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Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

UK government
Public services
Workers’ rights
Europe
Constitutional reform

Name at birth

Keir Rodney Starmer

Born

2 September 1962 · Southwark, London, United Kingdom

Party

Labour Party

Education

LLB, University of Leeds · BCL, St Edmund Hall, Oxford

Political position

Centre-left; social democratic

Public positions emphasize fiscal stability, public-service reform, workers’ protections, clean-energy investment and close cooperation with NATO and European partners.

Declared interests and context

  • · Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras.

Conflicts of interest & disclosures

Reported or declared matters. Allegations are not findings of guilt.

  • · Register of Members’ Financial Interests records gifts, hospitality, earnings and other declarable interests.

Public record

A dated timeline of offices, elections, decisions and significant legal events.

  1. Appointed prime minister

    Formed a Labour government following the 2024 general election.

    Source: UK Government

  2. Elected Labour leader

    Succeeded Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party.

    Source: UK Parliament

  3. Elected MP for Holborn and St Pancras

    Entered Parliament after serving as Director of Public Prosecutions.

    Source: UK Parliament

  4. Became Director of Public Prosecutions

    Led the Crown Prosecution Service until 2013.

    Source: Crown Prosecution Service

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