In a dramatic display, yet another enormous effigy of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was ignited at a Guy Fawkes Night celebration, marking the latest in a series of similar burnings at events across the UK.
The fiery spectacle took place during the annual Edenbridge bonfire festivities on November 8 in Edenbridge, Kent.
Laura Lawrence from the Edenbridge Bonfire Society commented, “This year’s effigy is unique as it features a Guy Fawkes ruff and a hat. We think Starmer is quite capable of igniting Parliament on his own these days.”
Earlier in the week, Sir Keir’s likeness was paraded through the streets during Bonfire Night celebrations in Lewes, East Sussex, where he faced public ridicule.
The prime minister was depicted as a clown, surrounded by oversized juggling balls with phrases like ‘balls up’, ‘inflation nation’, and ‘100 in, one out’—a critique of his leadership.
Another effigy caricatured Sir Keir with wild eyes and crooked glasses, waving a dislodged steering wheel while riding a tractor labeled ‘all lies Starmer’ on the front.
In Edenbridge, Kent, Sir Keir beat Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Andrew Tate to be voted as the centrepiece for this Saturday’s event.
Another massive effigy of Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been set ablaze at a Guy Fawkes night event this evening
The effigy was set alight during the annual Edenbridge bonfire night celebrations on November 8 in Edenbridge, England
Bonfire societies take part a parade during the annual Edenbridge bonfire night celebrations on November 8, 2025 in Edenbridge, England
Earlier this year Labour’s inheritance tax raid on farmers sparked protests throughout the UK as the party was warned it would spell the end of farm shops
The 36-feet high effigy depicts Sir Keir wearing a frilly ruff usually associated with Fawkes and flip flops, the giant visage also sported a huge red badge which read: ‘Starmer The Farmer Harmer’.
Earlier this year Labour’s inheritance tax raid on farmers sparked protests throughout the UK as the party was warned it would spell the end of farm shops.
Edenbridge Bonfire Society has gained a reputation for using their effigy’s to poke fun at celebrities, as well as politicians and their decision-making since 1994.
Among their previous targets include, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump as well as London Mayor Sadiq Khan and his ULEZ policy.
Last year the group previously took aim at Ticketmaster amid outrage over the sites dynamic pricing as fans scrambled to buy Oasis tickets last year.
This year however, the creators wanted to take the tradition back to its more political roots.
Bill Cummings, chairman of the Bonfire Society, said: ‘This decision is a great opportunity to remind everyone why we have Bonfire Night in the first place, a message that has perhaps been forgotten over more recent years.’
An effigy at Lewes Bonfire Night last night showed a crazed-looking Sir Keir, complete with glowing, bright eyes and disheveled glasses, as he rides a tractor with ‘all lies Starmer’ written on the front
The British public directed their ire at the under-fire PM by portraying him as a clown in another effigy
Previous personalities who became effigies in previous years included former PM Liz Truss
The Prime Minister’s effigy is holding a clipboard with ‘Suck up to Trump’ written in big letters and policies such as the new ‘one in, one out’ agreement with France crossed out.
Sir Keir also has his own links to the area having been raised in nearby Oxted and is said to have been part of one of the local football teams in Edenbridge.
Andrea Deans, one of the creators of this year’s effigy, said: ‘We feel the public have chosen well this year when you look at how the current government is treating its citizens.
‘There were so many elements we could include on the effigy, and it was interesting working out how these could be represented visually.’
