((__lxGc__=window.__lxGc__||{'s':{},'b':0})['s']['_222513']=__lxGc__['s']['_222513']||{'b':{}})['b']['_680898']={'i':__lxGc__.b++}; Never miss the day's key interactions and exchanges in parliament. Labours problems run far deeper than they have realised. KNIGHTED millionaire barrister Sir Keir Starmer claimed he was working class in a cringeworthy pitch for the Labour leadership. Unsteadily at first, then increasingly strident, the process of de-Corbynisation was undertaken. Under Corbyn, Labour was ambitious and radical. During his time as DPP, the CPS prosecuted the two men accused of murdering 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence. He is definitely a millionaire as of 2022. Starmer pledged to tackle the "fatberg of . Sir Keir Starmer has been leader of the Labour party since April 2020 (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party have been aiming to secure a majority in the next general election, amid turmoil in the Conservative party. If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Keir Starmer is often described as being intensely ambitious, yet it is arguable that this trait is at least in part a consequence of the hopes and dreams of his family. 10 briefing on Boris Johnsons planned trade deal with the EU were separated into two groups those on Downing Streets favored list, and anyone else. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Starmer refused to answer Morgans repeated questioning as to whether this had included taking drugs. All of Sir Keir's predecessors in his DPP role also received knighthoods. In a bid to impress the hard left part of the party, the lawyer said . Obviously it [oil and gas] will play its part during that transition but not new investment, not new fields up in the North Sea we need to ensure that renewable energy is where we go next, he said. However, he drew some criticism in 2017 when he invited an anti-Israeli charity, the Camden Abu Dis Friendship Society, to speak at the House of Commons. We live in times that demand radical solutions, but today Labour feels paralysed by caution, its solutions piecemeal. Officials lament the rightward slide of the Labour Party on crime, immigration and defence. Corbyn won the Labour leadership in 2015, and in 2017 gained the largest increase in Labours share of the vote since 1945, because he provided policy answers to the material realities of the time: low pay, job insecurity, unaffordable housing, the climate crisis. Your browser does not support the