Political Quotes

Keir Starmer

The Public Record

Quotes by year · 2022–2026590 total · peak 2026 (437)
2022: 2 quotes2023: 1 quote2025: 150 quotes2026: 437 quotes
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

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

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…

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

Well, I've said over and over again, I'm not going to walk away. We won an election victory in 2024 with a five year mandate.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 6, 2026

It is really important that we are very, very clear, policing without fear or favour, whatever anybody else says, and wherever they’re saying it from, whichever country in the world.

theguardian.com
Jun 5, 2026

It is our duty now to ensure that lessons are learned, that justice is delivered and that we choose unity and progress over division and hatred.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 5, 2026

There are difficult questions that need to be answered about the way the police handled Henry’s murder.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 5, 2026

I am determined that we do everything in our power to prevent other families from suffering such a devastating loss.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 5, 2026

I was profoundly humbled to meet Henry Nowak’s family, Mark, Lucy and Katie, in Downing Street this afternoon, and to see their dignity and strength in the face of unimaginable pain.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 5, 2026

We are living in more dangerous and volatile times than at any time in my life or in your life.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 5, 2026

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 5, 2026

Asato was absolutely right to take legal action against xAI over the disgusting images created of her.

theguardian.com
Jun 5, 2026

I reject the claims and accuse both Musk and Farage of stoking division in the country and exploiting a tragic death.

theguardian.com
Jun 4, 2026

When we have a terrible case like Henry's case…, we react calmly, as his family have done.

abc.net.au
Jun 4, 2026

His actions were unforgivable and accused him of only pretending to sympathise with the teenager’s family.

independent.co.uk
Jun 4, 2026

But we really need to listen to Henry’s family, because they’re asking us, as politicians, as leaders, not to use his case to whip up division, not to cause disturbances.

independent.co.uk
Jun 4, 2026

I think it’s right that there may need to be changes and we shouldn’t shy away from that.

thenational.scot
Jun 4, 2026

In Britain, we are reasonable, tolerant people. When we have a terrible case like Henry’s case, Henry Nowak, we react calmly as his family have done.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 4, 2026

We need to also assert who we are as a country, because Musk, again, has been interfering in our politics in the last few days, trying to whip up division, that is not who we are in Britain.

mirror.co.uk
Jun 4, 2026

When it comes to disgusting images on Grok, we take Grok on and fight because that’s who we are as a country.

theguardian.com
Jun 4, 2026

In Britain we are reasonable, tolerant people.

theguardian.com
Jun 4, 2026

We also need to assert who we are as a country because Musk again has been interfering in our politics in the last few days, trying to whip up division.

theguardian.com

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