To wish Sir Keir and his wife would not hold hands when working

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They've arrived in Washington DC on official business clutching hands like the Macrons, the Obamas and the Sussexes.

AiBU to find it a bit cringey?

And before anyone asks, yes I do have bigger things to worry about but I fancy a chat.

That's an anti-semitic lie irregularasclockwork. You'll find your Reform mates elsewhere on MN, Clacton branch.

@cardibach you’d be better off on the other thread where the OP speculated which minister would lose their job first and people piled in to call David Lammy “thick”.

Terrified is. And ‘like a little boy about to wet hinself’.

I think it's nice, they look very happy.

Oh, I’m there. Today is the gift that keeps giving, mad thread wise…

I think people are overreacting a bit

I agree. The people cringing and thinking Starmer looks ‘terrified’ and as though he’s ’about to wet himself’ and that he can’t cope alone because he holds his wife’s hand in situations with an established convention of spouses holding hands are definitely overreacting.

I more meant the drip drip, delegitimising the gov etc

I know what you meant. I think the people I mention a)started it and b)are overreacting more.

Look we all see different things. You mustn't take it all so personally.

To me he looks out of his depth and that rictus grin very forced. You see a self assured politician 🤷‍♀️. We don't have to agree, it's fine to have opposing views y'know.

What an unkind thing to say. I had great role models and a happy marriage. My DH is quite tactile in the house. I just personally think it's as if it's done for effect. When I was younger and saw people hold hands, I often thought it was quite possessive. I walked home with a couple holding hands when I was about 20 and felt uncomfortable.

I think you’ll find you are in a minority. He looks totally fine. I don’t see a grin, never mind a rictus one. I see a smile. I don’t think anyone not rabidly anti Labour/Starmer would see what you see.

That’s really unusual. Most people don’t see it like that as far as I can see.

Ok yes you've said a few times now that you disagree wirh me, just stop quoting me perhaps and ignore me?

However. Image counts. These leaders have got to look the part and he does not. Think even Corbyn looked like he was made of stronger stuff than dear Keir.

I’ll ignore you when you stop presenting arrant nonsense as fact…

I'm much more concerned about starmer allowing our missiles to be shot into Russia😬

By a sovereign nation and in company with the missiles originating in the US?

Lady Starmer will be there as there will be a ladies programme

Not much point in having them otherwise.

Just a reminder to that little man Putin that he's fooling no one. If he doesn't like it, I am sure he'll deploy the Nige-01 missile system.

Not at work. Not in church. Otherwise, personal choice and completely inoffensive.

I agree it’s unnecessary. I think it’s to make them appear wholesome and innocent when those that have their eyes open and not brainwashed by main stream media know they are anything but. It’s all about image less about facts

i think Keir Starmer totally looks the part. Very Prime Ministerial. Unlike some of his predecessors... no need to mention names, it's obvious.

Alternative facts, presumably.

Yes YABU 🙄

I like couples holding hands.