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Keir Starmer

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

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# Sir Keir Starmer **Sir Keir Rodney Starmer** (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and lawyer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020 and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015. ### Early Life and Legal Career Starmer was born in London and raised in Oxted, Surrey. Before entering politics, he had a distinguished career in law, specializing in human rights. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2002 and served as the **Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)** and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service from 2008 to 2013. For his services to law and criminal justice, he was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours. ### Political Career * **Member of Parliament:** Elected as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras in the 2015 general election. * **Shadow Cabinet:** Served as Shadow Minister for Immigration and later as Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union under Jeremy Corbyn. * **Leader of the Opposition:** Following the 2019 general election, he was elected Leader of the Labour Party in April 2020, succeeding Corbyn. * **Prime Minister:** Led the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the 2024 general election, ending fourteen years of Conservative government. ### Summary of Positions | Office | Tenure | | :--- | :--- | | **Prime Minister of the United Kingdom** | 2024–Present | | **Leader of the Labour Party** | 2020–Present | | **Leader of the Opposition** | 2020–2024 | | **Director of Public Prosecutions** | 2008–2013 | | **MP for Holborn and St Pancras** | 2015–Present |

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🇬🇧 Labour must cease taking progressive voters for granted, says Sadiq Khan (2026-03-01)
London mayor criticises PM for calling Greens ‘extreme’ after Gorton and Denton loss, saying it is a ‘flawed strategy’<ul><li><a href="https...
🇬🇧 Starmer is cautious on Iran because he knows the chaos Trump's strikes could trigger (2026-02-28)
Sir Keir Starmer is treading a characteristically cautious diplomatic path in his response to the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel....
🇬🇧 Minister Josh Simons resigns after Labour Together claims (2026-02-28)
Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run commissioned a report which looked into the background of journalists....
🇬🇧 Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him | Tom Baldwin (2026-02-28)
In the past he has been urged to follow strategies that don’t really match his core beliefs. That’s changing, as it must, because he knows the cloc...
🇬🇧 The Papers: 'Starmer on ropes' and 'nightmare for Labour' (2026-02-28)
The results of the Gorton and Denton by-election and the fallout for Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party dominate Saturday's papers....
🇺🇸 UK PM Keir Starmer suffers blow after his party comes in third in election in former stronghold (2026-02-27)
The result in a seat that Labour has dominated for nearly a century represents an embarrassing setback for the prime minister....
🇺🇸 Green by-election victory is ‘worst outcome’ for Starmer’s Labour Party (2026-02-27)
Result shows split in leftwing vote which could be replicated at May local elections...
🇬🇧 Friday briefing: Is the result in Gorton and Denton a sign of things to come? (2026-02-27)
In today’s newsletter: This byelection has long been mooted as a foreshadowing of upcoming elections in Wales, Scotland and eventually the whole o...
🇺🇸 Starmer under pressure after Greens win Gorton and Denton by-election (2026-02-27)
Labour comes in third place in new blow to prime minister...
🇬🇧 Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection in blow to Keir Starmer (2026-02-27)
Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, with Labour coming in third behind reform UKThe Green party has pulled off a...
🇺🇸 Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer (2026-02-27)
The result marks the first time the Greens have won a British parliamentary by-election and signals the frustration of left-leaning voters with Prime ...
🇺🇸 Starmer faces high-stakes battle as Greens and Reform vie for Manchester seat (2026-02-26)
Tight by-election result expected in former Labour stronghold of Gorton and Denton...
🇺🇸 Mandelson’s Arrest Adds to Scandal That Has Rattled Starmer and Labour Party (2026-02-24)
The arrest of the British former envoy to Washington, long a key figure in the Labour Party, deepened a scandal that has led to calls for Prime Minist...
🇬🇧 Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters (2026-02-23)
PM asks ethics adviser to examine conduct of Cabinet Office minister amid Labour Together scandal fallout<ul><li><a href="https://www.thegua...
🇺🇸 Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser to look at minister over probe into journalists (2026-02-23)
Josh Simons accused of hiring public affairs company to investigate sources of leaks when he ran Labour Together...
🇬🇧 Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner (2026-02-20)
Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media....
🇺🇸 Trump says UK’s Starmer making ’a big mistake’ on Diego Garcia lease (2026-02-18)