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Keir Starmer: “It's an amazing privilege to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you love your country as I do, to be able…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2026
It's an amazing privilege to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you love your country as I do, to be able to represent your country, to sit in front of the flag, and to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the greatest privilege of my life, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise, and it's important for me to remember that every single day.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on his experience as Prime Minister.

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