The reporter talks more than the prime minister.

Why ask him a question if you won't let him answer?

Let the man speak, maybe we would get to hear the full answer.

Awful interviewer asks him a question and then interrupts him constantly while he tries to answer.

There is a difference between holding a person in office to account and needless aggression which doesn't actually result in useful discourse. Very poor interview style which I felt the Prime Minister actually dealt with quite well.

That was a bad interview. Maybe the journalists was too stressed out or had a beer to much - hard to follow his “logic”

This reporter is ridiculous. You can't do anything until you know what the books actually say. Then you make a plan.

In general, I rate C4 news as being one of the few worth watching. I stopped paying attention to the BBC's "News" long ago. However, I have seen a worrying trend ovger the past couple of months, with poor reporting, belligerent and ill-informed interviewers etc. This was a very poor interview in which the reporter simply didn't let Starmer answer anything and also misrepresented how the OBR and IFS work, as well as the ammount of information they have at their disposal. Maybe your interviewer should learn about the difference betweenn budget and spending plans. It really is that simple. I suspec that Starmer was going to say, if the interviewer had given him the chance "The 2,5% is definite, the WAY that budget is spent is for the review to decide", but we'll never know, because the interviewer clearly thought that the interview was about him. Shame, I'd have liked to hear Starmer's reply.

He actually handled this quite well

Could journalists at least allow people to answer the question before stopping them and moving on. Whats the point in asking questions when journalists dont even want an answer, I think you will find the people want the answers not just the questions.

This journalist doesn´t seem to know how administration works, including looking at if the right questions have been asked and is continously interupting not allowing him to answer properly.

As ever Starmer is calm, completly in control and considered. There were a few times though when he almost smiled and my imagined thoughts were 'what is this tosset on about!'. 😂

Bruh y'all need a new interviewer.

This was serious click bait. The title was about defence but most of the video was about prisons and prison sentencing.

This is a shocking interview. Just an ego trip for that interviewer.

The interviewer was terrible... next time if you just let your interviewee talk more than you do, it'd be quite helpful!!!

Releasing thousands of violent criminals? , it only takes one and an innocent victims life is lost . ? Having a woman in charge of equality or anything else for that matter who cannot even define what a woman is ?

By sending £3 Billions of the British taxpayer to Ukraine, you wanted Labour you got Labour!!!

Maybe consider drug policy reform?

100 year defence agreement with Ukraine and no debate in Parliament - it's just like the Tories with no democratic accountability.

i think starmer comes across very well and reasonable in this interview, i like garry gibbon but i dont think this was a great interview on his part.

It is rather antagonistic accusing your interview partner of not making serious politics when that man just came into office and then on top of that half the time you interrupt. Again on top of that the reporter acts surprised to find the UK currently in shambles as if anyone could just blank out the past decade of failures equally in leadership personal and their actions. None of which i would want to see in a serious reporter.

Wouldn't it be nice to hear our PM giving ironclad commitment to the citizens of the United Kingdom. To ensure diplomacy before war, ensuring money committed to war chests is redirected into rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and building social cohesion.

This man doesn't care about groomers.He supports them

his dad was a toolmaker don't you know

Labour are going to do great things

Pre Election: We wont know until were in government. Post Election: We wont know until we've "looked at the books" despite the fact there are no books, the OBR, IFS and BoE have got all the numbers as has anyone else who cares to look. No plan. No clue. No mandate.

Does he mean like Sam Melia the sticker guy who copped 2 years for something that wasn't even illegal? And people who have been jailed for mean tweets or offending somebodys feelings? Leaving bacon at a mosque and that type of thing? Should they really be in prison at all?

Channel4 being disingenuous and catch-you-out as always. Give the guy a chance. Surprisingly well handled by the PM.

Surly, he needs to know how much money is available . Four days, and you are holding him to account?

Here you go UK eat some more taxes to feed the industrial military complex

Every comment here points out the interviewers technique. Maybe Ch4 will read them all and pull their socks up.

Strategic Defence Review = always more defence cuts.

British forces ie army navy raf havent got a pot to p in

Not a very helpful interview. You need to hold the Prime minister accountable but give him chance to speak. You seem to be grasping for sound bites rather than digging down into the essence of the facts.

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Get him out, hes been there a week.... Hes screwed

Aye so C4, this needs to stop. The comments are full of basiclly how bad this interview was,either not on the topic of Defence or how the interview was conducted. As a channel on TV it's the same style and interviewees are cut off mid sentence even. You need to stop. Your channel has already lost a lot of its reputation due to things like this.

is the commitment 'set in stone'?

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They will have to run on no oil as drilling has been stopped

Please get another interviewer he is high on something

Awful interviewer.... I would not have had the patience with him. Starmer did a grand job not that he was allowed to speak much.

Having already granted an amesty to thousands of failed asylum seekers he has already failed in the defence of this country

Bad interview. Not a serious interview. Ask challenging questions - that's your job. But a) have some logic in questions to a government that's been in power for just a week b) let him answer! Also - good journalism is not just about being disruptive and challenging - it's also about teasing out the truth. Sometimes good journalism should be about teasing out good news...

Starmer is grandstanding,. On one hand he claims he has been involved in 'talks' for months so he could hit the road running, now he claims he is surprised by what he has now found? Liar.

NOW IS THE TIME NOT TO SHUT OIL AND GAS FIELDS DOWN as his mate MILLIBAND is going to do ,Starmer is pathetic it is always been someone else is fault man up starmer

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Looks like the Jellyfish Starmer is enjoying his new found power.

One week in and yet another 'gotcha!! interview. Boring.

He can't.... he has no clue

Hear Hear

Not sure, to be fair defence is the last policy I’m interested in at this moment. Should be about their economy, nhs, housing, education first!

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With a flip n a flop no doubt!!

Bullshit in overdrive. Boris with a better haircut.

Why are all Leaders promoting the MIC business? Wouldn't it be better to promote International Diplomacy and Trade?

What a terrible interview of inconsequential questions. You're so much better than this, Channel 4.

what a woodentop Keith Stalin is.

Interesting-reporter trying to pin him down-didn’t get a inch close

What a disgraceful interviewer.

Vile.

Boring

GDP will fall, current spending will become 2.5%.

Starmer the strategist lol a Biden clown 🤡

Wow Channel 4 actually doing its job? I did not expect C4 to hold Labour accountable.

Another load of tosh he won’t last the course it’s all Bo locks he another waster you will see

Blah, blah, blah😊😅

Terrible interviewer.

gay

Awful interviewer butted in constantly and already had his own opinion, sack him!

Excellent interview.

Terrible interview and even worse interviewer

Wow!!How far is Channel 4 tongue up Starmers sarlacc pit??

The great reset is starting.

It's amazing how a person can change so much when they do a different job, next his talking will be imporved just like Brown's hahahaha!!

Labour is counting the conservative policies and the only difference is face lifts😊

Let me guess: tax increases 😂

4:55 "which is that 'THIS' government has left a complete mess" ... The man doesn't even know he's in government...

Such dumb questioning. Stop looking for outrage and investigate.

Just another Tory interviewing, disingenuous again.

He won't.