Jeremy Clarkson has once again pulled no punches with his verdict on the current Labour government following yet another week of headlines surrounding the country’s leading MPs.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, for instance, found herself on the front pages after she was spotted enjoying a vape while on a canoe ride during some downtime away from Westminster.
Then she was back in the news following £40,000 tax dodge allegations over a third home purchase.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, faced claims of running a “boys’ club” in Number 10 amid fears of a revolt over the treatment of female aids.
Then there’s Labour’s dwindling popularity in the polls, forcing Mr Starmer into a plot to reshuffle his cabinet in a desperate attempt to curry favour once more with the public.
Vocal Labour critic Mr Clarkson has seized on the latest headlines to pen yet another scathing take on the current government, having already made his stance clear on their performance.
Over the past year or so, Mr Clarkson has consistently ridiculed the likes of Mr Starmer, Ms Rayner, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves for their policies and their particular impact on the agricultural industry.
After seeing Ms Rayner enjoying some downtime away from parliament, Clarkson admitted in his latest newspaper column that he was “unimpressed” with her behaviour and saw it as a transparent attempt to make her look “real” with voters.
Suggesting the government should worry less about looking relatable with the general public, Mr Clarkson suggested: “What we need is leaders with some personal experience of running a company.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a corner shop or even a paper round. Just something that tells us they have a basic understanding of the concept that you earn a certain amount of money, and then that’s how much you can spend.”
Mr Clarkson claimed the “problem” with the current Labour front bench is that none of them “has ever started or run a business and, as a result, none of them understand it”.
He continued: “They genuinely think that they can spend whatever they like on whatever hare-brained scheme they’ve come up with that week and that we will be happy to pay for it, because we know their dad was a tool maker.
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“This means we can relate to them. But I don’t want to relate to the Prime Minister.
“He or she shouldn’t be like you or me. They should be a bit weird. A bit of a swot.
“The greatest Prime Minister in my lifetime was Margaret Thatcher and no one related to her,” he concluded in The Sun, lauding the former Conservative leader.
It’s not the first time in recent days that Mr Clarkson has spoken publicly about the state of leadership in Number 10, with the former Top Gear host directly responding to a probe about himself possibly venturing into politics.
On X, one of Mr Clarkson’s followers suggested he should explore a career in politics once he’s “finished” on his farm.
“Once the farm is finished, will you have time to run for the position of British Prime Minister?” the X user asked.
Farms are never finished. Unless the Labourites confiscate them.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 31, 2025
Mr Clarkson replied: “Farms are never finished. Unless the Labourites confiscate them.” (sic)