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Keir Starmer
Former UK Prime Minister; resigned July 2026 amid Labour crisis, succeeded by Andy Burnham.
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#14 3 Aug
Mentioned in: Scottish Labour opens a contest Sarwar left early
UK Local Elections 2026#13 23 Jul
Burnham builds a cabinet of his own
UK Local Elections 2026#13 20 Jul
Pollsters split on the Burnham bounce
UK Local Elections 2026#24 14 Jul
Pledged £300 million towards Ukraine's Gripen E squadron
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Trump and Rutte widen the PURL scheme#12 13 Jul
Mentioned in: Burnham takes No 10 without a ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#11 7 Jul
Called the by-election a 'desperate stunt'
UK Local Elections 2026: Every party but Binface boycotts Farage#11 3 Jul
Mentioned in: 81 MPs decide: coronation or ballot
UK Local Elections 2026#143 30 Jun
Co-chaired the April Hormuz mission Iran later excluded
Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: No Europeans on the guest list#14 28 Jun
Co-published the Defence Investment Plan with Jarvis.
Drones: Industry & Defence: £5bn UK drone plan follows Healey exit#11 22 Jun
Resigned as Labour leader and prime minister
UK Local Elections 2026: Starmer quits as PM and Labour leader#19 7 Jun
Putin says no as Europe draws a line
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#4 21 May
authorised UK sanctions easing permitting Russian-derived distillate imports from third countries
European Oil Markets: Starmer reopens UK door to Russian fuel#9 19 May
Took phone call from ap Iorwerth on 18 May; described as open to devolution conversation
UK Local Elections 2026: ap Iorwerth's six-power Wales Bill ask#9 15 May
Held 159 PLP backers against 97 in favour of removal as of mid-May
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour NEC clears Burnham for Makerfield run#9 14 May
Received Section 30 request; Downing Street's readout contradicted Bute House's
UK Local Elections 2026: Swinney's Section 30 ask, trigger missed#8 14 May
Received resignation letter from Streeting and rejected calls to stand down
UK Local Elections 2026: Health Sec Streeting walks on Starmer#8 14 May
Mentioned in: 96 v 103: PLP split, no trigger
UK Local Elections 2026#8 14 May
Disputed via Downing Street the claim that a referendum meeting had been agreed
UK Local Elections 2026: Bute House, No 10 split on phone call#8 14 May
Josh Simons quits Makerfield for Burnham
UK Local Elections 2026#8 13 May
Mentioned in: King's Speech: 27 bills, no RPA Bill
UK Local Elections 2026#8 12 May
Eight resign in two days on Starmer
UK Local Elections 2026#6 6 May
Mentioned in: RPA Bill stranded, FCA review without probe
UK Local Elections 2026#6 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Welsh Labour at 12%, lowest since 1906
UK Local Elections 2026#78 24 Apr
Pentagon memo targets Spain and Falklands
Iran Conflict 2026#78 24 Apr
Sanchez shuts down Pentagon email from Cyprus
Iran Conflict 2026#75 20 Apr
Co-signed the GOV.UK joint statement reclassifying the 51-nation Hormuz coalition as established with mine clearance mandate
Iran Conflict 2026: Northwood coalition moves from planning to established#73 20 Apr
Northwood summit drafts Hormuz ROE without US
Iran Conflict 2026#73 20 Apr
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#70 17 Apr
Co-chaired 40-nation Paris Hormuz conference alongside Macron
Iran Conflict 2026: Paris drafts the Hormuz passage mission#71 17 Apr
Co-chaired the Paris conference and stated the Strait's reopening is a global responsibility
Iran Conflict 2026: Paris conference, 40 nations, no US#73 17 Apr
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#69 14 Apr
Co-announced and will co-chair 40-nation Hormuz multilateral mission conference on 17 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Paris and London convene forty nations#67 13 Apr
refused US blockade and led rival 40-nation Hormuz reopening coalition
Iran Conflict 2026: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade#8 26 Mar
authorised Royal Navy interdiction of shadow fleet
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Royal Navy to board sanctioned tankers#46 23 Mar
Starmer shuts Parliament out of Iran war
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Faced a cross-party coalition opposing British involvement in Iran ops
Iran Conflict 2026: Corbyn bill demands vote before base use#45 22 Mar
Faced a Corbyn bill requiring parliamentary approval for foreign base use
Iran Conflict 2026: 58% of Britons oppose US use of UK bases#45 22 Mar
Deployed four additional Typhoon jets to Qatar for defensive operations
Iran Conflict 2026: UK cross-party revolt against Iran war#44 20 Mar
Faced polling showing 58% of Britons opposed base use for Iran strikes
Iran Conflict 2026: UK attorney general: war unlawful#44 20 Mar
UK opens RAF Fairford to US Iran strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#44 19 Mar
Received legal advice that the US-Israeli strikes lacked legal basis
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires two missiles at Diego Garcia#5 16 Mar
UK-Ukraine sign defence industry pact
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#38 15 Mar
Signed an enhanced security and defence declaration with Zelenskyy
Iran Conflict 2026: Every named ally refuses Hormuz escort#22 5 Mar
UK deploys four Typhoons to Qatar
Iran Conflict 2026#14 3 Mar
Named as reluctant member of Trump's proposed Hormuz escort coalition
Iran Conflict 2026: HRW demands freeze of arms to Israel#12 2 Mar
Co-signed an E3 statement condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf states
Iran Conflict 2026: Europe condemns Iran; not the strikes#9 2 Mar
Faced a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri within hours of that authorisation
Iran Conflict 2026: Akrotiri struck after UK opened bases#10 2 Mar
Named in Human Rights Watch's call for military-aid suspension
Iran Conflict 2026: Two drones intercepted near Akrotiri#9 2 Mar
Authorised US use of Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford on 1 March
Iran Conflict 2026: UK opens Diego Garcia for Iran strikes#9 2 Mar
Told Parliament Britain would not join offensive action against Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Britain will not join offensive on Iran#7 1 Mar
Authorised US use of British bases for operations against Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Akrotiri struck after UK opened bases#6 24 Feb