Sir Keir Starmer Prime Minister

[Dixy]

How long before the media rip him a new one

[beko1987]

Has he fixed the NHS yet?

[Rufus Stone]

I do think people should be more optimistic. A new Government is always energised to get things done and impress. Of course they aren't going to please everyone, but at least give them the benefit of doubt until you have some evidence otherwise.

[vaud]

beko1987 said:

Has he fixed the NHS yet?

Will be done by 6pm Friday before he clocks out...

[Lotobear]

..any idea when will the gangs will be 'smashed'?

[Gary29]

Has he put our taxes up yet?

[mwstewart]

It was time for a change. Let's see how he does.

[HoHoHo]

Have the Junior Doctors now cancelled their planned strikes?

Have the new policeman arrived at the station to clock on?

Have all the new nurses arrived for their first day?

Have the boats stopped yet?

Of course I know it’s not going to happen today, but when will it happen?

6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?

[Dingu]

HoHoHo said:

Have the Junior Doctors now cancelled their planned strikes?

Have the new policeman arrived at the station to clock on?

Have all the new nurses arrived for their first day?

Have the boats stopped yet?

Of course I know it’s not going to happen today, but when will it happen?

6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?

Christ the clowns have started early.

[S600BSB]

Pretty sure the JDs are about to settle their dispute..

[Gecko1978]

S600BSB said:

Pretty sure the JDs are about to settle their dispute..

The problem with such disputes is you get what you want today from striking so you can always go back again the get what you want tomorrow. See the railways.

[rambo19]

I normally vote Tory.
I voted Labour.

One of the 1st things I would like Labour to do is re join the customs union.

[vaud]

rambo19 said:

I normally vote Tory.
I voted Labour.

One of the 1st things I would like Labour to do is re join the customs union.

You may be disappointed.

"Keir Starmer has insisted the UK will not rejoin either the EU, the single market or the customs union within his lifetime, in his firmest pledge yet that Labour will not seek much closer relations with Europe for as long as he is prime minister."

[Rayny]

Dingu said:

HoHoHo said:

Have the Junior Doctors now cancelled their planned strikes?

Have the new policeman arrived at the station to clock on?

Have all the new nurses arrived for their first day?

Have the boats stopped yet?

Of course I know it’s not going to happen today, but when will it happen?

6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?

Christ the clowns have started early.

I didn't know that he had promised more clowns ...

[rambo19]

vaud said:

You may be disappointed.

"Keir Starmer has insisted the UK will not rejoin either the EU, the single market or the customs union within his lifetime, in his firmest pledge yet that Labour will not seek much closer relations with Europe for as long as he is prime minister."

He's a politician, so can change his mind, I hope.

[BikeBikeBIke]

Dingu said:

Christ the clowns have started early.

It's true though. Governments never do enough and they blame the previous administration for years.

The lib dems are calling for an emergency budget. Are they doing that becaise they think there's loads of spare budget to be had and it will be a resounding success?

No. They're doing it to embarras Labour because they know damn well Labour have no more room for manoever than the Torys had.

So yes. There will be insufficient improvements and the previous administration will be blamed. Anyone who thinks otherwise can't have seen many changes in government.

[Sargeant Orange]

Welcome to Wales 2.0.

Dont say you weren't warned

[Mr Penguin]

S600BSB said:

Pretty sure the JDs are about to settle their dispute..

They may do, but if they accept the 12% that they turned down from the Conservatives and they did accept in Wales what will the nurses who reluctantly accepted 5% last year do?
Of course, if they don't do anything we have more strikes and doctors leaving to Canada and Australia.
There are no easy answers here.

[MKnight702]

HoHoHo said:

6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?

No no no, it's all Thatcher's fault.

[oddman]

rambo19 said:

I normally vote Tory.
I voted Labour.

One of the 1st things I would like Labour to do is re join the customs union.

Mandelson has just been on R4 and made a very good point that they should get the difficult stuff done first and quickly.

If Labour are serious about their growth mantra, it will be so much hot air if they don't make immediate overtures in relation to joining a customs union. The EU negotiators were utterly exasperated with the antics of the Tories. Starmer will have no better opportunity to engage with the EU than the coming months.