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New survey finds Keir Starmer is now as ‘unpopular’ among Brits as Nigel Farage

Cover your eyes, Keir.

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More than six in 10 Brits have admitted to now disliking Keir Starmer, a shocking new survey has revealed.

The Labour Party leader won the General Election in a landslide victory back in July, finally bringing 14 years of Conservative rule to an end, before formally taking over the role of Prime Minister from Rishi Sunak, but since then, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for Keir Starmer during his time in office, especially after a recent few weeks dominated by a donations scandal and rows over the winter fuel payments for pensioners.

Now, a new survey carried out by YouGov has revealed that Starmer’s favourability rating has plummeted to the lowest level since he took over as Labour leader back in 2020.

The Prime Minister now has a net score of -36, according to YouGov.

This means that, currently, only 27% of Brits have a positive opinion of the Prime Minister, which is the the lowest since September 2021, while 63% have a negative opinion of him, making it the highest score to date.

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What makes these results from this survey – which was conducted at the start of this month (October) – even more damning for Starmer is probably the fact that almost as many people now have an unfavourable view of his as they did Jeremy Corbyn at the end of his time as Labour leader, which was 65%.

A new survey has found that Keir Starmer is now as ‘unpopular’ among Brits as Nigel Farage / Credit: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street (via Flickr)

But just when you think it couldn’t get any worse for him, the survey reveals that Starmer is now as unpopular as Nigel Farage – 28% of Brits have a positive view, and 63% a negative one.

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While more people did answer that they have a “very unfavourable” view of the Reform UK leader (49%, to Starmer’s 41%), a surprisingly larger number of Brits also have a “very favourable” opinion of Farage (10% vs 4%).

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Thankfully though, if Starmer is to cling onto anything, the survey did find that the Prime Minister is, for the time being at least, still less unpopular than Rishi Sunak – with 66% holding a negative view, and 24% a positive one.

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Police appeal to find next of kin after man found outside Palace Theatre

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Police are trying to track down the family of a man who died after being found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.

Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.

A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.

Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.

It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.

Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.

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Greater Manchester public urged to help get people ‘off the streets and on their feet’ before Christmas

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Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.

As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.

Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.

The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.

Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.  

Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.

The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.

Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.

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“Help us be a lifeline to organisations on the frontline,” Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity urged in it’s public appeal for donations.

You can help make sure ‘A Bed Every Night’ is a reality for all by donating here.

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