Political Quotes

Keir Starmer

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Quotes by year · 20222026584 total · peak 2026 (431)
2022: 2 quotes2023: 1 quote2025: 150 quotes2026: 431 quotes
Jun 8, 2026

Because this is not an impossible challenge. These are some of the most innovative companies in the world and I believe they can solve it.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

I reject that completely, because tech should adapt to the needs of society, not the other way around.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

When it comes to the safety of our children, standing by is not an option.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

If they choose not, then we will act and we will change the law.

theguardian.com
Jun 8, 2026

For too long, people have been told that [children sharing explicit images] is simply the price of modern tech – that nothing could be done. That government is powerless. That parents just have to accept it.

theguardian.com
Jun 8, 2026

I reject that completely because tech should adapt to the needs of society, not the other way round.

theguardian.com
Jun 8, 2026

we should be getting on with the job that we're elected to do in 2024

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

I'm not going to walk away. We won an election victory in 2024 with a five year mandate.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

And we're using tech to bring opportunity to every corner of the country - helping people into work, tackling inequalities, boosting skills and building a fairer future.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

We're backing British businesses to lead the way, driving growth and investment that turns into more jobs and stronger communities.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

This Government's choice is clear: the tech revolution must work for everyone, not just a privileged few.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

No-one doubts the huge potential of tech to change lives. But we have to decide who that change is for.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

Because when it comes to the safety of our children, standing by is not an option.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 8, 2026

But if they choose not to, then we will act and we will change the law because when it comes to the safety of our children, standing by is not an option.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 7, 2026

So, that’s the context in which we sign what is actually a generational uplift in the relationship on security and defence between our two countries.

theguardian.com
Jun 7, 2026

Pubs should be allowed to serve pavement pints during the World Cup, Keir Starmer has said.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 7, 2026

There’s no greater challenge for either of our countries than the challenge of Russian aggression, and we see that not just in Ukraine itself, but beyond Ukraine, impacting on our own countries.

theguardian.com
Jun 6, 2026

That is the plan that says here’s the money that goes with the capability. We bring the two together, and it is another step up, it is another increase in spending, but it is necessary, it’s the right thing to do to defend our country.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

We have to listen to them. They’re grieving, they’ve lost their son, and so everything I’ve tried to do in relation to this case has been grounded in what they must be going through.

thenational.scot
Jun 6, 2026

Keir Starmer is right to call Musk out personally for fanning the flames of division.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

And it is particularly important at the moment, because it is no exaggeration to say that we're living in more dangerous and volatile times than at any time in my life or in your life.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

I often say you can sit in Westminster and read a briefing about what people are doing, or you can go and see it for yourself, and there is no substitute for coming to see it for yourselves.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

It’s just wrong and I can’t help but think that it’s about making money, saying you can’t bring plastic bottles in, but you can buy water when you get in the ground.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

The message to the tech companies was very simple, which is, nobody's getting a free pass here. Things are going to change.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

I've already said we live in the most dangerous and volatile world in our lifetimes, and that's why I sincerely and profoundly believe that we should be getting on with the job that we're elected to do in 2024 - which is taking the…

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