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Keir Starmer

b. 1963

Born in London, Starmer, 60, studied law at the University of Leeds and became a barrister, specialising in human rights. He rose to become director of public prosecutions in 2008. In 2014, he was knighted for services to law and criminal justice. A year later, he entered parliament as Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras. In 2015, he became shadow minister for immigration and then, in 2016, shadow secretary for exiting the EU. In 2020, he was elected leader of the Labour party. He is married with two children, and lives in London.

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Question Which moment embarrassed you most? Failure & regret read 74 other answers →
When I was appointed director of public prosecutions, I had a government car and visited the security services. When I came out, I got into the back of what I thought was my car, but it was somebody’s private car and they told me in no uncertain terms to get out. I had to reverse out with as much dignity as I could, with the head of security services watching.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2023 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret read 45 other answers →
My mum died in her early 70s, and for the last six or seven years of her life she couldn’t move, didn’t speak. By the time our children were born, she was too ill to communicate. I haven’t many regrets in life, but I do regret that they never got to know her, even though she was still alive for a few years. They couldn’t see her warmth, her spirit, her courage.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 August 2023 source ↗

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