Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Sir Keir Starmer, born on September 2, 1962, in London, is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Labour Party. Raised in Surrey, he attended Reigate Grammar School and later earned a first-class law degree from the University of Leeds, followed by postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford.
Labour Accused of Hypocrisy as UK Plans 'Return Hubs' for Failed Asylum Seekers
- Saturday, 19 April 2025
Labour has been accused of hypocrisy after planning to send failed asylum seekers to "return hubs" overseas, similar to the scrapped Tory Rwanda scheme. The Conservatives responded with fury and compared it to the original plan, while the UN's refugee agency has endorsed the idea, providing guidelines on how returns hubs could meet legal standards. A government source said the UNHCR's support boosted ministers' efforts to move forward with the plans, but Labour's Shadow Home Office minister Matt Vickers called the move "total hypocrisy" and criticized illegal crossings continuing to rise.
