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Keir Starmer | |
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| Born | 2 September 1962 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Political orientation | Neoliberalism |
| Political party | Labour 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]
Despite, the Labour Party's insistence it is left-wing, Starmer has refused to even commit to the idea of repealing Anti-Strike Laws.[5]
References
- ↑ Lowkey (2023-03-30). "The Shady Past of Keir Starmer, with Oliver Eagleton" MintPress News. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Keir Starmer" (2023). Labour Party UK. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ↑ Robert Poole (2023-07-19). "Enter ‘Sir Kid Starver’" Morning Star.
- ↑ "Labour refuses to promise repeal of planned Tory anti-strike laws". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-02.