Five years of Keir... and five years of U-turns: Starmer accused of more than 100 broken promises since becoming Labour leader - with most Brits still unclear what he stands for

Sir Keir Starmer was contiguous accused of much than 100 breached promises during his clip arsenic Labour person - arsenic helium marked his 5th day successful the job.

The Prime Minister took connected his party's apical relation connected 4 April 2020, erstwhile helium succeeded Jeremy Corbyn astatine the tallness of the UK's archetypal Covid lockdown.

The Tories swiped that Sir Keir's enactment of Labour had seen 'more flip flops than a Brazilian beach' arsenic they published a dossier detailing his 5 years of U-turns.

The papers acceptable retired however Sir Keir had betrayed moving people, pensioners, farmers and students during his half-decade successful complaint of Labour.

Conservative president Nigel Huddleston said: 'From the superior to the petty, nary pledge is excessively ineffable for Keir Starmer to break.

'His enactment has seen much flip flops than a Brazilian beach. Voters merit amended than a PM who says 1 happening and does another. You simply can't spot a connection helium says.'

It came arsenic a caller canvass revealed that a bulk of Britons are inactive unclear what Sir Keir stands for - contempt his 5 years arsenic the person of 1 of the UK's 2 main parties.

The YouGov survey besides showed that voters are present little wide of what the PM represents than they were earlier helium won powerfulness astatine past July's general election.

When helium stood to beryllium Labour leader, Sir Keir made 10 'socialist' pledges arsenic helium sought to triumph implicit a enactment rank that had doubly elected Mr Corbyn arsenic leader.

Among his promises - which helium said were 'based connected the motivation lawsuit for socialism' - was a vow to 'support communal ownership of rail, mail, vigor and water'.

Sir Keir besides pledged to abolish Universal Credit and assemblage tuition fees, to 'defend escaped question arsenic we permission the EU', and scrap the unelected House of Lords. 

But, to the fury of his party's Left-wingers successful July 2022, the Labour person junked his 10 promises arsenic helium blamed the economical interaction of the Covid crisis.

Sir Keir has besides been accused of veering distant from pledges helium made successful Labour's manifesto up of past year's wide election.

This included a vow to 'not summation taxes connected moving people' but - astatine the archetypal Labour Budget for 14 years successful October - Chancellor Rachel Reeves hiked employers' nationalist insurance.

It is estimated the bulk of the higher costs for firms volition beryllium passed connected to workers and consumers.

Labour besides pledged to 'champion British farming' successful their manifesto. But Sir Keir's Government has sparked wide protests by farmers implicit its changes to inheritance tax.

At the aforesaid time, Ms Reeves has infuriated millions of pensioners by taking distant their wintertime substance payments to punctual dire warnings from charities. 

Before becoming PM, Sir Keir promised a 'government of service' but - since entering Downing Street - has go embroiled successful a bid of 'sleaze' scandals.

This includes large Labour donor Lord Alli - who lavished Sir Keir with escaped covering - being fixed a Downing Street information pass.

The PM has besides seen the departure of his anti-corruption curate amid corruption allegations, portion Louise Haigh near arsenic transport caput aft it emerged she erstwhile pleaded blameworthy to a fraud offence.

In a last abandonment of his erstwhile committedness to scrap assemblage tuition fees, UK students are having to wage higher fees from adjacent twelvemonth aft Sir Keir hiked charges.

The YouGov canvass revealed that Sir Keir's clip successful Downing Street has lone accrued the public's uncertainty astir what helium stands for.

Before the election, 42 per cent of Britons said they had astatine slightest a wide thought of what the Labour person stood for, compared to 49 per cent who were unclear.

Now, 9 months into his premiership, conscionable a 3rd of Britons (33 per cent) accidental they cognize what the Sir Keir stands for compared to 60 per cent who are uncertain.

The survey besides showed that Britons are present astir apt to deliberation that Sir Keir has been a 'poor' oregon 'terrible' person since helium archetypal took the reins astatine Labour.

Just nether fractional (45 per cent ) of each Britons present clasp this view, which is up 17 points since March 2023.

By contrast, lone 16 per cent of Britons deliberation helium has been a 'great' oregon 'good' person during his 5 years successful charge, whilst 30 per cent deliberation helium has been an mean leader.

YouGov surveyed 2,523 adults successful Britain betwixt 1 and 2 April, and 2,213 adults successful Britain betwixt 31 March to 1 April.