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Why British People Hate The Government They Voted For

People are sick of the Labour Party

Jacob Wilkins
3 min readDec 14, 2024
A photograph of Keir Starmer by Chris McAndrew, 2017 (Wikimedia Commons)

In July 2024, the British Labour Party won a historic election victory, earning a whopping majority and bagging over four hundred seats in the House of Commons.

Since then, approval ratings for new Prime Minister Keir Starmer have tanked, and the people of Britain have become enraged with the dire state of the Labour Party. This rising hostility isn’t misguided or unfair; they deserve all the hate they’re getting.

If things continue, Starmer’s premiership will go down as one of the worst chapters in Britain’s political history.

Gifts For Me, But Not For Thee

The Conservatives got their comeuppance in the 2024 election.

People were sick and tired of all the scandals (including the infamous Partygate scandal) and hoped the Labour Party would be a more noble political force.

But it didn’t take long for the cracks to appear.

It soon transpired many Labour politicians had been accepting free gifts from various sources. Starmer himself has received over £100,000 in gifts, which include free football tickets and high-end clothing from Labour donor Lord Alli.

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Jacob Wilkins
Jacob Wilkins

Written by Jacob Wilkins

British writer interested in history, culture, and entrepreneurship.

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