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It's been exactly 465 days since Sir Keir Starmer and The Labour Party won the general election...

Since then, it's been one scandal after another. Some say he should have resigned by now.

Here's a look at those scandals.

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Winter Fuel Payments

In July 2024, Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to scrap Winter Fuel Payments.

These are the benefits that help thousands of pensioners heat their homes over winter.

They were said to be "tough but necessary" measures.

During the election campaign, Starmer pledged to protect “pensioner incomes.”

Prejudicing Southport Cases

In August 2024, Starmer smeared the Southport protestors and rioters alike as “far right” before many had even been charged—let alone entered pleas or gone to trial.

No thorough police investigation had yet taken place to determine motive.

He later warned the public not to speculate on Southport child murderer Rudakubana’s motives for fear of "prejudicing" the trial.

By his own standards, he arguably prejudiced the very cases he insisted be fast-tracked and harshly punished in order to "deter".

Chagos Giveaway

That same month, Starmer and his then–Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, announced a giveaway of British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius.

They claimed the handover would cost £3.4 billion, while also warning the public about Britain’s growing national debt.

But that figure was inaccurate. When adjusted for inflation, the true cost is projected to be closer to £34 billion—ten times higher.

Some said Starmer misled parliament.

Labour made no mention of the Chagos giveaway in their election manifesto.

The "Freebie" Saga

In August, The Times revealed Starmer had failed to declare gifts worth tens of thousands from Lord Waheed Alli.

Despite not holding any formal government role, Lord Alli was later granted access to Downing Street.

It then emerged that Alli had breached the House of Lords Code of Conduct by failing to register multiple directorships and shareholdings.

Prior to becoming PM, Starmer declared: "Labour will end the chaos of sleaze and division, turn the page, and reset politics"

Early Release Scheme

In September 2024, then-Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood rolled out a new early release scheme.

Under the changes, certain prisoners were able walk free after serving just 40% of their sentence.

One man released under the scheme went on to allegedly sexually assault a woman hours after he was freed.

He was later re-arrested, charged, and recalled to prison.

Punching Constituents

In October 2024, Labour MP Mike Amesbury repeatedly punched one of his own constituents during an altercation in Cheshire.

He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 weeks in prison, but served only three nights behind bars before being released on appeal.

He was ordered to undertake 200 hours of unpaid work, a 12-month alcohol monitoring programme, 20 days of rehabilitation activity, and an anger management course.

Blocking Grooming Gang Inquiries

Later in October, the Minister for Safeguarding Women and Girls, Jess Phillips, rejected a formal request by Oldham Council for an independent public inquiry into grooming gangs.

This was despite mounting evidence that thousands of young white girls had been subjected to some of the most appalling, genuinely racist child sex abuse/r*pe for decades.

These were the very same cases that authorities suppressed for fear of being labelled racist, as many perpetrators were of Pakistani/Middle Eastern heritage.

Labour later bowed to pressure and announced funding for five local independent inquiries. But they quietly backtracked.

The revised proposals handed control back to central government, and in some cases, allowed the very councils accused of covering up the abuse to choose whether to investigate themselves.

Starmer eventually announced a national inquiry after the Casey review but there's been little news since.

Council Tax Promise

When Labour were able to influence council tax limits for the first time since taking over, the average Band D council tax bill rose by 4.99%.

Some councils have been granted special permission to exceed the usual 4.99 % limits.

In 2023, while canvassing in Swindon during the local elections, Starmer said he would freeze council tax for one year to "help working people".

Whatsapp Scandal

In early February, leaked WhatsApp messages revealed Labour MP Andrew Gwynne making vile comments about a 72-year-old constituent who had complained about her bins.

The message read: “Dear resident, F*** your bins … PS: Hopefully you’ll have croaked it by the all-outs.”

The leak sparked outrage, with many asking how a public servant could speak about a constituent in such a dehumanising way.

Tyrannical Legislation

In February 2025, then-Home Secretary introduced the Crime and Policing Bill, framed as a crackdown on violence against women and girls.

But baked within it was something else entirely.

The Bill introduced a measure called a “Respect Order”—a mechanism police and potentially other public bodies could apply for through the courts.

The order could compel someone to do, or stop doing, "anything described in the order", such as social media bans, location restrictions, etc.

The legal threshold? Low. A judge simply needs to believe, on the balance of probabilities, that an individual has caused or is likely to cause “harassment, alarm or distress to any person.”

Labour created sweeping new powers to censor speech under the guise of women's safety.

Kyle's Dubious Conflicts

In February, it was discovered that then-Science and Technology Minister Peter Kyle received donations from the same companies his department awarded contracts to.

His department handed a £2.3 million contract to Faculty AI. The same company that donated £36,000 to him in May 2024.

Another firm, Public Digital, gave Kyle £66,000 that same year. It seconded a tech expert, Emily Middleton, to his office, who was later appointed Director General of his department, on a taxpayer-funded salary exceeding £128,000.

Public Digital subsequently received a government contract worth £5,000,000.

Child Sex Abuse Allegations

In April, Labour MP Dan Norris, who represents North East Somerset & Hanham, was arrested by Avon & Somerset Police on suspicion of rape, historic child sex offences, child abduction, and misconduct in public office.

According to the force, most of the alleged offences date back to the 2000s, though one of the rape allegations relates to the 2020s.

Norris was released on conditional bail while police continue their investigation.

Small Boat Crisis/Illegal Immigration

Between July 2024 and mid-2025, a record 50,271 illegal immigrants were reported to have crossed the Channel in small boats.

Fewer than 500 were charged with illegal entry between July 2024 and June 2025.

In short, the gangs haven't been smashed. In fact, they've thrived.

During the general election, Starmer notoriously promised to “smash the gangs”.

Secret Afghan Resettlement Scheme

In July, it was revealed that Labour continued the use of a super-injunction concealing the resettlement of up to 24,000 Afghans to the UK.

It followed the accidental leak of sensitive information by a Royal Marine, which exposed the personal details of reported Afghan allies.

Labour’s Defence Secretary John Healey renewed the super-injunction (censorship order) some eight times.

Labour withheld the truth, kept Parliament in the dark, and repeatedly used the courts to block public scrutiny.

Insiders at the Ministry of Defence have since claimed that not all those secretly resettled were properly vetted, naturally sparking national security concerns.

Rayner Tax Scandal

In August, The Telegraph revealed that Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Minister, Angela Rayner, dodged paying tax on an £800,000 seaside flat.

The row centred on a property arrangement involving a trust set up for her disabled son and conflicting claims Rayner made to different authorities about her primary residence.

She later claimed she was simply following tax advice from the firm handling the purchase. But that firm later stated they gave her no such advice.

Rayner once told Parliament: “Honesty, integrity and the truth matters in politics.”

Rushanara Ali Rent Scandal

That same month, Rushanara Ali, the Minister for Homelessness, was exposed for forcing out tenants so she could hike rent.

Ali evicted four tenants from a property she owns in East London, telling them the tenancy wouldn’t be renewed because she intended to sell.

Shortly after they were forced out, the property was re-listed—at £700 more per month than what the previous tenants had paid.

The minister tasked with helping people find homes was found to have worked to do the exact opposite—all for profit.

McSweeney's Slush Fund

Last month, leaked emails found that Starmer's top aid Morgan McSweeney tried to cover up undeclared funds as an "administration error".

Between 2017 and 2020, McSweeney's group Labour Together reportedly received over £730,000 in undeclared or late-declared donations.

These funds reportedly helped build the internal operation which propelled Starmer to the Labour leadership.

In 2021, the Electoral Commission found more than 20 breaches of law and fined the group £14,250 for failing to properly report large sums.

No new probe has been launched despite the new evidence.

Mandelson/Epstein Affairs

Days later, several emails surfaced again linking Peter Mandelson to the notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who already had extensive documented ties.

It was found that Mandelson encouraged Epstein to pursue early release after pleading guilty to child sex offences.

Despite this, Mandelson passed government vetting and was appointed by Starmer as the UK’s ambassador to the US—a post of immense diplomatic stature.

Put plainly: Starmer gave one of the most prestigious government roles to a man with close personal links to one of the world’s most prolific paedophiles.

China Spy Case

Just days ago, explosive revelations emerged that Starmer’s government sabotaged a major espionage case involving two suspected Chinese spies.

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson accused the government of withholding key evidence for “many months”.

Starmer’s National Security Adviser, Jonathan Powell, who has ties to China, is said to have “torpedoed” the case—leading to it being dropped entirely.

Critics are now accusing Starmer of appeasing Beijing for political convenience at the expense of national security.

Polls

Starmer became the most unpopular UK Prime Minister on record in September.

A poll by Ipsos, conducted between September 11–17, 2025, showed his net satisfaction at -66 — with just 13% satisfied and 79% dissatisfied.

That’s worse than Rishi Sunak’s -62 rating in early 2024, which partially triggered another early general election.

Please feel free to add any scandals have been missed...

There's plenty more I'm sure.

It seems fair to say that had Starmer been judged as Boris Johnson was by the Conservative Party in 2022, he'd have gone by now.

From sabotaging an espionage prosecution and prejudicing criminal cases, to hiding campaign finances and breaking key manifesto pledges, this government has had it all.

And we're not even two years in yet...

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