Keir Starmer’s Rise to Leadership and Historic 2024 Election Victory
Keir Starmer’s ascent to power in 2024 marked a turning point for the UK, with the Labour Party reclaiming 10 Downing Street for the first time in over a decade. Born in Southwark, London, and raised in Surrey, Starmer’s early life as the son of a toolmaker and a nurse shaped his understanding of working-class struggles. His academic prowess led him to the University of Leeds and Oxford, where he studied law, laying the foundation for his successful career as a barrister( ITVX). Starmer’s tenure as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) from 2008 to 2013 thrust him into the public eye, especially after his work on the Stephen Lawrence case