Plunging poll ratings have sapped morale as UK Labour government crawls towards Christmas break
Sir Keir Starmer’s friends say the prime minister needs a holiday. After a year of electoral triumph followed by a precipitous drop in support — with no time off in between — the UK Labour party’s high command appears exhausted. “He needs a break, they all need a break,” said one confidant. “These are people who haven’t had a holiday for a year. They are crawling to the finishing line.
The sense of betrayal caused by Reeves’ £25bn national insurance increase on employers was huge, but it also had a knock-on effect on the economy. Surveys measuring manufacturing confidence and hiring plans fell sharply; the economy flatlined. “She’s just not up to the job,” said one FTSE 100 boss. “The collapse in confidence in the business world has been catastrophic. I think it is overdone, but it has happened.
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