This Friday, Sir Keir Starmer won more than 400 of the 650 seats in the UK general election, bringing Labour Party back to power after 14 years in opposition, beating the Conservative Party’s Rishi Sunak. With results in 648 out of 650 seats of the House of Commons declared, Labour has won 412 seats, while the Tories are down to only 121.
Who is Sir Keir Starmer?
Sir Keir Starmer, born on September 2, 1962, is a British politician and barrister. He studied Law at the University of Leeds, graduating with a first-class degree in 1985.
He then pursued a Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford. Before coming into politics, Starmer was a human rights lawyer and public prosecutor, overseeing high profile cases such as the phone hacking scandals.
He identifies as progressive and as a socialist. He has been issued with six honorary degrees from the University of Leeds, the University of Essex, the University of East London, the University of Reading, the University of Worcester and the London School of Economics.
He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and previously was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013. The Labour Party secured 412 seats in the 650-member House of Commons, up 211 from the last election in 2019. Sunak’s Conservatives won just 121 seats, down 250 seats from the previous election. While the Labour had a vote share of 33.7 per cent the Conservatives had 23.7 per cent.
Here’s the list of cabinet members:
Prime Minister – Keir Starmer
Deputy Prime Minister – Angela Rayner
Finance Secretary – Rachel Reeves
Home Secretary – Yvette Cooper
Defence Secretary – John Healy
Foreign Secretary – David Lammy
Justice Secretary – Shabana Mahmood
Health Secretary – Wes Streeting
Education Secretary – Bridget Phillipson
Energy Secretary – Ed Miliband
Work and Pensions Secretary – Liz Kendall
Business Secretary – Jonathan Reynolds
Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary – Peter Kyle
Transport Secretary – Louise Haigh
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary – Steve Reed
Culture Secretary – Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Hillary Benn
Secretary of State for Scotland – Ian Murray
Attorney General – Richard Hermer KC
Leader of the House of Lords – Baroness Smith of Basildon
Leader of the House of Commons – Lucy Powell
Secretary of State for Wales – Jo Stevens
PM Modi Congratulates Keir Starmer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Sir Keir Starmer on winning the UK elections and said he was looking forward to a positive collaboration with the Labour leader.
Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to @Keir_Starmer on the remarkable victory in the UK general elections. I look forward to our positive and constructive collaboration to further strengthen the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in all areas, fostering mutual growth and prosperity,” PM Modi said on X.
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