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Resigned
Sir Keir Starmer
Former MP for Holborn and St Pancras (2015 to 2026)
Labour
Background
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Education
St Edmund Hall · University of Leeds · Reigate Grammar School
Roles
Director of Public Prosecutions
Crown Prosecution Service
2008-2013
Barrister
A career at the bar specialising in human rights law.
Reports mentioning this MP
- Labour's 154 Completed Forde Reforms Are Its Own Assessment24 October 2026 · 4 min read
Labour says it completed 154 of Forde's 165 recommendations, but that is its own account, not an independent test of results.
- The MPs Who Miss the Most Commons Votes30 June 2026 · 4 min read
MPs voted in 69.8 per cent of Commons divisions this Parliament. Twenty three current MPs managed less than half that.
- Burnham's Record: Buses Delivered, Rough Sleeping Missed23 June 2026 · 5 min read
Burnham became Prime Minister in July. His record includes delivered buses, a missed rough sleeping pledge and a costly clean air reversal.
- Ten Westminster Scandals. Three Ended in a Rule Breach8 June 2026 · 7 min read
Of ten Westminster controversies, three produced an established rule breach. The rest were open investigations, party discipline, a foreign prosecution or politics.