Keir Starmer’s Days Are Numbered – The Scandal That Could End His Leadership | Carole Malone

Keir Starmer’s actions are making more and more people lose trust in him, including those who have supported Labour for years. He has been caught in a situation that exposes his hypocrisy, and now the public is turning against him.

Back in December 2020, the country was under strict Tier 4 lockdown rules. People were only allowed to mix if they were essential workers, which meant doctors, nurses, and frontline staff. Yet, during this time, Keir Starmer invited an actress and communication coach, Leonie Mellinger, to Downing Street to give him acting lessons. This could have easily been done over Zoom, but he still chose to meet in person.

The problem is, this looks like a clear case of breaking the rules. Mellinger was definitely not an essential worker. There was no category for “acting coaches” in the government’s list of key workers. Yet Starmer, who was pushing for strict lockdown rules for everyone else, thought it was fine for him to ignore them when it suited him.

When asked this week whether he had broken the rules, Starmer’s response was dismissive. Instead of giving a proper answer, he simply said, “Of course not,” while looking at the journalist like she was wasting his time. He showed no understanding of why people might be angry about this.

And people are angry—because they remember what they went through. Fathers weren’t allowed to be there when their babies were born. Families were banned from saying goodbye to their dying relatives. At funerals, people had to sit apart, unable to even hug each other for comfort. Christmas was practically canceled for millions. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer thought it was fine to have private acting lessons in Downing Street to help him deliver a speech.

It’s the sheer hypocrisy that frustrates people the most. If this was just an ordinary mistake, people might move on. But Starmer was one of the loudest voices demanding strict lockdown rules and calling for Boris Johnson’s head whenever there was even the slightest breach. He kept saying that the rules mattered, that there couldn’t be one rule for the powerful and another for everyone else. Now, when faced with his own actions, he refuses to admit he did anything wrong.

His team’s excuse is even worse. They say they won’t talk about it because it happened when Labour was in opposition, as if that somehow makes it okay. But the rules applied to everyone, not just the government. The law was clear: people had to work from home unless it was absolutely necessary, and nobody was allowed to enter a Tier 4 area unless they had a valid reason. Mellinger had no valid reason, yet she was still there.

Starmer himself once said that honesty, integrity, and truth matter in politics. But his actions prove that he only meant that when it applied to other people, not himself.

He made a huge fuss about Boris Johnson having a birthday cake at work and said it was enough to make Boris and Rishi Sunak resign. But if Starmer himself broke the rules, then surely he should face the same consequences? Even Rachel Reeves, one of his own party members, once said, “There cannot be one rule for Boris and Rishi and another for everyone else.” If that’s true, then the same rule should apply to Starmer.

This situation also raises another issue: Starmer needed acting lessons in the first place because he struggles to connect with people. A good leader should be able to speak passionately and inspire others, but Starmer needed coaching just to deliver a speech properly. That’s not a good sign for someone who wants to lead the country. Margaret Thatcher also had voice coaching, but she had strong political beliefs and knew exactly what she stood for. Starmer doesn’t seem to have that same clarity.

His approval ratings have plummeted. More than 62% of Brits now think he is doing a terrible job. Even more shockingly, Reform UK—a small party with only five MPs—has overtaken Labour in the polls. People are seeing through him, and even lifelong Labour voters are turning away.

The truth is becoming clear: Keir Starmer is not the leader people thought he was, and the British public is losing faith in him fast.