His three years at the side of Jeremy Corbyn, the man widely blamed for Labours worst election defeat since 1935, angers many voters who believe he did not do enough to stop the party hurtling out of control. Reflecting on his sons knighthood in Ive seen surgeons and nurses with incredible dedication and professionalism, he said. He is from a humble background. She was in and out of hospital with a rare illness which eventually forced her to stop Keir, himself, was named after the first Labour Behind the scenes, some Labour MPs bemoan Starmers safe campaign just as Johnson relied on a drama-free campaign during the election to get him over the line and hope he will show a firmer sense of his political vision, and more personality, if he becomes leader on April 4. He never did. So the article has been ridiculed as a snide and not overly successful way to smear Starmer despite being well shared by those on the right. In the interview, Sir Keir also talked about how his political beliefs had shifted, and his aim to unite Labour. But we weren't close. This is a key challenge for Starmer: How does he convince Labour members at large and, ultimately, the country that he is more than the dull, meticulous man in a suit theyve seen at the despatch box? Among the songs that Sir Keir chose were the England football anthem Three Lions by The Lightning Seeds, and Jim Reeves' Welcome To My World, which was his mother's favourite song. I want the Labour Party to be a broad church.". Charlie Falconer, the Labour peer and barrister who was lord chancellor under Blair, has known Starmer for many years. We really rely on him, you know, when things get difficult now.. Labour has just a handful. The story honed in on Sir Keirs identity as a man of the people who unlike most people owns seven acres of land in Surrey worth up to 10 million (as well as a lavish London dwelling worth 1 million). Several journalists, including some of the newspapers very best, have been working non-stop on this, The importance of exposing Matt Hancocks WhatsApp messages, Sunday shows round-up: Starmer challenged on whether voters can trust him, Starmer did a bad job of interrogating Sunak at PMQs. What do we know about Sir Keir Starmers wife, Lady Starmer? In the queue for the bus, he would be the person leading the conversation and telling the jokes., The pair were both in the East Surrey Young Socialists, which Starmer has since described as being very radical but not very big. Now he wants to lead Labour when the party is at its lowest ebb, when it needs to gain 124 more seats to win a majority of just one at the next election (Weve got a mountain to climb, he often says, solemnly). Youd never guess, for instance, that Claire Perry [the Tory MP for Devizes, elected in 2010 and sometimes described using the mockingly posh term jolly hockey sticks] was educated at a comprehensive.. He was born in 1962, the second of four children, to nurse Josephine (Jo) and toolmaker Rodney (Rod) Starmer. Advertisement The family lived in Surrey and were strong supporters of the Labour Party. Police respond to reporters of a swan being removed from the harbour by a drunk male before it being involved in a collision on Mutley Plain. Sir Keir became a Queen's Counsel in 2002, saying in an interview that the decision was 'odd' as 'I often used to propose the abolition of the Monarchy'. Politics always dictated the work he did.. He hates being late he'll say to me, Georgia, we're gonna be late. ', "And that was tough. Fresh out of studying law at Leeds University and postgraduate studies at Oxford, Starmer was a man filled with radical ideals. Sir Keir claimed that clashes between union members and the police led 'to the question of the role the police should play, if any, in civil society'. Keir Starmer may have been branded boring by his critics, but an interview with Piers Morgan promises to show a new side to the former chief prosecutor turned Labour leader. Starmer meets nurses during a visit to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Tory MP David Morris said last night: 'Far from picking a latter-day Neil Kinnock to bring them back to sanity, it sounds like Labour is about to plump for just a cleverer version of Corbyn.'. Allies of Sir Keir, who formally launched his campaign yesterday, denied any suggestion he was pretending to be something he was not. Who are they protecting and from what?. This leads to the question of the role the police should play, if any, in civil society, he wrote. The Evening Standard writes about his main battle being one against his own self-image. Georgia Gould, Labour leader of Camden council where Starmer is now the local MP, told BuzzFeed News: I say to him, It's alright. He may end up being the only man standing against a group of female contenders. Starmer paces in front of the audience, his voice raised: We can mope around for the next four years, taking lumps out of each other. "I had no intention of purging anyone. 2023 BBC. I think the Keir you see today is pretty much the Keir of 30 years ago, Tatchell added. Starmers politics were described as hard left, and any decision in the flat had to be made collectively. Labour was in an impossible position. He worked as a tool maker on a factory floor all of his life, Sir Keir said. But he also remembers spending long, horrendous nights with her in the local hospitals high-dependency unit as she received treatment for a disease that was causing her so much pain. Keir Starmer happens to be the second child. He kept himself to himself. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. Starmer was just out of university when Vickers asked him to move in. Social media users seemed split over the rumour the politician could have been the real Mr Darcy. Starmers team denies he has long been preparing to succeed Corbyn as leader. When I was interviewing female candidates for my book, Why We Get The Wrong Politicians, I discovered that many of them had been advised to change their wardrobes so that they looked more like politicians. Starmer has many fond memories of his childhood in Oxted, east Surrey: His mother would make him jam sandwiches after school, and they would listen to Jim Reeves Welcome to My World together. Published: 08:42 EST, 12 January 2020 | Updated: 10:06 EST, 12 January 2020. Commentator George Monbiot said at the time: This is a moment in which the pomp and majesty of the law falls away to reveal a squalid little stitch-up. Starmer reversed his decision in 2011 following an inquest into Tomlinsons death. Rod spoke of his pride for his son in a local newsletter several years earlier, describing how Starmer was awarded his knighthood at Buckingham Palace: We were the proudest parents there; Keir was treated like a Lord and we were looked after like a Lords Mum and Dad!!. The people who have a problem with our Brexit position want to distract from the fact that Jeremy Corbyn was a disastrous leader of the Labour party., Cooper said: The demographics of Brexit just are more difficult for the Labour party than they are for the Tory party, and there's no getting around it. Colin Firth's brooding character (right) was based on Labour leadership hopeful Sir Keir Starmer (left) have refused to go away, Author Helen Fielding is said to have modelled Bridget's love interest (pictured together) on Sir Keir during the 1990s when he was a human rights lawyer, The pairs' career paths even show similarities, as they both rose to prominence taking on pro-bono cases and as defence lawyers (pictured, Sir Keir). Away from the high-profile cases, Starmer also defended Paul Staines, now better known as political blogger Guido Fawkes, back in 1989 when Staines worked with the organisers of acid house parties. But despite this, he said he never managed to foster any real intimacy with his father. Asked by presenter Lauren Laverne about his parents and upbringing in Oxted, Surrey, Sir Keir, 58, said: "I don't often talk about my dad. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Regardless, of course, of whether the wider electorate really gives a damn about where you were born. Sir Keir said his father worked as a toolmaker in a factory and would work 14-hour days, coming home for an hour at 17:00 "for his tea" before returning to work In fact, its been noted how strange it is for a potential party leader to have not amassed any real enemies in Parliament. Hes much more interesting in real life, isnt he? one woman whispers. ", But Sir Keir adds: "I wouldn't say we were close. Do not sell or share my personal information. Filter appointments Filter appointments Current appointments Total number of appointments 1 Date of birth December 1934. Rodney STARMER. The sunrises through the sea mist over the sculpture The Couple by Sean Henry at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea on the Northumberland coast. Thousands of members of Unison, Unite and the GMB unions are set to walk out across England and Wales on Monday as part of continued industrial action in the health service, Performers taking part in a parade involving costumes, lion dances and floats, during Chinese New Year celebrations in London, Everton fans hold up banners protesting against the board of directors during their Premier League match against West Ham at the London Stadium, A pair of swans fly over a frozen pond in Bushy Park in London, People take part in a demonstration in support of trans rights outside the UK Government Office in Edinburgh, A member of the Royal College of Nursing holds their dog whilst on the picket line outside Kings College Hospital in London, as nurses take industrial action over pay, The scene on the A39 Quantock Road in Bridgwater after a double-decker bus overturned in a crash involving a motorcycle, A man walks dogs in snowy conditions in a park in Hexham. And I think if they had had that position, the result would have been less bad for them. One close ally described him as a bit shy and someone who feels uncomfortable being open about his life outside work. The next PM of this country needs to be able to speak to the whole of England, the whole of Scotland, the whole of Wales, the whole of Northern Ireland., If you draw a line between London and Bristol and looked south, he said, there are more than 120 seats up for grabs. Video, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat, Listen: Keir Starmer on Desert Island Discs, recent decision to suspend former leader Jeremy Corbyn, Thrillingly tense, belly-laugh funny and mind-warpingly weird - we've got your lockdown weekend sorted, Colleagues, turned lovers, turned enemies. He is a Northerner only in London terms, and as former Director of Public Prosecutions, doesnt sound like hes come from a tough background. "I didn't want that day to end in the way it did," he said, of the day the report into anti-Semitism in Labour was published. The bundles of documents in front of me had to be 100% accurate, Starmer said at an event last year. According to our report, he has four siblings whose name is not revealed yet. He also picked a Northern Soul record - Dobie Gray's Out On The Floor - saying it reminded him of his "early days in London with a group of friends in a really grotty flat above a sauna and massage parlour that kept interesting hours". He points to his campaign team as proof he is serious about uniting the warring factions. Starmers parents were animal lovers who rescued donkeys and Great Danes in their spare time (Whenever one of us left home, they were replaced with a The reality is that hedging his bets and playing to both the left and the right of the party could be his best chance of winning this contest. In Blackburn, Starmer confronted this head-on: We need a very clear plan to make sure we can win those seats back. She took steroids that allowed her to stay mobile for many years, defying the doctors who told her in her twenties she would never walk again. Whereas usually the young socialist group was sort of further to the extreme, our group was very mainstream.. But Sir Keir once served on the editorial board of Socialist Alternatives described by Corbyn supporter Paul Mason as 'a Trotskyist front magazine'. But underlining this apparent call for further state intervention, Starmer also pointed to the falsehoods put out by the Conservative party in this election, sometimes amplified by the press, saying: Theres an urgent need to look at how that all operates., Just six days later, Starmer launched a rallying cry for press freedom after a number of political journalists were turned away from a briefing in Downing Street. The pairs' career paths even show similarities, as they both rose to prominence taking on pro-bono cases and as defence lawyers. I understood who he was, and what he was. Emily Ashton is a senior political correspondent for BuzzFeed News and is based in London. But Starmer also knows there are some things in life that are bigger than Brexit. But it was incredibly convenient, right opposite the tube.. Starmer defended the move as protecting the vulnerable and giving people access to courts where they wouldn't otherwise have access to courts. Video1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. The latter case was made into a documentary film, McLibel, by Franny Armstrong and Ken Loach, an old friend of Corbyns. Our NHS is the best in the world. Sir Keir's parents were "Labour through and through" but he said they did not have discussions about politics around the kitchen table. Keir Starmer Height, Weight He married Josephine Baker was a nurse who died sadly out of Stills disease. Outside, the rain is lashing down in Blackburn, Lancashire; inside, the swirly silver chandeliers are sparkling as Starmer stands in front of Roman columns topped with garlands of artificial flowers. Some MPs think Starmers dedication to his work will make him a dangerous opponent for laid-back Johnson, while others dismiss him as lacking in personality and charm. Hes charming, clever and elegant, and many people believe that he was the original motivation for Helen Fieldings Mark Darcy, the hero of Bridget Jones. They added: Corbyn didn't win by being a massive personality. He was so obsessed with his books, so buried in his texts, that he didnt notice two burglars walking round the house, helping themselves to our stuff.. The Labour leader, who grew up in a left-wing working class family in Surrey, said he was not especially close to his father, Rodney, a toolmaker, who he described as a difficult man. Rod Starmer happens to be the real father of the great politician Keir Starmer. Its not just Jeremy; it was Ed Miliband too. Starmers role as shadow Brexit secretary only compounds that; allies say he eventually succeeded in bringing together a deeply fractured party, but critics say Labours ultimately convoluted stance only managed to alienate both Leavers and Remainers. Keir Starmer with his wife Victoria outside their London home. Starmer speaking to Labour members in Stratford. And so you learn to fit in. Sir Keir Stamer, who has replaced Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Leader, shares practically only his political allegiance with his predecessor. Starmers parents were animal lovers who rescued donkeys and Great Danes in their spare time (Whenever one of us left home, they were replaced with a donkey, Starmer has said). He is not surrounded by a clique; he has friends in the Conservative party and is rarely seen in the Commons bars like most ambitious politicians. Starmer, who represented the National Council for Civil Liberties, argued that Thames Valley Police had acted unlawfully by setting up roadblocks and confiscating sound equipment to prevent a rave from taking place. He said it was really incredibly cheap but really grungy, and their landlord was eventually sent to prison for living off the earnings of prostitutes. Is it any good? Starmer is, arguably, too bland for that, and not political enough. A new Tory MP in northern England said Starmer wouldnt connect with his constituents: Hes almost embarrassed of everything he has achieved own it, man! Another Tory MP said bluntly: Ed Miliband with a knighthood.. Labour leader says his party will offer clear differences from Tories on workplace rights The Spectator argues that, as an outsider, Starmer has learned to look the part. Rodneys wife Josephine, a nurse, was forced to give up work because she had Stills disease, a rare autoimmune disease which gradually robbed Sir Keirs mother of her speech and movement. While Starmer has made frequent references to his toolmaker father, dad Rodney once boasted that he ran his own factory. When Starmer was approached for comment his team responded saying that the land was bought for his late disabled mother to house donkeys who Keirs parents rescued and cared for. A few days after the accident happened in January, Starmer told an audience in Stratford, east London, that he was in awe of the NHS staff treating her in intensive care. If we dont win in 2024, then a whole generation will have grown up without Labour that is tragic.. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. Despite their stilted relationship, Sir Keir said Rodney was devoted in his care of his wife. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. I dont think anyone really expected someone who dedicated his career to defending workers, trade unions, and activists to become director of public prosecutions, campaigner and peer Doreen Lawrence said in Starmers campaign video. If youre from a manual labouring background and you become a lawyer, as Starmer did, then you might find it easier to imitate your legal peers than try to go against the grain. It is a contentious subject since families living close-by worry that Starmer will sell it and any future development will transform the areas character. "But he had this utter devotion and commitment to my mum," said Sir Keir. At one of Starmers recent campaign events in Stratford, one Labour member raised concerns about his record in the CPS; she was concerned he had not prosecuted the police over the shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes. Let's talk about it. He was a very high-profile, busy man at the time but he took the time, you know, which I think is a measure of his character and integrity.. Starmer said he, like many others, had been told by voters that they couldnt back Corbyn but he insisted their views had been tainted by inaccurate media portrayals. Falconer said Starmer has always been utterly committed to the causes of the left: He could have made all the money he wanted. But Starmer insists he has not changed. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! His mother, Jo, died in 2015, just two weeks before Starmer was first elected as a Labour MP. She had to give up work due to Stills disease, a rare autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack its own tissues. One abiding memory is of his mum giving he and his siblings jam sandwiches when they came in from school. So its a kind of heightened imposter syndrome? Starmer is right to defend his background. WebAnd while Sir Keir has made frequent reference to his tool maker father, dad Rodney once boasted that he ran his own factory. (His team points out that his complicated, detail-heavy Brexit brief has made it difficult for him to show much personality.) BuzzFeed News spoke to school friends, former colleagues, and fellow parliamentarians to try to unearth the real Keir Starmer: a man rooted in politics who is not a natural politician. The handsome barrister specialising in human rights who had cinemas UK-wide swooning in a devoted chorus. Keir Starmer with fellow leadership candidates (from left) Emily Thornberry, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey, Feb. 2. Gould said she remembered one particular week last April when there were several crucial Brexit votes in the Commons and a young person was stabbed to death in the street in Starmers Camden constituency. Grey seal pups on the beach at Horsey in Norfolk, as the pupping season draws to a close at one the UK's most important sites for the mammals. And I again texted him and said, I really don't expect you to be able to get down from Parliament but he just got on the tube, came down, and spent over an hour sitting with the family, listening to them. Vickers described Starmer, in an interview recorded in 2009, as a very driven and focused person who was constantly at his desk poring over his books and files. Ms Truss has written a 4,000-word essay in todays Sunday Telegraph in which she stood by her plans to boost economic growth during her short tenure in No 10, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker fails to stop team-mate Joel Matip (not pictured) from scoring an own goal during the Premier League match at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, A member of the public lines the road into St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire, with missing posters of Nicola Bulley, 45, as police continue their search for the missing woman who was last seen on the morning of Friday January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the nearby River Wyre, Not your usual prisoner! But another party source said it was fantasy to think that Labour could have had a strong Remain or Leave position: It just couldn't be done. He said: The way he did it was treading the minefield and getting a policy that ultimately he believed in over a long period of time, rather than briefing the media, flouncing out, complaining bitterly about it. We can't be late.. Keir Starmer has given a lot of stump speeches so far in this Labour leadership campaign but never before in a venue like this. This only bolsters the idea of him as a businesslike figure with little personality; Starmer is apparently well aware he needs to work on this side of himself. And within five minutes he was on the phone, saying, What can I do? The next day, I was going to visit the bereaved family. His father was a factory worker, he stressed last month, and his mother an NHS nurse. I also think there is a human side to him which doesn't always come out. The truth is not so, his rise has been meritocratic in absolute. When I approached Keir about the case he immediately said Come in and see me. By the time you get through the various social and professional networks which direct you into the House of Commons, you end up sounding just like everyone else. "He stopped drinking completely just in case he ever needed to go to the hospital with her.. Reflecting on his sons knighthood in 2014, Rodney "I have to say at school, I was saying 'why on earth did you have to call me Keir? Point proven: he has risen from a humble background. Sir Keir said his name - named after Labour Party founder Keir Hardie - earned him "plenty of nicknames" at school, Ten years ago, pre-politics, Sir Keir was the Director of Public Prosecutions, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. He took long taxi rides in my name and tried to buy a house and a piece of art in my name, Starmer said. Wed have to listen to it dozens of times a week, he said. For reasons best known to himself, Keir Starmer did not use any of these opportunities to explain that his father, in fact, ran his own business, the Oxted Tool Company. One cabinet minister told us: He is by miles the best candidate. The family lived in Surrey and were strong supporters of the The property also backed on to beautiful countryside. But Starmer is right to defend his background as it isnt what people say it is. Sir Keir added: "As young children we spent a lot of time in and out of high dependency units with my mum, thinking we were going to lose her. There is the most intense media pressure on all politicians, and its intense in particular on the leader of the Labour party, he said. His school friend Paul Vickers, who later became his flatmate, once told how we sat surrounded by boxes of thousands and thousands of Socialist Alternatives. The former human rights lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions also spoke about his aim for a "united Labour Party" and also addressed the recent decision to suspend former leader Jeremy Corbyn from the party. In recent weeks, Starmer has been trying to move the conversation on, saying that while Johnsons future trade deal with the EU should of course be scrutinised, the era of Remain versus Leave is over. It needs a fundamental review. Contact Emily Ashton at emily.ashton@buzzfeed.com. Starmer was awarded a knighthood for services to law and criminal justice in 2014 (although he will insist that you dont call him Sir: Ive never liked titles). I ran upstairs thinking I was going to find an empty, ransacked house and there was Keir sitting at his desk working, he said. Contrast Starmer with Jess Phillips, who is far more regularly written up as being working class and yet is in fact the daughter of public sector workers (her father was a teacher, her mother deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation and chair of an NHS trust). Anyhow, a lawyer cant say 'fuck, my client the Labour leadership is awful,' but that is how its been for the last three years., Starmer lavished praise on Corbyn in his speech to members in Blackburn. And while Sir Keir has made frequent reference to his tool maker father, dad Rodney once boasted that he ran his own factory. Starmer faced fury in 2010 when he refused to prosecute a police officer involved in the killing of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson, who died after being pushed to the ground during the G20 protests the year before. This isnt something that occurs to those who arent worried about their social status because they are already from the sort of backgrounds that regularly send people into professions and even Parliament. Read about our approach to external linking. But he was incredibly hard-working.". Subscribe to leave a comment. I was involved in helping to defend two Balochistan activists who the government of Pakistan was trying to frame on terrorism charges, he said. The speech remains broadly the same though: the devastating general election result, the need to win back voters across the whole of the UK (not just those in northern heartlands), the pledge to unite the party and be an effective opposition against that liar Boris Johnson, all that Labour has achieved in government, and finally the need to stop wallowing in our loss. I phoned up to check and said: This schedule? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Sir Keir's parents held left-wing political views and chose to name their son Keir after the Labour Party's first parliamentary leader, Keir Hardie. Sir Keir would go on to develop his own left-wing views and was active in Labour politics as a teenager. Drivers have been warned to leave extra time for their Monday morning commute due to icy roads during rush hour, following a weekend of wintry weather. He blends magnificently. The final plan was to secure a new Brexit deal with the EU and within six months put that deal to a public vote alongside the option to remain. She benefits from this confidence now, as it shows a certain happiness in her own skin, but it is as much a function of her accident of birth as anything else. ", "He was a difficult man, a complicated man, he kept himself to himself, he didn't particularly like to socialise, so wouldn't really go out very much. A young, handsome lawyer dressed in smart suits and with floppy brown hair is how we remember Bridget Jones's heartthrob Mark Darcy. Within a few years, he was working as a barrister with Doughty Street Chambers, a group well known for its work on human rights and civil liberties whose notables now include Amal Clooney. He praises both Corbyn and Tony Blair as excellent party leaders. In her later years, however, she had her leg amputated and was unable to properly sleep, talk, and eat. The Tories have done it in just a few words Take back control, Get Brexit done, Oven ready. So, actually, my background isnt what people think it is - I know what its like, he said. One said: Ive had to spend money on those funny dresses you wear on Sky News just so I look like a politician. Sarah Champion, elected for Labour in a by-election in 2012, was told on being selected that she had unparliamentary hair, which she eventually decided meant she wasnt a man. But the myth is exploded by the reports from multiple sources, which Starmer has never challenged or corrected, that his father owned the factory in which he worked Yeah, it's a bit hidden.. Keir Starmers dad did work in a factory making tools. Laughing, he explained how one of Bints victims was asked in court why she hadnt been confused that he didnt actually look like Starmer. His fathers name is Rod Starmer and his mothers name is Josephine Baker. He has spent the past few days trying to overcome this great disadvantage as much as he has tried to articulate what he would actually stand for as Labour leader, telling the Today programme that my background isnt what they think it is. He didn't particularly like to socialise, so he wouldn't really go out very much.. 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