Sir Keir Starmer
Labour Party
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Holborn and St Pancras
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 4 months)
Role
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Status
active
Constituency: Holborn and St Pancras
Sir Keir Starmer represents Holborn and St Pancras in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 11 years, 4 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£231,962
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£198,757
Office
£33,060
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£145
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Affiliations
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk). Only government ministers appear in this register — this is not tracked for all 650 MPs.
GMB
Notable Constituency Interests
The constituency covers part of central London including HS2 (Euston station and related developments), major rail stations (King's Cross, St Pancras, Euston), Eurostar, the Regent's Canal, and major institutions including the Crick Institute, the Alan Turing Institute, UCL Hospitals, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk)
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
19 May 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 323 No (failed)
Voted No
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 271 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 269 Aye, 170 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 270 Aye, 170 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 273 Aye, 167 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 277 Aye, 99 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 368 Aye, 107 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
10 Mar 2026 · Result: 203 Aye, 311 No (failed)
Voted No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
10 Mar 2026 · Result: 304 Aye, 203 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
24 Feb 2026 · Result: 69 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026 · Result: 458 Aye, 104 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
14 Jan 2026 · Result: 301 Aye, 110 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)
2 Dec 2025 · Result: 362 Aye, 164 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)
2 Dec 2025 · Result: 327 Aye, 182 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
Stories mentioning Sir Keir Starmertracked across NewsDeck's sources
Keir Starmer spent another £8,500 doing up his Downing Street apartment last year… before being ousted as PM
The taxpayer spending came on top of the near-£30,000 outlay from the ex-PM's first 12 months in the grace-and-favour flat.
Daily Mail·15 Sept· View coverage →
Polling turns politics into one big game. There are too many of them – and that does us no good | Jonathan Liew
Surely that’s the lesson the Reform polling furore should teach us. Politics should be about actually helping people, not mastering the line…
Guardian Politics·15 Sept· View coverage →
Greens leader Zack Polanski releases campaign video in Urdu to target Pakistani voters as he takes on Labour for Keir Starmer's former Commons seat
The Green Party leader posted the clip on his Bold Politics podcast channel on X, encouraging people to back him in the Holborn and St Pancr…
Daily Mail·15 Sept· View coverage →
North Sea oil and gas set for green light on hundreds of new projects amid 'energy security' push
Iran's conflict has shown "energy security is national security" and there has "never been a stronger case" for North Sea oil and gas, indus…
GB News·14 Sept· View coverage →
Top civil servant sacked by Starmer received record £860,000 payout
Special approval needed for amount that surpassed what Chris Wormald was ‘contractually entitled to’
The former head of the civil service Ch…
Guardian Politics·14 Sept· View coverage →
Former Metropolitan Police detective to stand for Reform UK in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Former counter-terrorism commander Pete Newman, who responded to the aftermath of the July 7 bombings, will contest the seat vacated by Sir …
The Independent·14 Sept· View coverage →
Lib Dems and Tories announce candidates for Holborn and St Pancras by-election
The by-election in Sir Keir Starmer’s former seat will take place on October 8.
Evening Standard·14 Sept· View coverage →
George Galloway to Stand in Byelection in Attempt to Defeat Green Leader
George Galloway has signalled his intention to come out of self-imposed exile in Russia in order to oppose Green leader Zack Polanski in the…
Novara Media·14 Sept· View coverage →
Nigel Farage more unpopular than ever, new poll shows
Nigel Farage now has a net favourability rating of -45, identical to Sir Keir Starmer’s score just before his resignation as prime minister
The Independent·14 Sept· View coverage →
Cash-strapped British Army forced to CANCEL drills as soldiers left 'twiddling their thumbs'
The British Army has been forced to cancel drills due to training cuts, with many soldiers left "twiddling their thumbs” for weeks.
Constant…
GB News·12 Sept· View coverage →
Who are the candidates for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?
Labour and the Greens have both selected their candidates in the race to take over Sir Keir Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras seat
Evening Standard·11 Sept· View coverage →
Hundreds of asylum seekers removed from UK to France have disappeared, say NGOs
Human rights organisations concerned about people – including age-disputed children – returned under one in, out out deal
Hundreds of asylu…
The Guardian·11 Sept· View coverage →
Greens select Zack Polanski to run in Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Leader has said Greens are underdogs in race for Keir Starmer’s former seat but he is confident they can beat Labour
Zack Polanski, the Gree…
Guardian Politics·11 Sept· View coverage →
What day is the Holborn and St Pancras by-election - and when will we know the result?
The contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras is being held next month
Evening Standard·11 Sept· View coverage →
Holborn & St Pancras by-election: Zack Polanski set to be named Green candidate in Keir Starmer's London seat
The Greens are eyeing a seismic victory over Labour in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election on October 8
Evening Standard·11 Sept· View coverage →
Holburn & St Pancras by-election: Zack Polanski set to be named Green candidate in Keir Starmer's London seat
The Greens are eyeing a seismic victory over Labour in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election on October 8
Evening Standard·11 Sept· View coverage →
Zack Polanski expected to be named Green candidate in Starmer’s London seat
A by-election to replace former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras will take place on October 8.
Evening Standard·10 Sept· View coverage →
Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plans
Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be invested
Holidaymakers will face a nightly …
Guardian Politics·10 Sept· View coverage →
Former child refugee selected as Labour candidate in byelection for Starmer’s old seat
Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in 1990s, will likely face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contest
A former child refugee who…
The Guardian·9 Sept· View coverage →
Camden leader to stand for Keir Starmer's old seat
Sagal Abdi-Wali will contest Holborn and St Pancras for Labour on 8 October.
BBC Politics·9 Sept· View coverage →