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  1. The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet, and selects its ministers.

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    Keir attended Reigate Grammar School, before studying Law at the University of Leeds. He went on to do postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree.

    Keir was elected a Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras in May 2015. He was elected leader of the Labour Party in April 2020.

    Keir qualified as a barrister in 1987 working in private practice before working as a legal advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (QC) in 2002. In 2008, Keir was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions, leading the Crown Prosecution Service until 2013. He received a knighthood in 2014 for services to cri...

  2. Jul 5, 2024 · Britain's Labour Party has handed a brutal defeat to the Conservatives. Party leader Keir Starmer will be prime minister, replacing Rishi Sunak.

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  3. 2 days ago · prime minister, the head of government in a country with a parliamentary or semipresidential political system. In such systems, the prime minister—literally the “first,” or most important, minister—must be able to command a continuous majority in the legislature (usually the lower house in a bicameral system ) to remain in office.

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  4. A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.

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  5. Jul 4, 2024 · Keir Starmer became prime minister of Britain on Friday after his Labour Party delivered a decisive win in the general election.

  6. Sep 6, 2022 · Liz Truss officially became the UK’s new prime minister today after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Truss, the foreign secretary for the past year, defeated rival...

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