Sir Keir Starmer
Labour Party
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Holborn and St Pancras
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 1 month)
Role
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Status
active
Constituency: Holborn and St Pancras
Sir Keir Starmer represents Holborn and St Pancras in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 11 years, 1 month.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£231,962
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£198,757
Office
£33,060
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£145
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Affiliations
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk). Only government ministers appear in this register — this is not tracked for all 650 MPs.
GMB
Notable Constituency Interests
The constituency covers part of central London including HS2 (Euston station and related developments), major rail stations (King's Cross, St Pancras, Euston), Eurostar, the Regent's Canal, and major institutions including the Crick Institute, the Alan Turing Institute, UCL Hospitals, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk)
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
19 May 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 323 No (failed)
Voted No
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 271 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 269 Aye, 170 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 270 Aye, 170 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 273 Aye, 167 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 277 Aye, 99 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 368 Aye, 107 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
10 Mar 2026 · Result: 203 Aye, 311 No (failed)
Voted No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
10 Mar 2026 · Result: 304 Aye, 203 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
24 Feb 2026 · Result: 69 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026 · Result: 458 Aye, 104 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
14 Jan 2026 · Result: 301 Aye, 110 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)
2 Dec 2025 · Result: 362 Aye, 164 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)
2 Dec 2025 · Result: 327 Aye, 182 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
Stories mentioning Sir Keir Starmer tracked across NewsDeck's sources
Keir Starmer meets with Andy Burnham as PM takes next steps to hand over power
Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer came face-to-face for a secret hour-long meeting away from Downing Street, a day after the PM dramatically set…
Mirror News·23 Jun· View coverage →
The Guardian view on the politics of Scotland: like Labour, the SNP is in need of renewal | Editorial
The sentencing of Peter Murrell brings limited closure to a major scandal. But John Swinney’s government faces new challenges in a changing …
Guardian Politics·23 Jun· View coverage →
Fury as Keir Starmer ally says Labour is 'determined' to complete Chagos deal
Reform UK accused Lord Hermer of 'working to subvert our national interest'
Express Politics·23 Jun· View coverage →
Police told to ban 'Stop Brexit' protester after No10 disruption causes 'international embarrassment'
Sir Oliver Dowden, who previously served as deputy prime minister under Rishi Sunak, has demanded that Welsh anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Br…
GB News·23 Jun· View coverage →
Andy Burnham accused of 'demanding' Prime Minister job: 'Who does he think he is?'
Andy Burnham has been accused of "demanding" the role of Prime Minister after being sworn in as Makerfield's new MP.
Speaking to GB News, fo…
GB News·23 Jun· View coverage →
Tragedies like Henry Nowak's murder are 'becoming the new normal', podcaster warns: 'It's not shocking anymore'
Tragedies like the murder of Henry Nowak are "becoming the new normal" and are "not shocking" to society anymore, Liam Tuffs has warned.
Spe…
GB News·23 Jun· View coverage →
Farage breaks cover at last but finds the £5m question hasn’t gone away | John Crace
A testy Reform UK leader tried to bat off questions about why a gigantic gift to him had anything to do with the public
Happy days. Ten glor…
The Guardian·23 Jun· View coverage →
The reason Andy Burnham may already be repeating Keir Starmer’s biggest mistake
Nominations to replace Keir Starmer won’t even begin until 9 July – but just days after being sworn in, Burnham may already showing some red…
The Independent·23 Jun· View coverage →
Burnham to get briefings from officials on taking over as prime minister
Sir Keir Starmer is offering "access talks" with the civil service to Labour leadership candidates.
BBC Politics·23 Jun· View coverage →
Keir Starmer repeatedly failed one test – I know first-hand consequences of his judgment
OPINION - HARVEY PROCTOR: Principled politicians are guided by a set of beliefs, no such luck with our outgoing PM.
Express Politics·23 Jun· View coverage →
Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure
Exclusive: Jim O’Neill, a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says government should spend more on major projects
The man tapped by And…
Guardian Politics·23 Jun· View coverage →
Starmer to give Burnham access to government
Sir Keir Starmer is set to hand Andy Burnham access to the civil service “as soon as possible”. After announcing his resignation, Starmer i…
City AM·23 Jun· View coverage →
Europe’s media look on in bemusement at Downing Street’s post-Brexit ‘revolving door’
Front pages across the continent reflect on Britain’s political turmoil after Starmer becomes seventh prime minister to quit since 2016
Eur…
Guardian World·23 Jun· View coverage →
Nigel Farage branded ‘hypocrite’ over Andy Burnham demand
Nigel Farage has been branded a “hypocrite” after demanding a General Election as Andy Burnham looks set to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prim…
GB News·23 Jun· View coverage →
Reader Q&A: ask Rafael Behr your questions now
It’s 10 years since Brexit – and it’s also another one of those weeks in British politics … Guardian columnist Rafael Behr will be here at 5…
The Guardian·23 Jun· View coverage →
Why Andy Burnham might not be worried about charming Donald Trump
Sir Keir Starmer took a deferential approach to dealing with Donald Trump, but political editor David Maddox explains why Andy Burnham might…
The Independent·23 Jun· View coverage →
Keir Starmer to give Andy Burnham access to civil service 'to help transition of power'
The Prime Minister wants to make the transition of leadership "as easy as possible," Downing Street said.
Express Politics·23 Jun· View coverage →
Look at Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister. This is no ‘decent man’ who got unlucky | Owen Jones
From Gaza to the Peter Mandelson row, his abandoned pledges to the ‘island of strangers’ claim, Starmer’s time at No 10 was truly dismal
Goo…
The Guardian·23 Jun· View coverage →
Humourless Labour MPs condemn Royal Mail joke about Keir Starmer needing to redirect his post after quitting as PM
Following Sir Keir's tearful speech on Monday - in which he set out a timetable for his departure - Royal Mail were quick to make light of t…
Daily Mail·23 Jun· View coverage →
Nigel Farage says £5m gift from crypto billionaire is ‘not any of your business’
Reform leader says it is ‘purely private matter’ and it is not hypocritical to criticise Keir Starmer for receiving glasses
UK politics liv…
The Guardian·23 Jun· View coverage →