Loose Women viewers ‘switch off’ with same Keir Starmer complaint | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
ITV fans have all voiced the same complaint about the Prime Minister appearing on today’s episode of Loose Women. On Thursday 18 December, Keir Starmer joined a panel held live in the studio to exclusively discuss the Government’s plans to tackle violence against women and girls. He also talked about his promise to halve the rate of violence against women over the next decade. The Loose Women panel asked Starmer some questions about his strategy, which includes eliminating the teaching of misogyny to boys in schools. He was interviewed by Prime Minister Charlene White, Judi Love, Myleene Klass and Mariella Frostup.
Viewers at home reacted online as Starmer spoke to the panel, with one person groaning: “Hi everyone, KY Kweir Starmer is on #LooseWomens now… Please tune back and enjoy #BargainHunt.. this is better..”
A second chimed in: “Starmer!!! I REALLY hit the bottom of the barrel today!! I’m back!”
A third echoed similarly: “@ITV @loosewomen Omg I just turned it off I don’t want to see that man on my screen Never Here Keir.”
The fourth said Facebook: “Please Remove That Man From Loose Women – had to turn it off – I can’t stand listening to him say how great he is and what a great job he does.”
But one viewer disagreed and said: “It was a great watch seeing the Prime Minister there with the ladies today. Seeing you all arguing with him about very important issues and seeing him so down to earth… keep up the fantastic work ladies, I’ll be watching more often. I’ve warmed to Sir Keir now.”
Speaking about his pledge to tackle violence against women and girls, Starmer said on the programme: “They will make a difference and we must make a difference. I really wanted to come to Loose Women to launch this strategy because of your campaign on this issue and I know we can only do this if we do it together.”
He added: “It’s really hard now to halve violence against women and girls. I’ve been working on this issue for the better part of 20 years. We’ve taken precautions in doing this in criminal justice, they’ve moved the dial a little bit, but it’s really hard to halve it.”
“The part that’s different about this strategy is the prevention part. I’ve always been interested in what we do after the fact, when someone comes home and tells me something happened, which is hard enough. We also do how we look at prevention, especially when we’re talking to young people.”
