Exit polls on Thursday indicated that the main opposition party in Britain, the Labour Party, would probably win the general election with a landslide. The leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, is predicted to succeed Rishi Sunak as British prime minister.
It is anticipated that the Labour Party, which leans left, will secure 410 out of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, surpassing the majority threshold by 170 seats. Only 131 would be received by Rishi Sunak’s Tories, a record low. The Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, is able to secure 13 seats.
Who is Keir Starmer?
61 years old In recognition of his contributions to criminal justice and law, the late Queen Elizabeth II knighted Keir Starmer, who is expected to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom. In 2015, he was elected to the London Parliament for the first time. His line of work is law.
He’s got two kids. Vicky, his spouse, works for the National Health Service (NHS).
The Labour Party’s fortunes are said to have turned around under Sir Keir Starmer, following a poor showing in the 2019 general election. His efforts have resulted in a restoration of the party’s ties with the sizable Indian diaspora, which were damaged by Jeremy Corbyn’s perceived anti-India stance on Kashmir.
In an address delivered the previous year, he called for strong ties with India on the grounds of economic, climatic, and global security.
With India, my Labour government aims to establish a relationship founded on our common values of democracy and aspiration. That will aim to achieve a free trade agreement (FTA), which is something we all support, in addition to a new strategic alliance for international security, climate security, and economic security, he explained.
In addition, Keir Starmer pledges in his manifesto for the 2024 election to pursue a “new strategic partnership with India, including a free trade agreement, as well as deepening cooperation in areas like security, education, technology, and climate change”.
He gave the Hindu community the assurance that there was no place for Hinduphobia in Britain when he visited the Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Kingsbury, north London, earlier this year.
The father of Kier Starmer made tools. She was a nurse, his mother. He was raised in Oxted, Surrey. Just a few weeks after he became an MP, in 2015, his mother Josephine passed away from Still’s disease.
He attended the University of Oxford to study law. He was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in a government headed by Labour.
He is a huge soccer fan. He bears the name of Keir Hardie, the founding leader of the Labour Party.
In his campaign, he frequently discussed his upbringing’s financial struggles.
“We used to choose the phone bill because when it got cut off, it was always the easiest to do without,” he stated.
He was the first person in his family to graduate from college.