A huge effigy of Sir Keir Starmer was set ablaze at a Guy Fawkes Night celebration in Kent.
The 36-foot high effigy was torched as thousands gathered for the annual event in the town of Edenbridge on Saturday night.
The beleaguered prime minister was depicted as Guy Fawkes wearing a Capotain hat with a digital ID tucked into his belt - poking fun at Sir Keir's mandatory digital ID scheme.
The giant effigy also sported a frilly ruff usually associated with Fawkes and flip flops, along with a huge red badge which read: 'Starmer The Farmer Harmer'. The visage was holding a clipboard with “suck up to Trump” written in big 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.”
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Sir Keir beat Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Andrew Tate to be voted as the centrepiece for this Saturday's event.
Edenbridge Bonfire Society has used the annual event to poke fun at political leaders and other major public figures for more than 30 years.
Effigies have been made of Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Saturday night’s event comes days after a giant effigy of Sir Keir was set ablaze as he was mocked during Bonfire Night festivities in the East Sussex town of Lewes.
It comes after a series of polls showed Labour have slumped behind Reform UK, while a survey last week showed Britain is deeply divided over issues including immigration and trans rights.
