KEIR Starmer’s reputation for untrustworthiness has reached new heights, according to the latest polling.

YouGov has tracked the public’s perception of the Labour leader’s trustworthiness since he took office in April 2020.

According to the pollster, 47% of people viewed him as untrustworthy – the highest level since he became Labour leader.

That’s compared with just 25% of people who say he is trustworthy. The percentage of people who think Starmer untrustworthy has remained above 40% since May, 2023.

Voters also view Starmer as indecisive, according to YouGov. According to another tracker, the Labour leader is seen as indecisive by 52% of people. Just 22% think he is decisive.

And researchers at YouGov have also discovered the public think Starmer has fumbled Labour’s response to the Gaza crisis.

Just 14% of Britons view Starmer as having handled Labour’s response to Gaza well – compared with 52% who say he has handled it badly.

Starmer is seen as having managed the issue poorly by those on all sides of the conflict: 67% of those who sympathise primarily with the Palestinians say so, as do 69% of those who sympathise most with the Israelis, and 53% of those who sympathise with both sides equally, according to YouGov.

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Overall, the public take a similar view to Rishi Sunak’s handling of the crisis, with 52% saying he has responded badly.

Starmer’s perceived lack of trustworthiness and indecisiveness will be key attack points against Labour in the upcoming General Election.

Both the SNP and the Conservatives have criticised Starmer for his frequent U-turns.

He also came under fire after initially refusing to suspend Labour’s candidate in the Rochdale by-election who was accused of being anti-semitic, despite Starmer frequently boasting of having rooted out anti-Jewish prejudice from his party.

The SNP's Mhairi Black said: "This poll is not surprising. Sir Keir Starmer has broken so many promises and performed so many U-turns, it's hard to believe a word he says.

“Capping bankers’ bonuses, lifting the two child benefit cap, abolishing tuition fees and the House of Lords, and a referendum on Brexit are some of the many Labour pledges that now lie on the scrap heap.

“And Starmer’s latest U-turn on the £28bn green investment is symptomatic of a bigger problem.

"The UK economy is already broken, and by signing up to Brexit and Tory fiscal rules, Starmer is setting the UK on the path to another decade of poor growth and harmful cuts to public services."

Greens MSP Gillian Mackay added: "It is no wonder that so few people trust Sir Keir Starmer. He's gone back on almost every single pledge and promise he's ever made and already discounted large parts of the policy programme he stood on when asking to be made Labour leader.

"Over the last few months he has tried to face all ways on the humanitarian crisis that has been inflicted on Gaza while using parliamentary games to avoid accountability.

"The general election can't simply be a choice between discredited Tory government and a distrusted Labour opposition. Scotland deserves far better than that.

"That is why the Scottish Greens will be offering a positive, progressive and hopeful vision for a fairer, greener and better future."