Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
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| 2024 | Starmer revealed that he was 'certain that Labour would lose the 2019 election', distancing himself from Corbyn's leadership and previous election policies. |
| 2024 | Re-elected as MP for Holborn and St Pancras with a further reduced majority of 18,884 (48.9 per cent). |
| 2024 | At the NATO summit, Keir Starmer signalled support for Ukraine using British Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets inside Russia during the ongoing Russian invasion, and advocated for Ukraine's 'irreversible' NATO membership strategy during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
| 2024 | Labour gained the Blackpool South parliamentary seat from the Conservatives in a by-election and narrowly won the West Midlands mayoral election. |
| 2024 | Re-elected to Parliament with a further reduced majority of 18,884 votes (48.9 per cent). |
| 2024 | Starmer visited Southport and laid flowers at the scene of the Southport stabbing, where three young girls were killed, and was heckled by some members of the public. |
| 2024 | Keir Starmer launches a Child Poverty Taskforce to work on supporting over four million children living in poverty, while maintaining the existing two-child benefit cap introduced in 2013. |
| 2024 | Labour proposed 39 bills in the State Opening of Parliament, including plans to renationalise railways, bring local bus services under public control, strengthen workers' rights, tackle illegal immigration, reform the House of Lords, and accelerate infrastructure and housing delivery. |
| 2024 | Re-elected as MP for Holborn and St Pancras with a further reduced majority of 18,884 (48.9 per cent). |
| 2024 | At the NATO summit, Keir Starmer signalled support for Ukraine using British Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets inside Russia during the ongoing Russian invasion, and advocated for Ukraine's 'irreversible' NATO membership strategy during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
| 2024 | Starmer visited Southport and laid flowers at the scene of the Southport stabbing, where three young girls were killed, and was heckled by some members of the public. |
| 2024 | Keir Starmer launches a Child Poverty Taskforce to work on supporting over four million children living in poverty, while maintaining the existing two-child benefit cap introduced in 2013. |
| 2024 | Labour proposed 39 bills in the State Opening of Parliament, including plans to renationalise railways, bring local bus services under public control, strengthen workers' rights, tackle illegal immigration, reform the House of Lords, and accelerate infrastructure and housing delivery. |
| 2024 | Labour gained the Blackpool South parliamentary seat from the Conservatives in a by-election and narrowly won the West Midlands mayoral election. |
| 2024 | Re-elected to Parliament with a further reduced majority of 18,884 votes (48.9 per cent). |
| 2024 | Starmer revealed that he was 'certain that Labour would lose the 2019 election', distancing himself from Corbyn's leadership and previous election policies. |
| December 26 2024 | Starmer's brother Nick died after a cancer diagnosis, with Starmer issuing a tribute the following day. |
| December 26 2024 | Starmer's brother Nick died after a cancer diagnosis, with Starmer issuing a tribute the following day. |
| November 2024 | Starmer met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, expressing his desire to establish a 'consistent, durable, respectful' relationship with China. |
| November 2024 | Starmer met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, expressing his desire to establish a 'consistent, durable, respectful' relationship with China. |
| November 6 2024 | Starmer calls Donald Trump to formally congratulate him on his election victory and receives assurance that the UK-US 'special relationship' will continue to thrive. |
| November 6 2024 | Starmer calls Donald Trump to formally congratulate him on his election victory and receives assurance that the UK-US 'special relationship' will continue to thrive. |
| October 30 2024 | Chancellor Rachel Reeves presents the Labour Party's first budget in over 14 years, marking her as the first woman to present a British government budget. The budget includes significant investments in healthcare, education, housing, and increases the National Minimum Wage to £12.21 per hour. |
| October 30 2024 | Chancellor Rachel Reeves presents the Labour Party's first budget in over 14 years, marking her as the first woman to present a British government budget. The budget includes significant investments in healthcare, education, housing, and increases the National Minimum Wage to £12.21 per hour. |
| October 14 2024 | Inaugural International Investment Summit held at London's Guildhall, featuring world-renowned CEOs and investors discussing investments in AI, life sciences, and infrastructure. |
| October 14 2024 | Inaugural International Investment Summit held at London's Guildhall, featuring world-renowned CEOs and investors discussing investments in AI, life sciences, and infrastructure. |
| October 10 2024 | Government implements major employment regulation enhancements, including increased minimum wages and new worker protection rights. |
| October 10 2024 | Government implements major employment regulation enhancements, including increased minimum wages and new worker protection rights. |
| September 2024 | Starmer and his family adopted a Siberian kitten named Prince at 10 Downing Street. |
| September 2024 | Starmer visits New York City to address the UN General Assembly and meets with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Trump Tower, seeking to establish a working relationship. |
| September 2024 | Under Starmer's premiership, the UK government suspended 30 out of 350 arms export licences to Israel due to a 'clear risk' of breaching international law, affecting equipment like fighter jet parts, helicopters, and drones. |
| September 2024 | Sky News reported that Starmer had received £107,145 in gifts, benefits, and hospitality since December 2019, which was significantly more than any other MP. |
| September 2024 | Keir Starmer faced criticism for accepting gifts from Labour donors, including £5,000 worth of clothes for his wife bought by Lord Alli, potentially breaking parliamentary rules. |
| September 2024 | Starmer and his family adopted a Siberian kitten named Prince at 10 Downing Street. |
| September 2024 | Under Starmer's premiership, the UK government suspended 30 out of 350 arms export licences to Israel due to a 'clear risk' of breaching international law, affecting equipment like fighter jet parts, helicopters, and drones. |
| September 2024 | Starmer visits New York City to address the UN General Assembly and meets with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Trump Tower, seeking to establish a working relationship. |
| September 2024 | Keir Starmer faced criticism for accepting gifts from Labour donors, including £5,000 worth of clothes for his wife bought by Lord Alli, potentially breaking parliamentary rules. |
| September 2024 | Sky News reported that Starmer had received £107,145 in gifts, benefits, and hospitality since December 2019, which was significantly more than any other MP. |
| September 11 2024 | Starmer pledges no additional NHS funding without comprehensive reform, following a critical review by Lord Darzi. |
| September 11 2024 | Starmer pledges no additional NHS funding without comprehensive reform, following a critical review by Lord Darzi. |
| September 10 2024 | Government defeats a Conservative Party motion blocking the winter fuel payment cuts, winning by a majority of 120 in Parliament. |
| September 10 2024 | Government defeats a Conservative Party motion blocking the winter fuel payment cuts, winning by a majority of 120 in Parliament. |
| August 2024 | Starmer's government agrees to increase public-sector worker pay by 5 to 7 per cent, resolving ongoing industrial disputes. |
| August 2024 | Starmer's government agrees to increase public-sector worker pay by 5 to 7 per cent, resolving ongoing industrial disputes. |
| August 27 2024 | Keir Starmer met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to announce talks towards revising a bilateral cooperation agreement, covering key areas such as defence, energy security, science, and technology. |
| August 27 2024 | Keir Starmer met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to announce talks towards revising a bilateral cooperation agreement, covering key areas such as defence, energy security, science, and technology. |
| August 4 2024 | Starmer publicly stated that rioters 'will feel the full force of the law' and called the riots 'far-right thuggery'. He later called an emergency response meeting of COBRA and ordered a 'standing army' to be set up to tackle the ongoing riots using special emergency powers. |
| August 4 2024 | Starmer publicly stated that rioters 'will feel the full force of the law' and called the riots 'far-right thuggery'. He later called an emergency response meeting of COBRA and ordered a 'standing army' to be set up to tackle the ongoing riots using special emergency powers. |
| August 1 2024 | Following a meeting with senior police officers, Starmer announced the establishment of a National Violent Disorder Programme to facilitate greater cooperation between police forces when dealing with violent disorder. |
| August 1 2024 | Following a meeting with senior police officers, Starmer announced the establishment of a National Violent Disorder Programme to facilitate greater cooperation between police forces when dealing with violent disorder. |
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