Political Quotes

Keir Starmer

The Public Record

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

He wants me to yield on my position, and I'm not going to do so.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 8, 2026

Starmer ordered the intervention after being made aware of the potential issue by the Football Association.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 8, 2026

I am determined to ensure the safety of the UK and our Allies and to do that, we must step up to deliver a stronger, more European NATO.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 8, 2026

Let me just share with you the closing words of President Trump, because as Mark Rutte closed the meeting, he turned back to Donald Trump, who thanked everybody there for the spirit of the meeting and the unity of the meeting.

theguardian.com
Jul 8, 2026

It is never too late to issue an apology for wrongdoing – I wholeheartedly agree with that.

theguardian.com
Jul 8, 2026

It’s obvious why he is doing it. He is up to his neck in sleaze.

theguardian.com
Jul 7, 2026

We all want a country where everyone, no matter their background, feels they are respected for who they are.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 7, 2026

Politics should be about improving the lives of millions of people, not about personal gain, not about hiding dodgy donations, and I think the public will see this for exactly what it is.

theguardian.com
Jul 7, 2026

Keir Starmer stepped in to stop FIFA from bringing forward kick-off at the Estadio Azteca, over fears the alteration could hand World Cup co-hosts Mexico an unfair edge over England.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 6, 2026

I have always felt that the most basic responsibility of being Prime Minister is to leave the country in a better place than when you found it.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 6, 2026

There's often this discussion - what's the right balance between dealing with international affairs and dealing with domestic affairs? They're one and the same thing.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 6, 2026

Those decisions are a matter for the football World Cup governing body and should stay that way, and we are clear in that position … the prime minister supports the integrity of competition in all sports.

theguardian.com
Jul 6, 2026

At the end of the day, the Labour Party is the vehicle for social justice in this country.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 6, 2026

Whoever's my successor is going to face the same global conflict. We keep saying, and it's true, we're in a more dangerous and volatile world than we've been in for probably most of my lifetime. That's not just a phrase, that's reality.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 6, 2026

Any investment in a child, particularly in their early years, has the possibility of paying off for an entire lifetime.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 6, 2026

It is a fight my successor must now lead and I wish them the very best in their endeavours.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 5, 2026

I don’t know, is the honest answer to that.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 5, 2026

That’s not just a phrase, that’s reality. That’s not going to change.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 5, 2026

We’re in a more dangerous and volatile world than we’ve been in for probably most of my lifetime.

dawn.com
Jul 5, 2026

Did I want it to end at this point in this way? No, I didn’t. But I accept that with good grace.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 5, 2026

If you’re prime minister and you care what bills are going to be like in any household around the country, you have to care about finding a lasting solution to the situation in Ukraine; you have to care about what happens in the Strait of…

dawn.com
Jul 5, 2026

I didn’t come into politics in order to be the Prime Minister.

mirror.co.uk
Jul 4, 2026

Whoever’s my successor is going to face the same global conflict.

mirror.co.uk

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