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Sir Keir Starmer has hit again at a well-liked nickname that Nigel Farage makes use of on a regular basis by insisting he’s had “a lot worse over the years”.

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

He has confronted widespread fury over Labour’s National Insurance hikes, winter gasoline cuts, the conflict 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%) individuals are “dissatisfied” with Sir Keir’s efficiency — together with greater than a 3rd (39%) of Labour supporters.

Just one in 4 (27%) of all voters mentioned they have been “satisfied” 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.

Back in September Nigel Farage requested Starmer throughout PMQ’s whether or not he understands “that there is a growing feeling of anger in this country that we are living through two-tier policing and a two-tier justice system”?

In an unique Never Mind the Ballots interview, a fuming Starmer has hit again at critics calling the nickname unfair and insisting he stands with our emergency employees.

Having met law enforcement officials, ambulance and fireplace service employees there, he mentioned: “They had been subjected to the most awful scenes.

“They had to deal with parents rushing back to the scene and, within hours of me shaking their hands, they were back on the front line because thugs were throwing things at them.

“The very same officers. And what was being said on the front line, ‘Two tier policing’.”

He added: “I’m going to stand with front line police officers doing their best to keep order on our streets, and I’ll stand with them every single time.”

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

While planning his election triumph in July, Sir Keir welcomed with open arms massive quantities of items 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 Budget tractor tax raid with many believing his coverage will destroy the lives and livelihoods of generations of farmers.

Last 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.

Earning him the nicknames ‘Free Gear Keir’ and ‘Starmer the Farmer Harmer’ the PM believes he has had “a lot worse over the years”.