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Within the first few months of his tenure, Starmer upheld the decision not to prosecute the police officers who had killed Jean Charles de Menezes in a UK High Court appeal lodged by the family. [26] The family then gave up on pursuing charges and nobody has been charged with the death of de Menezes. [27] Later in 2009, when the Conservative Party proposed repealing the Human Rights Act 1998, Starmer defended it as a "clear and basic statement of our citizens' human rights". [28] Liberty and the Liberal Democrats supported Starmer, while the Conservative MP David T. C. Davies suggested he should be dismissed. [29] In the same year, he called for the CPS to modernise by being more open to scrutiny and less reliant on paper files. [30] In 2011, he introduced reforms that included the "first test paperless hearing". [31] Belger, Katie Neame, Tom (24 October 2023). "Quitting councillors accuse Starmer of 'gaslighting' critics over Gaza stance". LabourList . Retrieved 24 October 2023. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
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Travis, Alan (22 October 2009). "Keir Starmer defends Human Rights Act against critics". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020 . Retrieved 2 July 2020. a b Stewart, Heather (27 March 2020). "Keir Starmer had no enemies. Can he keep it that way?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020 . Retrieved 28 March 2020. Wilkinson, Michael (13 September 2015). "Splits emerge as Jeremy Corbyn finalises Labour's shadow cabinet". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015 . Retrieved 27 September 2015. The term Starmerism has been coined to refer to Starmer's political ideology and his supporters have been called Starmerites. [130] [131] In June 2023, Starmer gave an interview to Time where he was asked to define Starmerism: [132]Mason, Rowena (23 February 2022). "Starmer: Labour will partner with private sector and take advantage of Brexit". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022 . Retrieved 8 May 2022.
Boris Johnson says Keir Starmer 'could have asked questions about' UK when Labour leader raises Yemen aid cut". The Independent. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022 . Retrieved 1 February 2022. Harris, John. "Cold, cynical and paranoid: if this is Labour in opposition, what will it look like in power?". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 June 2023. People of Today". Debretts.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015 . Retrieved 4 July 2016. Starmer was born in Southwark, London, on 2 September 1962. [3] [4] He grew up in the small town of Oxted in Surrey. [5] [6] [7] He was the second of the four children of Josephine ( néeBaker), a nurse, and Rodney Starmer, who owned a business as a toolmaker. [7] [8] [9] His mother had Still's disease. [10] [11] His parents were Labour Party supporters, and named him after the party's first parliamentary leader, Keir Hardie. [12] [13] He passed the 11-plus examination and gained entry to Reigate Grammar School, then a voluntary aided selective grammar school. [13] The school was converted into an independent fee-paying school in 1976, while he was a student. Although he was exempt from paying fees until the age of 16, his sixth-form study fees were paid by a bursary he received from the private school's charity. [14] [15] [16] Among his classmates were the musician Norman Cook, alongside whom Starmer took violin lessons; Andrew Cooper, who went on to become a Conservative peer; and future conservative journalist Andrew Sullivan. According to Starmer, he and Sullivan "fought over everything ... Politics, religion. You name it." [7]Cordon, Gavin (17 March 2023). "Britain welcomes issuing of arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin". Evening Standard . Retrieved 13 September 2023. Branagh, Ellen (23 July 2013). "Stephen Lawrence barrister Alison Saunders to take over from Keir Starmer as new Director of Public Prosecutions". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 . Retrieved 23 July 2013. Morris, Steven (2 December 2011). "Largest ever trial of police officers collapses". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021 . Retrieved 3 October 2021. Keir Starmer QC awarded an LSE Honorary Degree". London School of Economics. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019 . Retrieved 15 May 2019. Nevett, Joshua (5 May 2023). "Local elections 2023: Labour eyes power after crushing Tory losses". BBC News . Retrieved 5 May 2023.
Starmer is the author and editor of several books about criminal law and human rights, including: [3]Soni, Darshna (21 October 2023). "More than 20 Labour councillors resign following Starmer's Israel comment". Channel 4 News . Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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