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Born on Sep 2, 1962, Keir Rodney Starmer was raised in a cramped, pebble-dashed semi-detached home on the outskirts of London by a critically unwell mom and an emotionally distant father.
He had three siblings, certainly one of whom had studying difficulties. His dad and mom had been animal lovers who rescued donkeys.
A gifted musician, Starmer had violin classes in school with Norman Cook dinner, the previous Housemartins bassist who turned DJ Fatboy Slim.
After authorized research on the universities of Leeds and Oxford, Starmer turned his consideration to leftist causes, defending commerce unions, anti-McDonald’s activists and dying row inmates overseas.
He’s pals with human rights lawyer Amal Clooney from their time collectively on the similar authorized apply and as soon as recounted a boozy lunch he had together with her and her Hollywood actor husband George.
In 2003, he started shifting in direction of the institution, stunning colleagues and pals, first with a job guaranteeing police in Northern Eire complied with human rights laws.
5 years later, he was appointed director of public prosecutions (DPP) for England and Wales when Labour’s Gordon Brown was prime minister.
Between 2008 and 2013, he oversaw the prosecution of MPs for abusing their bills, journalists for phone-hacking, and younger rioters concerned in unrest throughout England.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, however hardly ever makes use of the prefix “Sir”, and in 2015 was elected as a member of parliament, representing a seat in left-leaning north London.
Simply weeks earlier than he was elected, his mom died of a uncommon illness of the joints that had left her unable to stroll for a few years.
