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Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Labour Party
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Holborn and St Pancras
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 2 months)
Role
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Status
active

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, 2 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)
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GB News·31 Jul· View coverage →
Diane Abbott Readmitted to Labour Party After Year-Long Suspension
Britain’s longest-serving female MP, Diane Abbott, has been readmitted to the Labour party, a year after she was suspended amid a purge of l…
Novara Media·31 Jul· View coverage →
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GB News·31 Jul· View coverage →
Has Nigel Farage peaked too soon?
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City AM·30 Jul· View coverage →
Troubled Hollywood actor who gave thumbs up on day of Keir Starmer's early prison release scheme died of natural causes and drug use
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Daily Mail·29 Jul· View coverage →
Starmer refusing to quit selfish and stubborn, says Lennon
The key issue on the doorsteps for Labour activists ahead of May’s election was Sir Keir Starmer, according to Monica Lennon.
Evening Standard·27 Jul· View coverage →
The Guardian view on a new director at Tate: an old institution must tackle fresh issues | Editorial
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The Guardian·26 Jul· View coverage →
Was Keir Starmer’s leaving party the boozy birth of a new Labour force?
A £10,000 bar tab was drunk, there was a ‘lot of anger’, and now ex-ministers are thinking how to cooperate in future Keir Starmer’s leavin…
The Guardian·24 Jul· View coverage →
Is Sadiq Khan about to become the country's best-paid politician? London Mayor hints he will claim £390-a-day tax-free House of Lords allowance - on top of his £170k salary
Sadiq Khan was installed in the House of Lords by Keir Starmer in one of his last acts as PM.
Daily Mail·24 Jul· View coverage →
Gloating armed kidnapper who declared 'big up Keir Starmer' when freed from jail in Labour's release scheme is let out early AGAIN
Daniel Dowling-Brooks, 29, was among the first of 1,200 prisoners to be freed early in October 2024 and celebrated the moment by posing in f…
Daily Mail·24 Jul· View coverage →
Top investment bank: Starmer and Reeves left UK ‘no better off than they found it’
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves failed to leave the economy in a better position than they found it, according to top investment bank, which …
City AM·24 Jul· View coverage →
Trump’s latest tariffs put UK at disadvantage to EU, say experts
While overall levy for UK is unchanged, sectors not covered by Turnberry deal face tougher competition Business live – latest updates Dona…
The Guardian·24 Jul· View coverage →
Digested week: History shrugs off Keir and makes room for brilliant Kerr
A low-key PM leaves the stage briskly, while a breathtaking athlete misses out on the attention he deserves And so it was over. You norm…
Guardian Politics·24 Jul· View coverage →
Elon Musk predicts civil war will break out across Britain in grave warning of migration 'reckoning'
Elon Musk has doubled down on his prediction that civil war will erupt in Britain in the coming decades as the country faces a migration-fue…
GB News·24 Jul· View coverage →
Iran's armed forces threaten 'British monarchy' with chilling warning
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has directly threatened the "British monarchy" and declared UK military installations legitimate ta…
GB News·23 Jul· View coverage →
Nobody in Europe knows or cares what Kemi Badenoch thinks. That’s a big mistake | Simon Nixon
The opposition leader wants to pull the UK out of the ECHR, wrecking treaties from the Good Friday agreement to the Gibraltar deal Sitting i…
The Guardian·23 Jul· View coverage →
Inside Keir Starmer's future earnings as he's predicted to go 'a different way to Blair'
EXCLUSIVE: From taxpayer-funded support to speaking fees and strict post-office rules, experts explain what life after Downing Street could …
Mirror News·22 Jul· View coverage →
Keir Starmer goes down the pub with Rachel Reeves after stepping down as Prime Minister
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves entered Parliament with a massive majority, but just a couple of years into the job, both left Downing Street…
Mirror News·21 Jul· View coverage →
Starmer allies see ‘hint of retribution’ in Burnham reshuffle
Former PM’s supporters question pledge to end factional infighting after more than half his cabinet removed or demoted Keir Starmer’s allies…
Guardian Politics·21 Jul· View coverage →
Burnham has forced greater clarity at Thames Water. Now he must choose
Bondholders are suddenly showing flexibility after 18 wasted months at ailing utility company Thames Water investors offer ‘golden share’ i…
Guardian Politics·21 Jul· View coverage →