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Defiant Starmer declares he wants 10 years as UK PM
Politico ^ | Jan. 17, 2025 | Tim Ross
Posted on 01/17/2025 4:36:43 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
KYIV — Barely six months after his landslide victory in July, Keir Starmer has been hammered in the polls, beaten up by the financial markets and faced demands from the world’s richest man to be jailed.
Swapping the political battles of Westminster for an actual warzone this week, the British prime minister found inspiration in the resolve of the Ukrainian people, and his stoical host, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In an exclusive interview with POLITICO, Starmer scotched speculation about an early election, stating clearly that the next one won’t come before mid-2029. And he declared that he intends to win it and then serve out a full second term.
“We are now, what, four and a half years before the next election,” Starmer said, sitting at a table for dinner in a traditional Ukrainian restaurant in Kyiv. “I remind myself that four and a half years ago, Boris Johnson was prime minister with very high ratings and most commentators were saying he’s going to be prime minister for the next 10 years. So I am a great believer in taking each step as it comes, facing each challenge as it comes, keeping my eye on the long term and not getting distracted by the noises off.”
Those noises have been deafening at times during Labour’s first six months.
A chaotic start saw Starmer’s government overwhelmed by internal divisions, a scandal over his decision to accept thousands of pounds of free gifts, and a tax-raising budget that dismayed the business world and hit pensioners with higher costs.
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To: MinorityRepublican
“Defiant Starmer declares he wants 10 years as UK PM”
Considering that the EU is on the verge of OUTLAWING OPPOSITION (like Ukraine does now), it makes perfect sense for Stalmer to think that he’s KING FOR LIFE.
2 posted on 01/17/2025 4:39:01 PM PST by BobL
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