Starmer got less votes than Jeremy Corbyn in 2019. Starmer gained no support, Rishi and the SNP lost support.

"No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems - of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind." "The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy." Thomas Sowell

People think there was excitement for Blair. In 97 the turnout was 61%,and in 2001 it dropped to 59%. People aren't excited by Labour.

Reform UK have five seats now!

The Labour victory is so shallow.

The Muslim vote in every democratic country follows the same pattern - religion over country. Loyalty to religion supercedes national identity. If you criticise its Islamaphobia...

It's fair to say that this defeat is a punishment for the Tories. Victory will be a punishment for Labour

Keir Starmer is the NPC meme with hair.

A muslim party is trying to get up and running in Australia🤮

Remember people. Kier Starmer has been PM for less than 5 hours. And in 30mins, it will turn 6pm on a Friday. He is taking what will be the first of many strikes

We've given a huge amount of power to a bunch of maniacs.

Forty million adults in the UK. Nine million voted Labour, and it's a landslide win of unprecedented, near biblical proportions? A) Labour voting turnout yesterday : nine million people. B) Jeremy Corbyn turnout 2017 : twelve million, eight hundred thousand. Lowest turnout in twenty years... Maybe one day... UK politics will be a true mirror of the nation. Everyone will turn out and vote... because they actually care about their future.

Should we start a pool on how long this government lasts?

I like to see the best in people, but it seems so unfathomably stupid not to realise that the only likely outcome of 'grievance' ideology would be increased sectarianism that I start to wonder about my fellow citizens.

Starmer is a Davos puppet. He represents an unelected body that wants to depopulate the world so they can have it for themselves while saying he is a public servant. His cynicism is incredible.

The most cynical general election I can remember. Completely undeserved victory by Starmer. While I'm angry with the Tories for causing people to elect him, I'm also very worried about the damage this socialist regime is about to unleash on us. They have no intention of leaving with a majority this size and undoubtedly about to give the vote to 16 year-olds.

I'm glad Spiked has raised the issue of tribal/religious voting blocks. It's the elephant in the room.

Labour needed 25000 votes to get one MP yet Reform needed 1 million . This is democracy?

Whatever your politics, this seems like the most thoughtful summation of the election that I’ve seen - the main stream media are so blinkered by their own doctrine, there is no attempt to understand how the populous is thinking.

God help Great Britain

What's clear is that the goal from the main two parties is about power and their agenda. I genuinely don't believe these people, whether Tory or Labour actually care about the electorate and what they think. And that should concern all of us.

A lot of Labour MPs are letting this go to their head. The electorate ultimately chose to unelect the Tories by any means necessary and even Starmer himself is trying to be humble and proactive with the results. Bragging to our face about how good you are without delivering will see you follow the same fate the Tories just did.

Labour might not even last a full term. N

Watch the Dole Queues getting longer in a few months time

As a percentage of the population, Labour only had 22.5% of the votes (37.5% of votes cast). 40% of people didn't even turn up to vote. This wasn't a get labour in movement, it was a get the tories out movement. Labour were just the right time right place kinda situation.

Just imagine Diane Abbott as chancellor 😂

Acknowledge the mistakes of the Tories but please let’s not goss over the Pandemic .

Reform 14% of the votes 1% of the seats, how is that democratic 😐

All elected parties need to understand that government like policing requires consent . Why ignore the reality of massive dissent

People are at breaking point, no matter how hard we work we can't afford to keep a roof over our heads, our teeth are falling out, trying to even see a doctor is pointless, we know we will be cold this winter. If this isn't fixed pretty quick people will go beserk.

lets not pretend that this was a victory for Labour. This was the Tories losing. Nobody is celebrating this.

Jess Philips asking the men "Oh you just don't like a woman standing up for herself." shows SUCH a blatant avoidance of the issue cause you know what Jess? That is correct! They view you as a second class citizen and far far worse, which you allowed to happen!

The silent majority pulled support for tories

Starmergeddon incoming.

Welcome analysis but from an Edinburgh perspective the SNP have continued to bang on endlessly about independence, especially after they rejected Kate Forbes's gradualism by the narrowest of margins. That has contributed to Labour's resurgence as the fantasy politics of Indyref 2 struck a less and less harmonious chord with the Scottish electorate.

Why so dismissive of Lee Anderson?

Someone in the new parliament should stand up at the beginning of every day and remind Starmer that 2/3, the vast majority, of the voting public did not want Labour

Try carnivore diet, saves having to drink green slop.

I love Spiked and I like |Ella, but I agree with JHB mate, I'm sorry but if you don't vote I don't care what you think, Please engage, just go and spoil it, but engage. Voting is a privilege not a right.

Love the way everyone ignores the Libdems!

Next week Starmer calls for a ‘People’s election’… oh wait…

Starmer's reference to a 'peaceful transition' was his left-wing dig at Donald Trump 🙄

If you really want to hear an anti-democratic technocrat, listen to Alistair Campbell views on the electoral system. Key features of where he would like to go is: 1. reducing the voting age to 16, perhaps lower; 2. weighting votes on a points system. A 16 year old's vote would be worth four points, a 75 year old's one point; 3. Non-elected Ministers, having non-MPs or members of the Lords appointed to Ministerial positions. This would see "experts" appointed to ministerial positions.

Funniest thing I heard during this campaign was that Labour will be at the mercy of "the w o k e" and Islam. They underestimate Starmers ability to flip flop. Don't think anything will change. "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." - The Who.

It's a vote for learning the hard way, as always. It must be like looking at life in the rear view mirror, when what you're reacting to is already behind you.

Careerism is no bulwark against delusional ideology. Stock up on candles, wool, tinned food, have a weatherproof tent and know who your friends are.

No taxation without representation, very apt for July 4th. 14% of this country, tax payers are hugely under represented. I expect a tax rebate in compensation!

How many seats have Reform got?

I expect the lack of direction and the number of wildly different views in the Parliamentary Labour party will come back to bite them on the behind very quickly. With no clear direction and no mandate on specific policies, the Labour party will factionalise and start infighting before this year is out. in 1997 Blair had key policies that his own party understood. Education, Internet roll-out and the end of cronyism (cash for questions etc). The public voted for those policies and his own party understood them. This meant that the fracturing of ideas took a term and a half to materialise. It actually took the Iraq war to really start the divides. This time the Labour Whip is going to be herding cats, none of whom have the same ideas or convictions as one another. I fully expect deep divisions to be apparent and challenging Starmer before this year is out.

As sad as it's gonna be labour getting in number 10 is both a blessing & a curse. The reason it's a blessing is it's gonna wake up labour voters to the chaos labour will cause The curse is we're also gonna suffer because of it, personally the way it's going with Stalmer loving Khans "congestion & ULEZ" we're all gonna get hit with it.

I have to ask what Labour should do in order to actually retain their majority for the next election assuming reform and conservatives merge?

I wish I lived in Essex instead of Scotland 😆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Civil Service, BBC and Sky News are absolutely extatic.

Yeah, even in Kier Starmer's own seat his popularity was cut in half, from 36k in 2019 to only 18k votes this election. The Labour PM in a seat in London can barely command a 10k lead in votes, the PM's seat doesn't qualify as a safe seat. He held on a with only 20% of the electorate in his own constituency voting for him. If that isn't a clear sign that there's a political vacuum in the country I don't know what is. Even in North London, Kier Starmer gets by only on a lack of opposition.

Enjoyed this. Thanks

Not particularly excited by a Labour victory, (voted tactically for Labour in my town) but relieved by it, fed up with years of of tory platitudes

Their will be no change.

There is apathy towards politics, I believe the result implies. We have had a few economic set backs, and people are tired, they don’t think politicians know what to do.

The ad at the beginning was a bit of a turn off. Otherwise good episode

Less than Magic Grandpa? Wow!

Think how much worse it would have been for the Tories if Cameron and Teresa May hadn't detoxified the Conservative party! 🤣

That a Conservative government would think it appropriate to use the phrase "Leveling Up", says all you need to know about this self inflicted disaster. You might as well vote Labour, if the Conservatives think they can make things better by instigating top down policies.

Do You Think Labour will Remode No. 10 On The Inside of a MOSQUE. ☹️ .🇬🇧.

I wonder how much further down we have to go before labour voters wake up.

Wonder if the 2 major parties will allow a change in election rules/representative parliament (No, they won't)

Wooden structures with trapdoors are still needed

Rather tellingly the exit polls (for just labour voters) said only 5% of them liked policy from starmer. As suggested by people from all sides 49 % said the ousting of tories was the main reason for voting. Hilarious, childish and just terrible for democracy. ("a shallow victory" as i see so many mention.) labour are probably going to go through ministers like toilet paper.

I don't like Stamer but hope he does well because he is our prime minister. I agree with your criticism of political parties not recognizing underlying beliefs, concerns, and desires of the public. I also hope that there is more debate on difficult issues and more of an attempt to gain consensus in the best interest of the country. It is crucial for our democracy that differing viewpoints are respected and considered in decision-making processes. In the end, what matters most is the well-being and progress of our nation as a whole. Let us strive for unity and cooperation in the face of challenges.

A Hollow Candidate = A Hollow Election and a Hollow Victory

How can you be labor leader and not a socialist ?

All sounds a bit remainer if I am being honest. We have a system, no matter how flawed that we accept when we cast our vote. Labour won under that system and will have five years as a government. How hollow that all seems to some makes absolutely no difference.

Excellent!

28:10 Joanna Cherry absolutely blamed the SNP losses partially on "the gender issue". That's just wrong

I think he went out on the piss at 1812 today

logical conclusion to multiculturalism which is just another word for apartheid

The system needs to be overhauled and made fair for the modern times..

AG1 looks so delicious, never again will i drink pond water when i can buy this miracle

AS A SCOT i HATE THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS..

Who will be chosen as the new Tory leader?It will be an important decision.

given that the country is already broke this time, having never recovered from blair/brown, labour are in real trouble from the start

He's brought Jackie Smith back and Pat Valance, plus Blair has crept out already re: ID cards etc. Awful already.

I say! My two favourite ladies. A veritable Dream Team.

Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us, only sky Imagine all the people Livin' for today Ah Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Livin' life in peace You You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world

Less votes than Corbyn! Twice Corbyn out-performed him, despite the rats in the parlour.

Labour arrogance will destroy them

Advert too long, left

Labor got 33.7% actually

"The Gaza question", "The Israel Question" *sigh* 2000 year old Jewish Question stays with us in new clothing.

Or you could just try eating properly.

Austerity, Brexit, mini budget. You guys have got everything you want for 14 years. Country is a mess. Maybe a bit of reflection is called for?

people didn't vote for starmer they voted against lying sunak. they will be sorry they didn't vote reform

That Spiked lady really doesn’t like Reform and Farage, me thinks she is a secret Guardianista 😉

Welcome to Hell. Day One

Ella Whelan is fantastic, love her perspective and the clarity with which it is communicated. Keep on keeping on! 💪

How many adverts, plugs have I got to sit through...GET A GRIP!

Looks like we’re gonna have to fight for the country the old way

What counts is seats. You weren't whining when Bowwis got an 80 seat majority on way less than half the popular vote. As for gaming the system, you play by the rules as they are, not how you wish they were; Hilary Clinton made that mistake.

14:10 5 seats.

bland slide !

Tom Slater is sooo boring... But love Spiked! :)