Things Starmer Achieved In Gov

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Now he’s going, the press are reporting these things….

Rewarding the worst terrorist atrocity since 9/11 (arguably with even greater personal impact on the victim civilian population, given the size of the nation attacked, the sheer horrifying barbarity of the attacks and the kidnapping and abuse of hostages for over a year) with recognition of the non-existent state demanded by the terrorists isn't good for the UK.

It has encouraged ongoing antisemitism in the UK - including the murder of 2 men for their religion in a Manchester synagogue - and has encouraged sectarianism which will eventually tear the UK apart.

Fixing the damage from Brexit, standing up against Russia and Trump

But keep swallowing the 2 tier bollocks as promoted by Musk and Russia.

I voted remain, I also support Starmer's policy on Ukraine. But I also think he has been a terrible PM at a time when we deserved better. If you write people off as being brainwashed by Russia you'll just divide us even more. Ps Labour is also partially responsible for Brexit, they were utterly useless in opposition too. Yes he has built relationships which is important but the damage remains.

No, Brexit is on the Tories and Farage

And I am not saying that Starmer hasn't made mistakes, he has made plenty.

The 2 tier nonsense is far right rhetoric and very divisive and promoted heavily on X.

That doesn't mean I think posters are being brainwashed or that I am writing them off

Well the first thing mentioned, ending junior Dr strikes he only achieved by giving them an extraordinary amount of money, and without negotiating a no strike agreement. They'll be back for more. Limited success I think.

I think this summary from the BBC, which I have posted elsewhere, is fair:

Keir Starmer's record as prime minister

Ben Chu BBC Verify policy and analysis correspondent
Keir Starmer has overseen a number of changes since he took office in July 2024 - here's a closer a look at his record as he prepares to depart office:

Economic growth picked up - The UK economy registered the fastest growth among the G7 nations in the first quarter of 2026, expanding by 0.6%. However, many analysts do not expect this to last due to the war in Iran.

Immigration fell - The total number of Channel crossings last year was the second highest on record after 2022's peak under the previous Conservative government, though overall immigration to the UK and net migration have both fallen significantly.

NHS waiting lists down - The overall number of waits for treatment in England in April was 7.22 million, down from 7.62 million in June 2024, a decrease of 400,000.

Energy bills up - The latest domestic energy price cap set by Ofgem, the energy regulator, for the summer of 2026 is an annual rate of £1,862 for a typical household - in part reflecting the impact of global events like the Iran war.

Benefit spending increased - The latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility show the total UK welfare bill - including the state pension - rising from 10.7% of UK GDP in 2024-25 to 11.1% by 2029-30. Starmer attempted to curb the rising welfare bill, but was forced by his own backbenchers to retreat.

It will be interesting to see how the above backbenchers, and those who have particularly not liked this PM, get on with the PM-in-waiting instead.

Ooof. Pretty average list of minor things, absolutely nothing to really benefit the average working man/woman. Nothing to tackle the big issues. Pathetic, really! Looking forward to the next election as can only now assume Burnham will be terrible.

I think this list of achievements, only proves that Starmer’s government was a failure rather than a total failure.

Why a failure?

• He won a huge majority, but was ousted by his own party in less than 2 years
• He very quickly lost public confidence
• The Mandelson appointment
• Weak growth
• Rising unemployment
• 2/3rds of the British public felt that he should not lead Labour into the next GE
• The many controversies
• The many U turns
• By the end he had lost all authority and was unable to lead effectively
• Damaged business confidence
• Highest tax burden since the Second World War

I could go on and on!

So he achieved something! Although some of the things on the list are not yet established, only time will tell.

There are always positives to be found, but a list of modest achievements do not equate to success.

Not that much given even his own MPs didn’t want him.

It was the Labour leader at the time who was clearly on the fence, whereas Cameron campaigned hard and made his wish to stay in the EU clear.

Perhaps if Corbyn hadn't been too socialist to commit to the EU, he could have persuaded a few of his supporters to vote Remain... it didn't need many of them to change the outcome.

Starmer has achieved nothing of significance wrt the EU. He's given away 'reciprocal' agreements which have far more value to the EU than to us - like fishing rights and Erasmus - and got nothing in return.

No wonder Macron loves him. But giving away yet more UK money for no gain isn't a success.

I agree, progress with the EU has been very slow.

Fishing rights, extention from the deal Johnson made, the industry has been badly impacted by Brexit.

Erasmus, can't see much wrong with that, it helps young people

There was no plan for Brexit and how much has that cost the UK?

Tories gave away money to Rwanda for a few volunteers, wasted money on unusuable PPE.

David Cameron has caused indescribable damage to the UK with his austerity and other policies. His Brexit referendum has been described as selfish recklessness and his refusal to let the civil service prepare for it is thought of as gross negligence.

The buck stops with Cameron.

The buck stops with the British people. There was a referendum.

‘Austerity’ is a stupid left-wing term for ‘trying to save the country from bankruptcy’. We should applaud the coalition government.

We’re in for inevitable cuts under Burnham, or looming bankruptcy. If he does the right thing and stops a financial meltdown do come back and tell us he’s a wicked austerity-monger.

Before exit, Erasmus cost the UK roughly €160 million (£135 million) annually.

It disproportionately benefitted other EU countries over us. In the last year of Erasmus (2018/19) 29,797 higher education students came to the UK, while 9,993 UK students studied abroad.

The replacement Turing scheme cost roughly £100m – £110m annually, and benefitted many more UK students: 35,000 to 45,000 students per year.

The entry cost for the UK to rejoin Erasmus is £570 million for the 2027/28 academic year, which includes a 30% first-year discount. Long-term membership fees without the discount are expected to rise toward £1 billion annually.

It's terrible, terrible value for the UK.

Like I said, Labour seem to delight in giving away UK taxpayers' money to benefit absolutely anyone other than the UK.

26 April 2009, Cameron declared that "the age of irresponsibility is giving way to the age of austerity",

We should be in the EU for good commercial reasons.

All of this crap about Erasmus and exchanges is a throw-back to the 1950s. It’s completely irrelevant. It’s like living in a world where Belle and Sebastian and White Horses were a window on Europe.

Thank you for agreeing with me.

Agree

Why do people not know this?

Erasmus benefits UK citizens where as the Rwanda scheme was a complete waste of tax payers money and only benefited Rwanda.

Why would you want to limit opportunities for British young people?

Scrapping it didn’t work out for Starmer.

The main achievement was not being the Tories, not having another period of a Tory government. Imagine if Robert Jenrick was still in government for example.

In what way?

Every £ we spend is an opportunity cost for something else - that's what the Left don't seem to understand.

Of course everyone wants opportunities for young British people - that's why the money must be spent well, not just thrown away or given to other countries.

Rwanda would have been successful once they had got past the legal battles, if Starmer hadn't cancelled it. Starmer's action is what made it a waste of money.

Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands are all now looking at similar schemes. The Conservatives were ahead of the curve.