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His parents were both Labour Party supporters, and reputedly named him after the party's first parliamentary leader, Keir Hardie, [11] [12] although Starmer did not confirm this when asked in 2015. [13] Starmer passed the 11-plus examination and gained entry to Reigate Grammar School, which at the time was a voluntary-aided selective grammar ...
In November 2024, Starmer offered his congratulations to Trump on a phone call after he won the 2024 United States presidential election, along with other world leaders, saying "I look forward to working with you in the years ahead. I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come."
By the end of 2021, membership had fallen to 432,213, a drop of more than 21% since Starmer became leader, [170] but still more than double the membership of the Conservative Party. [171] Momentum, a left-wing campaign group, said Starmer's "factional" leadership was to blame as it alienated trade unions. [171]
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer with US President Joe Biden at the White House during Starmer’s first international trip abroad as Prime Minister, July 2024. This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Keir Starmer, who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 5 July 2024.
He became a barrister in 1987 at the Middle Temple, becoming a bencher there in 2009. [1] Starmer served as a legal officer for the campaign group Liberty until 1990. [2] He was a member of Doughty Street Chambers from 1990 onwards, primarily working on human rights issues.
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Sir Keir Starmer said ‘the fight for trust is the battle that defines our age’ in his first speech after the Labour Party secured more than 326 seats.
Labour leader Keir Starmer holding a can of ‘Barnard Castle Eye Test’ beer during a visit to the Brewdog Pub and Brewery in the City of London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)