Keir Starmer has dismissed a petition demanding another general election as the number of people signing it passed the two million mark. The prime minister said he was “not surprised” that his popularity has nosedived because of many of the decisions Labour has taken since winning power nearly five months ago.

The pub landlord behind the viral petition calling for a general election has revealed why he decided to start it. Michael Westwood launched the petition - which has now gained over 2.5 million signatures - last week after growing “fed up” with Sir Keir Starmer just four months after Labour won the general election in a landslide.

A petition demanding a general election has passed the 450,000 signatures mark, with thousands of people signing it every minute.