Keir Starmer: politicians press their lips together like this when they realise they have said something they shouldn’t have.

Cringe, Britain!

Keir Starmer, leader of the political party that is still nominally known as Labour, was the subject of a ‘question and answer’ article in The Guardian, in which he was asked to reveal the last lie he told.

His response evoked memories of Theresa May, before the 2017 general election, trying to talk about the “naughtiest” thing she ever did:

Here’s Theresa May’s howler, preserved for posterity in a TV interview:

These politicians – they always try to squirm out of these questions that are intended to make them look… human, at least. And they always end up looking grotesque. Remember when former US President Bill Clinton admitted smoking cannabis but said he didn’t inhale?

This Writer likes another question in the same Guardian article, because it has a certain quality of prediction about it:

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Having more time to spend with Vic and the kids.

Many’s the failed politician who has quit in order to “spend more time with [their] family”.

This Writer certainly hopes that Starmer’s wish comes true soon.

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