Fans burst into an X-rated chant concerning Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer at the World Grand Prix in Leicester on Wednesday evening.
Chants at a darts event on Wednesday were aimed at Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty)
Sky Sports were forced to censor X-rated chants at the World Grand Prix on Wednesday aimed at Sir Keir Starmer. The darts chants could be heard during Danny Noppert’s clash with Stephen Bunting.
World No. 4 Bunting faced a stern task on Wednesday evening when he faced Dutchman Noppert, though it was a tie he was expected to win. The Englishman failed to honour such favouritism and lost 3-1 in sets, averaging just 85 as he limped out of the double-in-double-out tournament. This loss was rather overshadowed however, as some fans in the crowd voiced their distaste for the current prime minister.
During the second set, with Bunting losing 1-0 but level in legs on 1-1, chants broke out from the Leicester crowd at the Mattoili Arena. Spectators could be heard singing ‘Keir Starmer is a w****r’ to the tune of The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army.
Broadcaster Sky Sports acted quickly during the X-rated chant. In an effort to drown it out, they took to playing generic crowd noise over the coverage instead.
Later in the evening, world No. 1 Luke Humphries eased past Polish thrower Krzysztof Ratajski by a 3-1 scoreline, hitting a brilliant six 180s as he averaged almost 96. The final match of the evening saw Gary Anderson take on Joe Cullen. Anderson barely broke a sweat as he won 3-0, with Cullen struggling greatly on the night and only averaging 68.
New polls suggest Sir Keir and Labour’s popularity is at an all-time low. A poll published on Wednesday by YouGov forecasts that Reform’s Nigel Farage is on course to be the next prime minister with his party up to 33%.
The chants were heard as Bunting faced Noppert (Image: Getty)
Labour remains at 20%, while the Conservatives declined by one point to 19%. The Lib Dems, Greens and SNP all hold steady at 14%, 8% and 3% respectively.
More in Common’s polling also reveals that perceptions of party leaders have worsened, with Sir Keir dropping to a new approval rating of -49 and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch to -32.
Their latest poll indicates Reform would secure 311 seats if an election were called now, just 14 seats short of a majority. This represents a significant rise from three months ago, when Mr. Farage was 55 seats short of winning.
Meanwhile, Labour’s support has declined, projected to win only 144 seats, 34 fewer than YouGov’s last forecast, while the Tories maintain 45 seats, similar to their summer projection. The Lib Dems are nearly unchanged, down slightly from 81 to 78 seats. The SNP, Greens and Plaid Cymru are currently expected to win 37, seven, and six seats respectively.
