A 36-foot effigy of Sir Keir Starmer was set ablaze at a Guy Fawkes Night celebration in Edenbridge, Kent, on Saturday night, as thousands gathered for the annual event.
The prime minister was depicted as Guy Fawkes, wearing a Capotain hat with a digital ID tucked into his belt—a mockery of Sir Keir's mandatory digital ID scheme. The effigy also sported a frilly ruff, flip flops, and a large red badge reading 'Starmer The Farmer Harmer'. It held a clipboard with the words 'suck up to Trump' written in large letters.
Laura Lawrence of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society said: 'The effigy this year for the first time actually has a Guy Fawkes ruff and he's wearing a hat because we feel that Starmer is doing quite well at igniting Parliament by himself at the moment.'
Sir Keir was chosen as the centrepiece after beating Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Andrew Tate in a vote. The society has used the event to mock political leaders for over 30 years, previously burning effigies of Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, and Sadiq Khan.
The burning comes days after a similar effigy was torched in Lewes, East Sussex, and follows polls showing Labour trailing Reform UK and deep divisions in Britain over immigration and trans rights.
