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The CPS denied that Starmer was behind the decision, saying that it was the responsibility of a Crown Court and was out of Starmer's hands. [48] Later that year, Starmer published a plan for the criminal justice system to better handle cases of female genital mutilation ; at the time, the offence had never been successfully prosecuted. [ 49 ]
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 .
Gavin Millar, a former legal colleague of Starmer, has described his politics as "red-green", a characterisation Starmer has agreed with. [14] In a January 2020 interview, Starmer described himself as a socialist , [ 15 ] and stated in an opinion piece published by The Guardian the same month that his advocacy of socialism is motivated by "a ...
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 ...
After his first anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned over her links to the former Bangladeshi government, Keir Starmer has replaced her with Emma Reynolds
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.
Donald Trump said he has a “very good relationship” with Sir Keir Starmer, adding the prime minister has done a “very good job thus far”.. It comes despite the pair’s turbulent ...
Keir Starmer assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition after being elected as leader of the Labour Party on 4 April 2020; the election was triggered by Jeremy Corbyn's resignation following the Labour Party's electoral defeat at the 2019 general election when Boris Johnson formed a majority Conservative government.