View our online Press Pack. In a stunning admission, the leader of the opposition Labour Party and the odds-on favourite to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, said that he prefers Davos over Westminster. Labour is alienating many of its members and affiliated unions. Press Esc to cancel. Sir Keir Starmer was named the leader of the Labour party over the weekend, taking over from Jeremy Corbyn. The next test of his overhaul is whether he can remake the ranks behind him on the green benches of the House of Commons. But relax. Full details of his knighthood and what he thinks of it can be read here. that it was simply untenable now to suggest we can offer an effective opposition without a change of leader. Clarkson, 62, tweeted: "So many kind messages about today's reports. Keir Starmer talked again about his own upbringing in his speech - making it clear he wasn't "born in to privilege". Starmer went on to win the contest on 4 April 2020 handily with 56.2% of the vote in the first round. During a 2019 speech in Harlow, Starmer claimed Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted to turn the UK away from our shared values (with) Europe. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. During his time as DPP, the CPS prosecuted the two men accused of murdering 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence. The EHRC report into anti-Semitism in the party further allowed Starmer to distance himself from the Corbyn era, with the Labour leader even suspending his predecessor from the parliamentary party. Its getting the right people in the right Zoom at the right time. The composition of the partys membership has changed in Sir Keirs favour, too: perhaps a quarter used to be dogmatic Corbynistas, tens of thousands of whom have left to be supplanted by new members loyal to him. Labour may be about 20 points ahead in the polls but far from riding a wave of enthusiasm, the party is more like the passive receptacle of growing anti-Tory sentiment. Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, earned money from legal work in the past on top of his job as an MP, the Commons register of interest shows. Keir Starmer is a modern-day George Graham. Starmer was comparatively late to enter politics, doing so at the age of 52. The party is calling on the PM to "correct. Your browser does not support the