Another huge effigy of the under-fire Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was set ablaze at a Guy Fawkes Night celebration this evening – just days after other giant statues of him were torched at a Bonfire Night event in East Sussex.
The 36-foot high effigy was burned during the annual Edenbridge bonfire celebrations on November 8 in Edenbridge, Kent.
The 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.
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’ and is 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.
Earlier in the week, giant effigies of Sir Keir were dragged through the streets as the embattled PM was also mocked during Bonfire Night festivities in Lewes, East Sussex.
He was portrayed as a clown, surrounded by giant juggling balls emblazoned with the words ‘balls up’, ‘inflation nation’, and ‘100 in, one out’ – a swipe at his premiership.
Another effigy showed a crazed-looking Sir Keir, complete with glowing, bright eyes and disheveled glasses, holding a dislodged steering wheel in the air as he rode a tractor with ‘all lies Starmer’ written on the front.
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
In Edenbridge Sir Keir beat Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Andrew Tate to be voted as the centrepiece for this Saturday’s event.
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
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.’
