Keir Starmer - report

Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom since 2020

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and barrister who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015. He was previously Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer

2022 2023 2024

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Significant news events for Keir Starmer

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PM said he was'sickened and furious' at clip of staff laughing about party. But he denied all responsibility, and continued to claim he was told rules were followed. Ex-No10 aide Dominic Cummings said the PM would need 'a f***ing dead cat army'
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MPs also face punishment for devoting more time to lucrative second jobs. PM's proposals blindsided Sir Keir Starmer, who was unveiling his own blanket ban on second jobs at a press conference. Furious Tory backbenchers accused Mr Johnson of 'capitulation'
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Labour leader presents himself as the serious leader needed for the crises Britain faces, as he blasts Boris Johnson as a "trivial" man without a plan. Sir Keir said Labour under his leadership will not have an election manifesto “that is not a serious plan for Government’
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Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner described Tories as 'racist'scum' She said: 'We cannot get any worse than a bunch of scum, homophobic, racist, misogynistic, absolute vile' Sir Keir Starmer said he would not have used hate-filled words. But he refused to say she should apologise.
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Home Secretary Priti Patel used Tony Blair’s famous “tough on crime’ slogan to attack Sir Keir. She said: “Under Keir Starmer, Labour is weak on crime and weak on the causes of crime” Starmer forced to water down plans to change leadership election rules.
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Kim Leadbeater secured the seat with 13,296 votes, with Tory Ryan Stephenson on 12,973 and George Galloway in third with 8.264. Result was a surprise after opinion polls put the Tories in the lead and Labour insiders had feared the worst.
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Tory Jill Mortimer beats Labour’s candidate by 15,529 votes to 8,589. Labour ceded Hartlepool to the Conservatives for the first time since 1974. 16 per cent swing is believed to be the biggest to a governing party since the Second World War.