Keir Starmer

Brexit can be stopped.

— Keir Starmer

I keep an open mind.

— Keir Starmer

After 43 years of membership, exiting the E.U. was never going to be easy.

— Keir Starmer

Human rights only have meaning if they are universal.

— Keir Starmer

You can't meet Labour's tests by failing to provide answers.

— Keir Starmer

I'm absolutely fine with the rough and tumble of politics.

— Keir Starmer

I wouldn't characterise myself as a bleeding heart liberal, whatever that is.

— Keir Starmer

We cannot allow Brexit to be driven by narrow and divisive Tory ideology.

— Keir Starmer

We are uniting in condemning the comments of Donald Trump on Muslims and women.

— Keir Starmer

There is nothing quite like working on a counter-terrorism case in real time.

— Keir Starmer

Brexit is so important, it would have been neglect of duty to simply sit it out.

— Keir Starmer

The Human Rights Act is a really important constitutional document, it isn't just a villain's charter.

— Keir Starmer

We have to call out terrorism for what it is, and I have always done that, and the Labour Party has always…

— Keir Starmer

The pursuit of an extreme Brexit cannot come at the cost of peace in Northern Ireland.

— Keir Starmer

Leaving the E.U. without a preferential trade arrangement in place would make the U.K. significantly poorer.

— Keir Starmer

Ensuring we have the best possible Brexit deal will take time, effort and huge diplomatic skill.

— Keir Starmer

My background is not typical of a lawyer or a DPP. My dad was a toolmaker before he retired, so he worked…

— Keir Starmer

To state that lethal force should not be used without a proper legal justification is to state the obvious.

— Keir Starmer

I spent five years prosecuting some of the most dangerous terrorists in this country, so it would be quite difficult for people…

— Keir Starmer

Britain outside the E.U. would be less able to respond with the speed and strength we need to tackle complex and growing…

— Keir Starmer

The Chilcot report is damning. It exposes a litany of failures over a long period, including reliance on flawed intelligence assessments, lack…

— Keir Starmer

For far too long, victims' rights have been discussed only in the context of sentencing. Sentencing is very important, but the debate…

— Keir Starmer

We were right to say from the outset that E.U. citizens should not be treated as bargaining chips but should have their…

— Keir Starmer

In the U.K., we have always had international ambitions and international responsibilities. These obviously predate the E.U.; we have been trading and…

— Keir Starmer

If immigration is simply seen as a numbers game, nobody will ever win that debate. The question should be: what is it…

— Keir Starmer

For many progressives, 2016 will go down as a year of electoral shocks and profound disappointment. In the U.S., France and many…

— Keir Starmer

Access to our civil courts has been severely restricted by the combination of: the removal of legal aid from some cases based…

— Keir Starmer

Labor party wants to make the economy fairer for everybody with a new industrial strategy and by investing in different parts of…

— Keir Starmer

I think the first what would happen in the immediate wake of a hard Brexit is a lack of confidence in UK…

— Keir Starmer

On Brexit, the Conservatives are divided, not only about the tactics but also about the end goal. Some of them deeply and…

— Keir Starmer

Full access to the single market is what businesses and trade unions want.

— Keir Starmer

In a democracy there will always be a tension between security and privacy.

— Keir Starmer

Defining of the public interest is always very, very difficult.

— Keir Starmer

I want to send a message that we value our Muslim communities.

— Keir Starmer

Theresa May's decision to call an unnecessary general election after Article 50 was triggered was deeply irresponsible.

— Keir Starmer

In my view, the military action taken in Iraq in 2003 was not lawful under international law because there was no U.N.…

— Keir Starmer

Our five-year-old son thinks I ought to work in the local bookshop, and I can see the appeal of that.

— Keir Starmer

Any talk of no deal is completely unacceptable. No deal means we can't reach any agreement about the border in Ireland and…

— Keir Starmer

I am not a pacifist and I would back a lawful, coherent and compelling case for the use of military force by…

— Keir Starmer

The final Brexit deal must ensure there is no diminution in Britain's national security or ability to tackle cross-border crime.

— Keir Starmer