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Keir Rodney Starmer was born on 2 September 1962, at Southwark in south east London, [1] [2] [3] and grew up in the town of Oxted, Surrey. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He was the second of the four children of Josephine ( née Baker ), a nurse, and Rodney Starmer, a toolmaker .
The British prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, practised law before his political career began in 2015.Since becoming a barrister in 1987, he mostly dealt with criminal defence work on human rights matters.
Keir Starmer served as Leader of the Opposition from April 2020, following the resignation of Jeremy Corbyn after Labour's defeat at the 2019 general election and Starmer's election as Labour leader in the ensuing leadership election, until his party won a landslide victory at the 2024 general election in July 2024.
Sir Keir Starmer has confronted calls for the UK to pay reparations for its historical part in the slave trade while surrounded by Commonwealth leaders. ... Sir Keir said he wanted to work ...
Three years ago Sir Keir Starmer seriously considered throwing in the towel after seeing Labour crash to a humiliating defeat in the Hartlepool by-election.. A little more than a year into the job ...
Keir Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 5 July 2024 when he accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government, succeeding Rishi Sunak of the Conservative Party. As prime minister, Starmer is serving concurrently as First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union.
Today marks five months since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister, giving his first address at Downing Street on July 5.. By no coincidence, it is also the day that Sir Keir announced his ...
Starmer has described the Labour Party as "deeply patriotic" and credits its most successful leaders, Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, and Tony Blair, for policies "rooted in the everyday concerns of working people". [72] Starmer advocates a government based on "security, prosperity and respect". In a speech on 13 May 2023, Starmer stated: