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    "parsed_content": "\u2018Starmer is a poor communicator with no vision or apparent principles.\u2019 Photograph: Jack Hill\/PAView image in fullscreen\u2018Starmer is a poor communicator with no vision or apparent principles.\u2019 Photograph: Jack Hill\/PAKeir Starmer This article is more than 1 month oldLettersLet me explain why we can\u2019t stand Keir StarmerThis article is more than 1 month oldReaders respond to Polly Toynbee\u2019s defence of the prime minister in the face of \u2018venom\u2019 directed at him by the publicMon 5 Jan 2026 12.54 ESTLast modified on Mon 5 Jan 2026 14.34 ESTSharePolly Toynbee writes of Keir Starmer: \u201cThe venom against a man who is serious and decent, with an impressive tally of good done, is a mystery to me\u201d (Labour could oust Starmer, he could elegantly step aside \u2013 but without a plan, it will all be for nothing, 30 December). Let me enlighten her: all those good things are overshadowed and obscured by the more conspicuous contemptible ones.This includes sucking up (other phrases are available) to a particularly changeable and untrustworthy head of a foreign state; appeasing the financial markets at the cost of unrelieved austerity for our public services; continuing to underfund and privatise the NHS, the single thing almost all of the electorate value most highly; approving sales of arms which he must be aware may be used for war crimes; selectively criminalising protest; equivocating towards our European friends; not only failing to call out but actively seeking to appease the far\u00a0right; and, in short, not leading a\u00a0Labour\u00a0government.Dr Katy Jennison Witney, OxfordshireThe GuardianThis is not a paywallEnter your email to keep reading \u2013 for free. It takes just 30 secondsSign in with GoogleSign in with AppleorSign in with emailBy proceeding, you agree to our terms and conditions. For information about how we use your data, including the generation of random identifiers based on your email address for advertising and marketing, visit our privacy policy.Not signed in before? Create a free account Polly Toynbee can\u2019t understand why Starmer is so unpopular. How about the fact that he junked his platform policies shortly after members like me elected him. Or that he insulted my intelligence by declaring that there is no case for Britain rejoining the single market or the customs union. Or his inept positioning on Israeli war crimes. And his reliance on the wrongheaded direction of Morgan\u00a0McSweeney.Starmer is a poor communicator with no vision or apparent principles, and no one has any idea\u00a0what he believes in. After a lifetime of party membership, I have finally given up on Labour and joined the Greens. Only a left-leaning party led by Andy Burnham\u00a0would tempt me back.Steve SmartMalvern, Worcestershire Have an opinion on anything you\u2019ve read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.Keir StarmerLabourNHSBenefitsForeign policyBrexitAndy BurnhamlettersShareReuse this contentMost viewedWho are the six men named in the unredacted Epstein files?LiveDemocratic congressman Ro Khanna names six men appearing in unredacted Epstein files \u2013 live\u2018These are people\u2019s livelihoods\u2019: Minnesota\u2019s economy in crisis amid ICE surgeMark Carney reminds Trump that Canada paid for key border bridge US president says he won\u2019t openCongressmen name six wealthy men \u2018likely incriminated\u2019 in Epstein files",
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