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Has hating the UK prime minister become a 'cultural phenomenon'?

politics

According to ABC News Australia, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's approval ratings took a sharp nosedive within just a month of taking office—raising a provocative question: has Britain become ungovernable, or is something else driving the backlash? The remarkably swift collapse in popularity has become a focal point of public discourse, with some questioning whether the challenges facing any new prime minister are simply too steep, or if Starmer's particular approach is fueling the discontent.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-28/hating-keir-starme...

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