New biography reveals Keir Starmer's working-class roots, family struggles, and political journey
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Albert Toth
Summary
A new biography by Tom Baldwin reveals intimate details about Labour leader Keir Starmer's life, including his working-class upbringing in Surrey, his mother's severe lifelong illness, his brother Nick's "very tough life," his brief flirtation with Trotskyism at Oxford, his frustration with Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, and his lifelong passion for Arsenal Football Club. The biography traces Starmer's journey from a lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions to his current position as Labour leader on the verge of potentially becoming Prime Minister.
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· 5 pulledHis mother had a severe lifelong illness
The very tough life of his beloved brother Nick
His frustration with Jeremy Corbyn
A brief dalliance with Trotskyism at Oxford
His lifelong obsession with Arsenal football club
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