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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 ...
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]
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."
But the ties between the U.S. and U.K. will be tested as Trump faces Labour leader Keir Starmer, who has ... Canada would become part of the United States," and government officials across the ...
Sir Keir Starmer will become the first Prime Minister since Brexit to attend a meeting of EU leaders as he continues efforts to reset relations with the bloc. The Prime Minister will travel to ...
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been outwardly met with a warm welcome by the UK’s political leaders, but the 47th president poses a series of challenges for Sir Keir Starmer’s ...
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.
Keir Starmer is a British politician and barrister who has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was previously Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024.