Keir Starmer
United Kingdom
Labour
member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.
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Aug 9, 2026
Center
The Prime Minister faces mounting pressure over police failures exposed by the case of a predator who murdered two women while officers missed chances to stop him.
Lib Dems will hold Starmer's Labour government to its promise of change, demanding real reform of policing and probation rather than lengthy reviews.
Aug 8, 2026
Lean Right
The Prime Minister is facing Labour backbench unease over spending restraint and yet more small boat crossings.
Conservatives see him as a taxing, indecisive leader who prioritises optics over growth and national security.
Aug 7, 2026
Center
The Prime Minister faces pressure over the government's handling of a second night of anti-migrant violence in Norfolk, where a police officer was seriously bitten.
Lib Dems will judge whether he responds with community-based initiatives or reactionary law-and-order posturing, demanding firm action against far-right thugs without scapegoating migrants.
Aug 7, 2026
Lean Left
The Prime Minister was told to tone down beer and football references after he and the Chancellor ranked bar snacks in a social media video.
Labour insiders worry Starmer's laddish PR undercuts his conviction that the government is about 'delivery, not videos', handing the Tories an attack line.
Aug 7, 2026
Lean Right
The Prime Minister is under pressure over weak growth figures, NHS delays and migration, while his personal approval ratings have fallen sharply.
Conservative critics say his leadership is managerial and indecisive, offering no clear direction on the issues that matter to voters.
Aug 6, 2026
Far Right
The Prime Minister's government is pressing ahead with the early release plan that has outraged the Harper family.
Reform UK sees Starmer as ultimately responsible for a Labour law and order agenda that is soft on criminals and hard on victims.
Aug 6, 2026
Center
Starmer faces the political fallout from the Angus child death and the antisemitic attack, with Labour under pressure over public safety and social services.
Lib Dems criticise Starmer for maintaining Conservative era spending plans and resisting the tax reforms needed to fund youth services, social workers and police.
Aug 6, 2026
Lean Right
Starmer is dominating the news as Prime Minister grappling with small boat crossings, net zero costs, and the fallout from Labour's budget and winter fuel cuts.
Conservatives fault Starmer for prioritizing climate ideology and union pay deals over national security, the economy, and the taxpayer.
Aug 5, 2026
Lean Left
Starmer is steering the UK response as the Iran war pushes up oil prices and a Channel migrant boat fire triggers a mass rescue operation.
He is caught between Labour's left demanding a windfall tax on BP and Conservative attack lines over border security, and his handling of both will define the government's week.
Aug 4, 2026
Lean Right
The Prime Minister's approval ratings are underwater, and his authority is strained by cabinet disagreements over the budget and net zero policy.
Conservatives see him as a weak manager presiding over broken promises, from tax rises to the failure to stop small boat crossings.