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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."
Country/Territory Location Date Details 1 United States Washington D.C. 9–11 July Starmer attended the 2024 NATO summit for his first international trip. [1] [2] On the flight to the summit, Starmer laid out a "cast iron" commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, following a “root and branch” review of Britain's defences.
Sir Keir Starmer is set to be invited to a meeting of EU leaders in what will be seen as a sign of success for his plans for a great Brexit “reset’”.. It will be the first time a British ...
Countries visited by Keir Starmer during his premiership. Keir Starmer made sixteen international trips to fifteen countries and one British Overseas Territory during the first year of his premiership. In October 2024, Starmer became the first incumbent Prime Minister to visit Samoa. [3]
The Prime Minister met China’s president Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil.
These included claims Siddiq's family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh - and that she used properties in London linked to her aunt's allies.
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.