Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions during a press conference on Aug. 1, 2024. Britain's Prime Minister ...

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. Accessibility links.

A centrist human rights lawyer with working class roots, Keir Starmer is poised to be the first Labour leader to win a U.K. election in nearly 20 years.

Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, addresses his supporters at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett ...

Keir Starmer’s historic victory in Britain’s general election Thursday hands him a level of power that was unthinkable for a Labour leader just five years ago.

A centrist human rights lawyer with working class roots, Keir Starmer is poised to be the first Labour leader to win a U.K. general election in nearly 20 years.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain will barely get his feet under the desk in 10 Downing Street before he flies to Washington this coming week to attend a NATO summit.