On Friday, Keir Starmer, candidate of the Labour Party, emerged as the United Kingdom Prime Minister following a clear majority in the lower chamber of the British Parliament.
The Labour Party gained control swiftly after surpassing the 326-member mark needed for a majority in the House of Commons.
The newly appointed Prime Minister of the UK, Starmer, was raised in the town of Oxted, located in Surrey.
He was the eldest among four siblings, with Josephine Baker, a nurse, and Rodney Starmer, a craftsman, as his parents.
Keir Starmer was born into a family that strongly supports the Labour Party.
Furthermore, rumour has it that he was named after the party’s inaugural leader, Keir Hardie.
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However, in 2015, Starmer mentioned that he was uncertain about the accuracy of this statement.
About Keir Starmer
In this article, we will explore some important facts about the UK PM Keir Starmer.
- Starmer is a British politician and barrister.
- He has served as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020.
- Starmer has represented Holborn and St Pancras as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015. Prior to that, he held the position of Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024 and served as Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.
- Starmer attended the selective state Reigate Grammar School.
- At 16, he joined the Labour Party Young Socialists, bringing to bare a promise of a bright career in the political sphere.
- He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Leeds in 1985 and gained a postgraduate Bachelor of Civil Law degree at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford in 1986.
- After being called to the bar, Starmer practised predominantly in criminal defence work, specialising in human rights.
- He served as a human rights adviser to the Northern Ireland Policing Board and was appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 2002, later citing his work on policing in Northern Ireland as being a key influence on his decision to pursue a political career.
More Interesting Facts About Starmer
- During his time as Director of Public Prosecutions, he dealt with a number of major cases, including the Stephen Lawrence murder case.
- He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to law and criminal justice.
- Starmer was elected to the House of Commons at the 2015 general election.
- As a backbencher, he supported the unsuccessful Britain Stronger in Europe campaign in the 2016 European Union membership referendum.
- In 2023, Starmer set out five missions for his government, targeting issues such as economic growth, health, clean energy, crime and education.
- Starmer led Labour to a landslide victory in the 2024 general election, ending fourteen years of Conservative rule.
- Starmer’s electoral triumph mirrored Tony Blair’s success in the 1997 general election, which marked the last time the Labour Party managed to unseat a Conservative government.
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