Blur’s Dave Rowntree shares his thoughts on Keir Starmer

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Blur’s Dave Rowntree has shared his opinion of Labour leader Keir Starmer in a new interview with NME.The Britpop veteran was taking part in the latest installation of NME’s Does Rock N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!

series when he was asked to recall key moments from throughout his career, including his work in politics.Alongside his role as the drummer for Blur, Rowntree has also had a successful career in politics throughout much of the 21st Century – even going as far as to be elected as a Labour Councillor in Norfolk in 2017.Now, following his time in the role, which came to an end in 2021, the musician revealed his thoughts on current Labour leader, Keir Starmer.“Well, the test is at General Elections,” he began, discussing how well he thinks the figurehead is faring with the public. “If he wins the General Election, he’ll be widely touted as the most visionary Labour leader of modern times and will join the incredibly small number of Labour leaders who’ve gone on to become prime minister.”“If he loses, he’ll be regarded as an idiot who wrecked the Labour Party and achieved nothing,” he continued. “That’s how politics works – it’s pointless saying how he’s doing at the moment.

The purpose of being the leader of the Labour Party is to win the General Election. He’s either going to do it or he isn’t.”This isn’t the first time that Rowntree has talked politics with NME.

Last year he also shared his overall perspective of the current political climate following the release of his debut solo single ‘London Bridge’.Here, he highlighted how he believes that those in office are showing less accountability than ever before, and claimed that the British public is seemingly fine with the underlying issues in government.“I can’t.