Keir Starmer: Difference between revisions

Starmer was elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]]. As a [[backbencher]], he supported the unsuccessful [[Britain Stronger in Europe]] campaign in the [[2016 European Union membership referendum]]. He was appointed to [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s shadow cabinet as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union]], and advocated a [[Proposed referendum on the Brexit withdrawal agreement|proposed second referendum on Brexit]]. Following Corbyn's resignation after Labour's defeat at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Starmer succeeded him by winning the [[2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|2020 leadership election]] on a [[left-wing]] platform. During [[Keir Starmer's tenure as Leader of the Opposition|his tenure as opposition leader]], Starmer moved the party toward the [[centrist politics|political centre]], dropped multiple pledges from his leadership platform, and emphasised the project of eliminating [[Antisemitism in the British Labour Party|antisemitism within the party]]. In foreign policy, he [[Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|has supported Ukraine in its war against Russia]] and [[British support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war|Israel in its war against Hamas]]. He led Labour to victory in the local elections in [[2023 United Kingdom local elections|2023]] and [[2024 United Kingdom local elections|2024]]. In 2023 Starmer set out five missions for [[Starmer ministry|his government]], targeting issues such as economic growth, health, clean energy, crime and education.