Keir Starmer's turnaround paves path to power for Britain's Labour
By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -In 2021, Keir Starmer considered resigning as leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party after it suffered a humiliating local election defeat to the governing Conservatives.
Labour Leader Keir Starmer Is Often Called Dull. but He Might Be Britain's Next Prime Minister
Starmer was elected to Parliament for a central London district in 2015, at an election that saw Labour defeated by the Conservatives. He often disagreed with then-leader Jeremy Corbyn, a staunch socialist, at one point quitting the party’s top team over disagreements, but agreed to serve as Labour’s Brexit spokesman under Corbyn.
Labour leader Keir Starmer promises change and an end to Tory ‘chaos’
Sir Keir Starmer said on Wednesday he had changed the Labour party and now wanted to change the country and “return Britain to the service of working people”. In a live statement moments after Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a July 4 general election the Labour leader promised a break from the “chaotic” Tory governments of recent years.
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Labour leader says UK has been going ‘round in circles’ for 14 years and 4 July election is an opportunity for change
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Watch again as Keir Starmer kicks off Labour general election campaign in Kent
Both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir started their election campaigns on Thursday, six weeks before the country goes to the polls. The Labour leader headed to south-east England in a sign he wants to make inroads in Tory areas.
Starmer urges public to vote Labour to 'stop the chaos' as General Election date announced
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told voters that on July 4 the future of the UK is in "your hands", saying "together we can stop the chaos, we can turn the page, we can start to rebuild Britain".
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