Where is Keir Starmer?

[DirtyCarrots]

Does anyone else find it weird Keir Starmer isn't more visible this week? He hasn't held a press conference in days, wasn't obviously present at No. 10 after the Cobra meeting and won't recall parliament. Surely he can't have actually gone on his holiday when the UK is in meltdown?

Looks like he is getting on with his job.

Maybe cos its a massive cultural issue. Whatever he says will only piss people off though, so he's best keeping quiet.

He is always like that.

He's probably busy taking the knee somewhere.

Elon Musk should stick to hanging out with wives of famous men and advising D Trump. Bugger off and count some billions Elon.

Friends,

Why is anyone taking the time to write proper commentary on this?

The OP hasn't bothered to Google any news before posting, neither did they watch any of his statement today.

This is the very definition of 'fake news', designed to get people frothed up about someone who is working very hard to mitigate against these riots, and who has unmatched experience of how to handle these situations.

It is disappointing that posters like @DirtyCarrots can come on here, post misinformation, then disappear and never post again in the thread, leaving everyone else to carry on the misinformation

However it is very 2020s in terms of the 'post facts era.

People don't want facts anymore, they just want to hate people that don't represent their values. Hence why we are in this riotous mess at the moment.

Yes because at this time, we want a very strong, charismatic leader who can speak to the nation and calm the rioters by speaking their language…

And let us not stigmatise these patriots because if they felt recognized, and Starmer had the words, it could stop today

Give it a rest. I bet you were so happy when you saw this thread @Firewalking so you could have a pop at him.

And, of course, KS should immediately don a showgirls outfit and high kick through an audition for Britain's Got Talent. Like a proper PM VividQuoter?

He's fiddling while Rome burns

Its a joke! He cant do right for doing wrong.

Keep British citizens safe - that's what I am expecting him to do. And prioritise that .

Of course we run the country!

There is no appeasing racist thugs and speaking their language.
Which anyone trying to set alight a hotel with people in or yank non white people out of their car are.
I don't want him to pander to them, I feel safer knowing that he's quietly getting on with the job of hopefully getting the fuckers locked up instead.

@stronglatte

an all out war in the Middle East will be a disaster for us all

As shocking as it is, the situation here is nothing like Gaza, which really is going up in flames.
And again - what specific activity are you expecting from him
Arrests are being made, courts are sitting, the immediate issues are being handled.
The deep rooted causes will take much longer to address. No quick fixes.

Which he is doing by creating extra court time to get racist rioting thugs off the streets. Is that nig what you want?

As an aside, should terrified children of asylum seekers not be kept safe?

It was a satire - tbc, I just took some of the utter drivel I have read on here in the last week and wrote up their wish list.

Totally want him to make sure children of asylum seekers are safe! Goodness, what a question. The mob marauding across our towns managing. This is not the time to be hosting dignitaries . Also not sure why I'm being tagged about all out war in the Middle East as I never mentioned anything to do with that ! I just want our leader to lead ! There's families too scared to leave their homes, injured victims fighting for their lives and an overstretched and overwhelmed police force. He needs to focus on them all not host

What exactly do you think he should be doing? What do you want him personally to dedicate 24 hours a day to?

Do you expect him to ride through these protests on horseback leading the police or something?

What do you mean?

I’m not. I’m entirely happy with how it’s being handled. I’ll be happier still the more rioters there are in custody.

At least KS will go down in the history books for something. Riots all over the Country within weeks of him being at the helm.

We knew it wouldn't be good, buy never this bad.
Anyone got Liz Truss's number?