Kevin Maguire

But you're right, it felt just heated up speeches from the past rather than...

anything new.

And I think it's very difficult for a prime minister to come, you know, they talk about resets, relaunches, but it's very difficult when you're in office because many voters have already made up their minds.

And fairly or unfairly, he's deeply unpopular and his personal approval ratings are in the gutter.

I think it's the era we live in with social media.

And people use Facebook, Twitter, stroke X, other platforms just to hurl abuse now.

And in a way, it didn't happen before.

Deference and civility have almost vanished in British politics.

He's the sixth prime minister in 10 years.

We may have a seventh by the end of this year.

As you say, the abuse at him is off the scale, but I think it's kind of reflected elsewhere in society, whether you see it as a hatred of Muslims, rise of anti-Semitism, anti-social behavior on the up, shoplifting becoming a way of life in parts of the country.

And the prime minister's copying it.

It's off the scale.

He's made mistakes and deserves criticism in some areas.

But he also has some achievements I believe he could point to.

But they got completely drowned out and some people just lose their minds about him.

No, not initially, although...

They had three in three months in 2022.

It was a mistake.

But Boris Johnson replacing Theresa May in 2019 won them a big majority.