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.
30,000 Migrants Reach UK Since Labour Took Power: Numbers Soar After Scrapping Rwanda Scheme
- Friday, 04 April 2025
Since Labour came to power, over 30,000 small boat migrants have reached Britain, with an average of 29,884 arrivals up to Thursday and scores more arriving on Friday. The number of crossings has increased by 28% compared to a similar period when the Tories were in power. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government has overseen this surge, which is attributed partly to his scrapping of the Conservative's Rwanda asylum scheme.