF Valley, Anglesey, north Wales, Friday June 27, 2025. (Paul Currie/Pool via AP)Two-thirds of Brits believe Keir Starmer does not respect people like them, according to a new poll.Researchers at More in Common and UCL Policy Lab found 63% of the 7,000 people polled in June say the prime minister does not respect them now, compared to 32% a year ago.Only a quarter (24%) of respondents said they still believe he does respect them.Meanwhile, 65% of voters say the Labour Party as a whole lacks respect for them – double the amount who said that in 2024.The results are yet another blow to the prime minister, who has just marked a year in office, but has very little to celebrate.Last week, he was forced to water down his welfare reforms to prevent his own backbenchers from voting them down, although 48 Labour MPs still rebelled.The decision also blew a £5 billion hole in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn Budget, leaving more tax rises all-but inevitable.So it’s no surprise that Brits told More in Common and UCL Policy Lab they would give the party an E on their report card after a year in office.Most voters said nothing had changed in the year since the last Tory government was kicked out of office.Only three in five Labour voters from last year would still support the party now, the researchers found.Former Labour supporters are now heading to other parties – 11% to Reform, 8% to the Lib Dems, 4% to the Greens and 4% to the Conservatives.More than a third of those disillusioned voters (36%) said they were moving away from Labour due to broken promises and U-turns.A further 31% blamed the government’s inability to reduce the cost of living, and 27% cited the changes to the winter fuel allowance.Other top reasons included a lack of control over immigration, improving the NHS and changes to the benefit system.But, despite believing he does not respect them, only 13% said they would not vote for Labour because they don’t like Starmer, the same proportion who said the party is now too right-wing.Meanwhile, the poll found Reform UK’s Nigel Farage is now seen as the most respectful political leader.A third (33%) said the MP for Clacton respects people like them, compared to 24% who felt the same about either Starmer or Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.Half (50%) of Brits said Farage felt the opposite – but that’s still significantly lower than those who feel the same about Starmer (63%) or Badenoch (56%).Related...Starmer Facing Fresh Labour Revolt As Minister Fails To Deny Special Needs Are 'On The Chopping Block'Panel Of 2024 Labour Voters Name The 1 Turning Point They Began To Like FarageMinister Warns Labour Rebels That Watering Down Welfare Cuts Came 'At A Cost'

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