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Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, is seen at BBC Broadcasting House for an interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on Oct. 23, 2022, in London. Hollie Adams/Getty Images hide caption

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Year of Global Elections

Who is Keir Starmer? A look at Britain's next prime minister

July 4, 2024 • Keir Starmer, 61, is a social liberal, fiscal moderate and leader of the United Kingdom's Labour Party, which won Thursday's election in a landslide.

Labour leader Keir Starmer gives a speech during a visit to Hitchin, in Hertfordshire, England, while on the election campaign trail on Monday. Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Reuters hide caption

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Year of Global Elections

What to know about the U.K. election, with Labour forecast to knock out Conservatives

July 3, 2024 • Polls forecast a wipeout for the governing Conservatives. The Labour Party's leader, a centrist human rights lawyer, is widely predicted to become the next prime minister.

U.K. Conservatives lose London strongholds in blow to Boris Johnson

Ballot papers are counted at Peterborough Arena, for the local government elections, in Peterborough, England, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Paul Marriott/AP hide caption

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Elections

U.K. Conservatives lose London strongholds in blow to Boris Johnson

May 6, 2022 • Voting for local councils across the country will be an important barometer for the next national elections.