Sir Keir Starmer has hit again at a preferred nickname that Nigel Farage makes use of on a regular basis by insisting he’s had “lots worse through the years”.

Simply 5 months into his tenure a damning ballot has already revealed that Starmer is probably the most unpopular new Prime Minister in historical past.

He has confronted widespread fury over Labour’s Nationwide Insurance coverage hikes, winter gas cuts, the struggle with farmers, freebies given to authorities ministers, and the failure to deal with the Channel migrant disaster.

A poll by Ipsos Mori confirmed six in 10 (61%) persons are “dissatisfied” with Sir Keir’s efficiency — together with greater than a 3rd (39%) of Labour supporters.

Only one in 4 (27%) of all voters stated they have been “glad” with Sir Keir’s efficiency.

And one nickname he can’t appear to shake is the ‘Two Tier Keir’ jibe, one thing the PM believes is reference to his response to the Southport assaults the place profession criminals successfully swapped locations with these arrested within the disturbances.

Again in September Nigel Farage requested Starmer throughout PMQ’s whether or not he understands “that there’s a rising feeling of anger on this nation that we live by way of two-tier policing and a two-tier justice system”?

In an unique By no means Thoughts the Ballots interview, a fuming Starmer has hit again at critics calling the nickname unfair and insisting he stands with our emergency staff.

Having met cops, ambulance and hearth service employees there, he stated: “They’d been subjected to probably the most terrible scenes.

“They needed to take care of dad and mom dashing again to the scene and, inside hours of me shaking their arms, they have been again on the entrance line as a result of thugs have been throwing issues at them.

“The exact same officers. And what was being stated on the entrance line, ‘Two tier policing’.”

He added: “I’m going to face with entrance line cops doing their greatest to maintain order on our streets, and I’ll stand with them each single time.”

Earlier this 12 months Starmer got here beneath hearth for almost £83,780 in donations and hospitality he acquired, largely whereas chief of the opposition.

Whereas planning his election triumph in July, Sir Keir welcomed with open arms giant quantities of presents and hospitality, together with designer garments and glasses and tickets to a number of soccer matches.

The PM has additionally hit again at critics of his Funds tractor tax raid with many believing his coverage will destroy the lives and livelihoods of generations of farmers.

Final month tousands of farmers protested in central London, demanding ministers U-turn on plans to impose inheritance tax on farms value greater than £1million and to hurry up the phaseout of EU-era subsidies.

Incomes him the nicknames ‘Free Gear Keir’ and ‘Starmer the Farmer Harmer’ the PM believes he has had “lots worse through the years”.