Max Colchester

What we're seeing here is a clear anti-incumbency shift, whether you're in the U.S.

or Europe.

If you're in power, you're unpopular.

People feel that they are not as well off as they once were.

And that is a problem that takes a lot of time and is very difficult to fix.

So I voted Green today.

First time, actually.

I'm not saying Greens are perfect, but I think they just have a bit more of a pulse of...

Yes, what we're seeing here is a series of local elections.

And these are normally fairly mundane affairs, where people select local councillors who deal with things like potholes and trash collection.

But what this has turned into is a litmus test of Starmer and the Labour Party's popularity with the British public.

And the message that we're seeing loud and clear is that people are fed up with him.

Now, Labour's problem is that the Labour Party vote is fracturing.

Those on the left of the Labour Party are voting for the Green Party.

Those on the right of the party, the working class, are voting for the Reform Party, the anti-immigration populist party.

And it seems like Starmer's base is eroding very rapidly.

Well, that's a good point.

And you're right, the tabloids and the press here are very, very vicious and always eager to dethrone a prime minister.

And it would be quite astounding if you did leave.

We would then be on to our sixth prime minister in seven years in this country, which is really an extraordinary turnover.