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 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.
Aug 4, 2026
Center
The Prime Minister is intervening on the prisons crisis with an urgent early release review that is drawing warnings of inevitable mistakes.
Lib Dems criticise Starmer for presiding over a justice system on the brink and want a long-term sentencing and rehabilitation strategy, not rushed releases.
Aug 3, 2026
Center
The Prime Minister is absorbing the political fallout of Labour's uncomfortable Greater Manchester numbers and a police warrant scandal.
Lib Dems criticise Starmer's centralising instincts and will use both stories to argue for genuine devolution and stronger local accountability.
Aug 3, 2026
Lean Left
Starmer is the Labour Prime Minister facing the Trump-Iran escalation and the domestic stories dominating today's news cycle.
Labour supporters want him to counter Trump with a clear European security alliance, protect UK interests and avoid being dragged into impulsive military adventures.
Aug 2, 2026
Lean Right
Embattled Prime Minister facing repeated questions over gifts, personal conduct and a chaotic Downing Street operation.
Conservative critics portray Starmer as an indecisive manager presiding over a government with no plan and no discipline.
Aug 2, 2026
Center
The Prime Minister is facing pressure on public services, policing and the economy while Labour absorbs byelection shocks.
Lib Dems are attacking Labour's slow delivery on sewage and NHS reform, making upcoming elections a direct contest with Starmer's record.