When I was director of public prosecutions, from 2008 to 2013, I had a first-rate counter-terrorism team, who worked closely with the… — Keir Starmer Counter terrorism Copy Share Image
We need to remind ourselves that Europe will be our biggest trading partner for the next several decades and probably beyond, so… — Keir Starmer Europe Copy Share Image
By remaining inside a customs union and the single market in a transitional phase we would be certain that goods and services… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
The key to understanding the impact of the Human Rights Act in the U.K. is to appreciate that civil liberties and human… — Keir Starmer Civil liberties Copy Share Image
We must stand up for the principle of parliamentary democracy and not allow the government's failure in the Brexit process to be… — Keir Starmer Democracy Copy Share Image
The framework for everything I've done has been human rights. That is about protecting the vulnerable and giving people access to courts… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
Britain needs a good Brexit deal to safeguard jobs, security and trade and to build a new partnership with the E.U. Achieving… — Keir Starmer Brexit Copy Share Image
There is a world of difference between not disclosing fine detail and relying on broad and generalised assertions. The first may be… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
I think most people accept that it is necessary to have some surveillance in a democratic society. I think most people accept… — Keir Starmer Democratic society Copy Share Image
You don't win elections by telling people what you're against. We're very good at listing things we don't much like about what… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
The Max Clifford case shows that when the police and prosecutors quietly hold their nerve they can succeed, whatever the public profile… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
It's really important we make the case that this is not the country of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson. That intolerance and… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
If the vote that is progressive is split then all that does is open up the path for the Brexit party and… — Keir Starmer Brexit Copy Share Image
There are potentially many offences that journalists could commit in the course of their business. It would be very unhealthy if you… — Keir Starmer Business Copy Share Image
I was a human rights lawyer for 20 years, I believed those values of dignity, equality and non-discrimination were a given. believed… — Keir Starmer Dignity Copy Share Image
Significant cuts to funding for the police, for the Crown Prosecution Service, for probation etc, have put the long-term viability of our… — Keir Starmer Criminal justice Copy Share Image
I would reject wholeheartedly any notion of a Labour Party that is not committed to returning to power at the first opportunity.… — Keir Starmer Duty Copy Share Image
Labour has repeatedly emphasised that in order to avoid a cliff edge for our economy there will need to be a time-limited… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
From my experience both as DPP and previously as a human rights lawyer, I know that human rights and effective protection from… — Keir Starmer Experience Copy Share Image
Rights compliance helps effective outcomes, it does not hinder them. That should come as no surprise because the 'human rights' in the… — Keir Starmer Human rights Copy Share Image
In the absence of honesty from the Conservative party leadership, it is Labour's duty to spell out the very real consequences of… — Keir Starmer Consequences Copy Share Image
Strip away the factual misinformation repeatedly peddled about the Human Rights Act and almost everyone acknowledges that it works well in practice.… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
Just when we need a strong government, what do we see? Division. Chaos. And failure. No credible plan for Brexit, no solution… — Keir Starmer Brexit Copy Share Image
It would be helpful if everybody would focus on getting the right outcome from Brexit. An aggressive stand by the EU will… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
If you go into a police station and report a burglary the first question is not: 'Are you telling the truth?' If… — Keir Starmer Past Copy Share Image
