Older people weren’t really fond of Sir Keir Starmer in the first place. According to an Ipsos survey conducted in the days after the general election in 2024,
Just 23% of those over 65 said they had voted for Labour, while 43% said they had voted for the Conservatives.
However, they continued to play a key role in the party’s overwhelming victory. Just under 73% of all UK retirees voted, which is more than any other group and twice as high as the figure for those aged 18 to 24.
Despite making up less than 25% of the electorate (24.1%), retirees cast almost one-third of all valid ballots (31.9%). Nevertheless, cutting winter heating subsidies for almost 10 million seniors
In England and Wales was one of Labour’s first policies after becoming office. Then came a budget that taxed lifetime savings for inheritance.
Subsequently, Keir Starmer disregarded the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s advice and refused to provide compensation or raise the state pension age to about 3.8 million “Waspi women.”