The Prime Minister’s new year has got off to a bad start.

Andy Preston made a grim prediction about Keir Starmer’s future (Image: GB News)

Keir Starmer is “doomed” and his days as Prime Minister are numbered, according to Andy Prestoin, the former Mayor of Middlesbrough. Appearing on GB News, he issued a grim prediction for the Labour Party leader, saying he believed he would be ousted by the local elections in May. Looking ahead at what the public can expect from the political landscape in 2026 on the channel’s breakfast show, he commented on  Starmer’s new year message: “New Year is a great chance…at a personal, professional, political level, it’s a fresh start. For leaders, it’s a golden opportunity to look forward and inject the optimism that we all crave.

“I don’t think Keir Starmer can do it. (It) almost doesn’t matter what he says. I can barely remember what he said, but he didn’t have that energy about him. He didn’t instil optimism. And that’s a personal problem…for him. It almost doesn’t matter what he says…it doesn’t look like he believes it.

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Continuing with his projection he said: “He’s in a very tough spot. And I do feel sorry for him, because he almost cannot win whatever he does.

“Even if the economy does start to improve. I think (it will be) a long time…before we all start to feel a bit better in our pockets.

“(It) shouldn’t be like this, but it is politics. You need charisma, you need leadership. You need to be that figurehead. He doesn’t have that. “So he doomed,” he insisted.

“He will be gone – I thought he’d be gone by now. I was wrong. But I do think he’s got just a few months in him. I think they will wait till the local elections…because they will be disastrous.”

A GB News guest predicted Keir Starmer’s days are numbered (Image: Getty)

His remarks came just hours after Starmer issued a gloomy New Year message in which he admitted life is “tough” for families across Britain.  Nearly 18 months after winning power in the 2024 General Election, he admitted voters “long for a bit more money in your pockets” but predicted 2026 would be when people start to feel “a sense of hope”.

The Prime Minister said: “Things have been tough in Britain for a while. For many, life is still harder than it should be.” He added: “I share the frustration about the pace of change.  The challenges we face were decades in the making, and renewal is not an overnight job.”

But he promised: “In 2026, the choices we’ve made will mean more people will begin to feel positive change in your bills, your communities and your health service.

“But even more people will feel once again a sense of hope, a belief that things can and will get better.”