Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that Jeremy Corbyn would have made a better prime minister than Boris Johnson. This statement has sparked significant debate, with former Labour adviser Stella Tsantekidou questioning the strategy of supporting a leader one does not like for the sake of electoral success in 2019. Dawn Neesom and Amy Nickell-Turner have also weighed in, questioning how a Labour leader could not support another Labour leader. Edwina Currie criticized Starmer's stance, arguing that morals should come before party allegiance, stating that if Corbyn had won, many people would have felt unsafe. Boris Johnson has responded by urging Starmer to revoke his endorsement, stating that Starmer is not fit to be prime minister if he does not. A YouGov poll revealed that 38% of the public believe Boris Johnson would have been a better prime minister, while 29% support Corbyn. The debate continues as Starmer refuses to clarify his preference between Corbyn and Johnson for the 2019 election.
What British leftists should understand is that if Corbyn was the leader of Labour, the Tories would jump to 30%+ in the polls, Farage would back off, and Labour not be able to form a government. Even vs Sunak or Liz Truss. To win, Labour needed someone like Keir Starmer.
.@BorisJohnson has urged Sir @Keir_Starmer to “revoke” his claim that @jeremycorbyn would have made a better prime minister than him https://t.co/6c7hSzH06S
‘We had two terrible choices at the 2019 election’ Keir Starmer refuses to say who he would have preferred as Prime Minister in 2019, Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson. https://t.co/zbw37r4H06
BORIS JOHNSON: Unless Keir Starmer revokes his endorsement of a Corbyn premiership, he is simply not fit to be Prime Minister https://t.co/ckx3uoHdAQ https://t.co/PURAsXUJ6G
Asked why he supported Jeremy Corbyn in 2019, Keir Starmer says it is because he would have been a better PM than Boris Johnson. The public tend to disagree: Boris Johnson would have been better: 38% Jeremy Corbyn would have been better: 29% https://t.co/tpeivhNqvE https://t.co/VGSoSSfRUE
Unless Keir Starmer revokes his endorsement of a Corbyn premiership, he is simply not fit to be Prime Minister https://t.co/PRFj1HTYyx
'If Corbyn had won, a lot of people I care about would've felt unsafe' Edwina Currie says Keir Starmer's excuse for supporting Jeremy Corbyn doesn't hold water, as morals should come before party allegiance. https://t.co/VFJZhzs6GO
‘How could a Labour leader not support a Labour leader.' Dawn Neesom and Amy Nickell-Turner respond to Keir Starmer suggesting that Jeremy Corbyn would have been a better Prime Minister than Boris Johnson. https://t.co/HCOLQTu00h
CORBYN would have been better PM than Boris, Keir claims https://t.co/ILiOPrGGwN via @mailplus
Jeremy Corbyn would have made a better prime minister than Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer said. Ex-Labour adviser Stella Tsantekidou: “If you’re fighting an election and you don’t like the leader, but you want as many MPs to get elected, what are you going to do?” @nickdebois https://t.co/Ev9LQRWIdN