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'''Keir Rodney Starmer''' (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and leader of the Labour Party. He participated in the prosecution of [[Julian Assange]] and wants to increase [[police]] presence in [[Proletariat|proletarian]] communities.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lowkey|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=The Shady Past of Keir Starmer, with Oliver Eagleton|date=2023-03-30|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/keir-starmers-shady-past-with-oliver-eagleton/284193/|retrieved=2023-03-30}}</ref> He pushed the Labour Party to the right and purged many followers of [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Lowkey]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Power Obsessions: The Shadowy Path of UK Labour's Keir Starmer, with Matt Kennard|date=2023-08-02|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/power-obsessions-shadowy-path-uk-labours-keir-starmer-matt-kennard/285414/|retrieved=2023-08-03}}</ref>
'''Keir Rodney Starmer''' (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and leader of the Labour Party. He participated in the prosecution of [[Julian Assange]] and wants to increase [[police]] presence in [[Proletariat|proletarian]] communities.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Lowkey|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=The Shady Past of Keir Starmer, with Oliver Eagleton|date=2023-03-30|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/keir-starmers-shady-past-with-oliver-eagleton/284193/|retrieved=2023-03-30}}</ref> He pushed the Labour Party to the right and purged many followers of [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Lowkey]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Power Obsessions: The Shadowy Path of UK Labour's Keir Starmer, with Matt Kennard|date=2023-08-02|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/power-obsessions-shadowy-path-uk-labours-keir-starmer-matt-kennard/285414/|retrieved=2023-08-03}}</ref>


== Rise to power ==
== Life before Politics ==
Before being an elected politician, Starmer led the [[Crown Prosecution Service]], which prosecuted 800,000 people every year. He also secretly served on the [[Trilateral Commission]], which is connected to the [[United States Intelligence Community|Statesian secret police]].<ref name=":0" />
Starmer grew up in a small town called Oxted, in Surrey. His father worked as a toolmaker in a factory and his mother was a nurse for the [[NHS]]. After going to a local grammar school, he went to Leeds University to study law. He became a qualified lawyer in 1987 and began work as a barrister.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|newspaper=Labour Party UK|title=Keir Starmer|date=2023|url=https://labour.org.uk/people/keir-starmer/|retrieved=2023-12-02}}</ref>
 
In 2008, Starmer became Director of Public Prosecutions, putting him at the head of the [[Crown Prosecution Service]], which prosecuted 800,000 people every year. He also secretly served on the [[Trilateral Commission]], which is connected to the [[United States Intelligence Community|Statesian secret police]].<ref name=":0" />
 
He received a knighthood from [[Elizabeth Windsor|Queen Elizabeth II]] in 2014 for his career as a lawyer.<ref name=":1" />
 
== Political Career ==
He was elected to Parliament in the 2015 general election as the MP for Hoborn and St Pancras.
 
He served as Shadow Immigration Minister (2015-2016) under [[Ed Miliband]], and later was reappointed by [[Jeremy Corbyn|Corbyn]] as Shadow Secretary of State for [[Brexit]] (2016-2020)'
 
In April 2020, Starmer was elected as Leader of the Labour Party.<ref name=":1" />


== Policies ==
== Policies ==

Revision as of 17:52, 2 December 2023

Keir Starmer
Born2 September 1962
London, England, United Kingdom
Political orientationNeoliberalism
Political partyLabour Party


Keir Rodney Starmer (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and leader of the Labour Party. He participated in the prosecution of Julian Assange and wants to increase police presence in proletarian communities.[1] He pushed the Labour Party to the right and purged many followers of Jeremy Corbyn.[2]

Life before Politics

Starmer grew up in a small town called Oxted, in Surrey. His father worked as a toolmaker in a factory and his mother was a nurse for the NHS. After going to a local grammar school, he went to Leeds University to study law. He became a qualified lawyer in 1987 and began work as a barrister.[3]

In 2008, Starmer became Director of Public Prosecutions, putting him at the head of the Crown Prosecution Service, which prosecuted 800,000 people every year. He also secretly served on the Trilateral Commission, which is connected to the Statesian secret police.[2]

He received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2014 for his career as a lawyer.[3]

Political Career

He was elected to Parliament in the 2015 general election as the MP for Hoborn and St Pancras.

He served as Shadow Immigration Minister (2015-2016) under Ed Miliband, and later was reappointed by Corbyn as Shadow Secretary of State for Brexit (2016-2020)'

In April 2020, Starmer was elected as Leader of the Labour Party.[3]

Policies

In 2023 Labour announced that the pledge of free school meals for all was going to be scrapped. Labour plans to increase the number of Ofsted inspections of school to yearly. Labour has pledged to continue the two-child cap on child benefits, the removal of which would have lifted 250,000 children out of poverty at the cost of £1.3 billion, this action has earned the Labour leader the nickname of “Sir Kid Starver”.[4]

References

  1. Lowkey (2023-03-30). "The Shady Past of Keir Starmer, with Oliver Eagleton" MintPress News. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lowkey (2023-08-02). "Power Obsessions: The Shadowy Path of UK Labour's Keir Starmer, with Matt Kennard" MintPress News. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Keir Starmer" (2023). Labour Party UK. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. Robert Poole (2023-07-19). "Enter ‘Sir Kid Starver’" Morning Star.