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Sir Keir Rodney Starmer KCB KC ( / ˈkɪər / ⓘ KEER; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn ...
Starmer meets with First Minister of Scotland John Swinney, 7 July 2024. In 2023, Starmer set out five missions for his government, targeting issues such as economic growth, health, clean energy, crime and education. On 2 June 2024, Starmer pledged to reduce record high legal immigration to the UK. Net migration to the UK was 685,000 in 2023.
Background. Starmer formed his government throughout 5–7 July, with the new Cabinet first meeting on 6 July and the new Parliament being called to meet on 9 July. It has been noted for its female political representation, appointing women to a record half of the Cabinet (including Rachel Reeves as the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer in British history) and three of the five top ...
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.
e. Keir Starmer is a British politician who has been the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He is a member of the Labour Party, a centre-left social democratic party, and his supporters have been called Starmerites. Starmer has been Member of Parliament since 2015, belonging to the party's ...
In 2013, Starmer announced changes to how sexual abuse investigations are handled in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal and Operation Yewtree police investigation, including a panel to review historic complaints. Starmer left office in November 2013, and was replaced by Alison Saunders.
Change is a political manifesto published in 2024 by the British Labour Party under the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer. The manifesto sets out the party's new approach to policy, ahead of their successful campaign in the 2024 general election, in which they won a landslide victory. [1] [2]
Keir Starmer served as Leader of the Opposition in 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 general election in July 2024.