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Starmer's Approval Plummets to 87% Disapproval Amid Crisis

7/10/2025

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer is grappling with a staggering 87% disapproval rate, as revealed by a YouGov poll. His government's controversial welfare cuts and the elimination of winter fuel payments have plunged his approval to a dismal minus 54. Compounding his troubles are growing dissent within the party and escalating government debt, leaving his leadership hanging by a thread.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer is grappling with a staggering 87% disapproval rate, as revealed by a YouGov poll. His government's controversial welfare cuts and the elimination of winter fuel payments have plunged his approval to a dismal minus 54. Compounding his troubles are growing dissent within the party and escalating government debt, leaving his leadership hanging by a thread.