PM labelled ‘never-here Keir’ by own colleagues after it emerges he’s spent 1 in 6 days abroad

It has been said that ministers have called for Mr Starmer to "get off the plane" as he continues to break records - he is Britain's most travelled Prime Minister.

Mr Starmer has already visited 44 countries during his 17 months in office.

And they haven't exactly been particularly close to him, either. Mr Starmer was in Brazil last week and has visited Samoa and Mumbai already.

Mr Starmer's Mumbai trip saw 9,000 miles in just two days.

His five visits to the US have totalled an astonishing 36,200 miles.

The Prime Minister's popularity is currently at its lowest since he became party leader in 2020 and is facing calls to send other ministers such as Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy on some trips instead.

A government source said: “Why is he constantly on a plane? He has a deputy prime minister who was literally foreign secretary and would rather like to carry on doing that. Give it to him. It’s nice to feel important abroad but he needs to stick at home."

"He should share the load, is the polite way of putting it. He’s got a perfectly good deputy and foreign secretary. It’s just not tangible for the electorate," another said.

Mr Starmer's air miles trump that of Tony Blair in the same period by almost two-fold - the latter travelled an average of 164 miles per day in comparison to the Prime Minister's 300.

He is due to visit Johannesburg, South Africa for another G20 summit later this month.

More in Common's Luke Tryl admitted that the Prime Minister's extensive trips abroad had been raised in focus groups as a big concern.

He said: "It is just the sheer volume for people. People are quite zero-sum when it comes to politician.

"They think if he’s not here, he’s focusing on something abroad — it means he’s not focused on the cost of living.

"It is now abundantly clear that he personally has a pretty bad image problem. It’s not so much that they’re disappointed or a bit frustrated with Starmer, but that a big group of people really, really do not like him.

"If Starmer had had a great first 17 months, it would surprise me if foreign stuff were coming up. But now it’s another reason people can give for why it’s not going that well."

Mr Starmer is also facing fierce criticism from Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

The party has seen a huge rise since his appointment in September, and has scrutinised the Prime Minister's hypocrisy over the importance of net zero in comparison to his air miles.