By Ben Crawford

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Sky Sports had to intervene during the World Grand Prix on Wednesday, censoring explicit chants directed at Sir Keir Starmer by darts fans. The unsavoury chants were audible during Danny Noppert’s match against Stephen Bunting. Bunting, ranked fourth in the world , was up against a tough challenge on Wednesday evening as he faced off against Dutchman Noppert, a match he was tipped to win. However, the Englishman failed to live up to expectations, losing 3-1 in sets and averaging just 85 as he made an underwhelming exit from the double-in-double-out tournament. This defeat was somewhat overshadowed by the crowd’s vocal disapproval of the current prime minister. During the second set, with Bunting trailing 1-0 but level in legs at 1-1, chants erupted from the Leicester crowd at the Mattoili Arena. Spectators in the audience could be heard singing ‘Keir Starmer is a w****r’ to the tune of The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army. Broadcaster Sky Sports acted swiftly to address the X-rated chant. In an attempt to drown it out, they resorted to playing generic crowd noise over their coverage, reports the Express . Later in the evening, world No. 1 Luke Humphries comfortably defeated Polish thrower Krzysztof Ratajski with a scoreline of 3-1, hitting an impressive six 180s as he averaged nearly 96. The final match of the night saw Gary Anderson take on Joe Cullen. Scottish star Anderson breezed through the match, winning 3-0, while Cullen struggled throughout the night, only managing an average of 68. New polls suggest that Sir Keir and Labour’s popularity is plummeting , hitting an all-time low. A recent poll released on Wednesday by YouGov predicts that Reform’s Nigel Farage is set to become the next prime minister , with his party surging to 33%. Labour remains stagnant at 20%, while the Conservatives have slipped by one point to 19%. The Lib Dems , Greens and SNP are holding their ground at 14%, 8% and 3% respectively. More in Common’s polling also unveils worsening perceptions of party leaders, with Sir Keir’s approval rating plunging to a dismal -49 and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch dropping to -32. Their latest poll suggests that if an election were held today, Reform would secure 311 seats, just 14 seats shy of a majority. This marks a significant surge from three months ago when Mr. Farage was 55 seats short of victory. Meanwhile, Labour’s support has dwindled, projected to win a mere 144 seats, 34 fewer than YouGov’s previous forecast, while the Tories hold steady with 45 seats, mirroring their summer projection . The Lib Dems have seen a slight dip, down from 81 to 78 seats. The SNP, Greens and Plaid Cymru are currently predicted to win 37, seven and six seats respectively.