--- title: "Best Keir Starmer Sayings" description: "Keir Starmer is a British politician and former lawyer who became Prime Minister in 2024. Browse 105 Keir Starmer quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/keir-starmer-4888_human-rights_in-the-aftermath-of-the-second-world-war_3229361.jpg" --- # Keir Starmer (1962) Barrister **105** quotes in **377** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Keir Starmer is a barrister. ## Quick Facts About Keir Starmer Born September 2, 1962 Profession Barrister ## About Keir Starmer Sir Keir Rodney Starmer served as Leader of the Labour Party from April 2020 until July 2026 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024 before becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2024. ## Quotes by Keir Starmer · Page 3 > [In the aftermath of the second world war, nations came together to say 'never again.' They established the United Nations and agreed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/in-the-aftermath-of-the-second-world-war-nations-came-together-to-say/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Human rights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-rights/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/keir-starmer-4888_human-rights_in-the-aftermath-of-the-second-world-war_3229361.jpg) > [For some people, work is the only safe haven from abuse. So all employers in businesses big and small, whether in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/for-some-people-work-is-the-only-safe-haven-from-abuse-so-all/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/keir-starmer-4888_abuse_for-some-people-work-is-the-only-safe-ha_2078787.jpg) > [Surveillance legislation fit for the 21st century, which strikes the right balance between privacy, security and democracy is a prize worth fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/surveillance-legislation-fit-for-the-21st-century-which-strikes-the/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/keir-starmer-4888_balance_surveillance-legislation-fit-for-the-21s_257806.jpg) > [We were right to make the case for the U.K. to negotiate a comprehensive customs union with the E.U. And we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/we-were-right-to-make-the-case-for-the-u-k-to-negotiate-a/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ed/keir-starmer-4888_balance_we-were-right-to-make-the-case-for-the-u_1177625.jpg) > [For better or worse, when I was director of public prosecutions I had to deal with every challenge that came up, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/for-better-or-worse-when-i-was-director-of-public-prosecutions-i-had/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/keir-starmer-4888_better_for-better-or-worse-when-i-was-director_2787169.jpg) > [I campaigned to stay in the E.U. I voted to stay in the E.U. and I was very disappointed by the outcome.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/i-campaigned-to-stay-in-the-e-u-i-voted-to-stay-in-the-e-u-and-i-was/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Another](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/keir-starmer-4888_another_i-campaigned-to-stay-in-the-e-u-i-voted_2998132.jpg) > [My parents didn't have the opportunities they would have liked, but they didn't complain about that because they thought they were part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/my-parents-didn-t-have-the-opportunities-they-would-have-liked-but/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Complain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/complain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/keir-starmer-4888_complain_my-parents-didn-t-have-the-opportunities_2784225.jpg) > [As we leave the E.U., freedom of movement falls away, because it's an E.U. rule... What we then have to say is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/as-we-leave-the-e-u-freedom-of-movement-falls-away-because-it-s-an-e/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/keir-starmer-4888_freedom_as-we-leave-the-e-u-freedom-of-movement_3039388.jpg) > [Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have not been responsible. Instead they have vied in an arms race towards a more and more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/boris-johnson-and-jeremy-hunt-have-not-been-responsible-instead-they/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Arms race](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms-race/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/keir-starmer-4888_arms-race_boris-johnson-and-jeremy-hunt-have-not-b_971862.jpg) > [We have to make the argument that the only economically sound place to be is within Europe - we have to remember,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/we-have-to-make-the-argument-that-the-only-economically-sound-place/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Europe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/europe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/keir-starmer-4888_history_we-have-to-make-the-argument-that-the-on_1995829.jpg) > [To draft a bill of rights that simply replicates the European convention on human rights gives the game away; namely that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/to-draft-a-bill-of-rights-that-simply-replicates-the-european/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Act](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/keir-starmer-4888_act_to-draft-a-bill-of-rights-that-simply-re_3014024.jpg) > [So if you want a really effective criminal justice strategy, you don't build bigger prisons, you invest money in young kids -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/so-if-you-want-a-really-effective-criminal-justice-strategy-you-don-t/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Criminal justice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/criminal-justice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/keir-starmer-4888_criminal-justice_so-if-you-want-a-really-effective-crimin_141061.jpg) > [The government must be open enough to provide robust impact assessments of leaving the single market or the customs union, including region-by-region…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/the-government-must-be-open-enough-to-provide-robust-impact/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/keir-starmer-4888_enough_the-government-must-be-open-enough-to-pr_1494653.jpg) > [In the U.K., we have always had international ambitions and international responsibilities. These obviously predate the E.U.; we have been trading and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/in-the-u-k-we-have-always-had-international-ambitions-and/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3d/keir-starmer-4888_always_in-the-u-k-we-have-always-had-internatio_3097490.jpg) > [We were right to say from the outset that E.U. citizens should not be treated as bargaining chips but should have their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/we-were-right-to-say-from-the-outset-that-e-u-citizens-should-not-be/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Brexit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brexit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/keir-starmer-4888_brexit_we-were-right-to-say-from-the-outset-tha_1436281.jpg) > [If immigration is simply seen as a numbers game, nobody will ever win that debate. The question should be: what is it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/if-immigration-is-simply-seen-as-a-numbers-game-nobody-will-ever-win/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Debate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/debate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/keir-starmer-4888_debate_if-immigration-is-simply-seen-as-a-numbe_1401883.jpg) > [We will vote down a blind Brexit. This isn't about frustrating the process. It's about stopping a destructive Tory Brexit. It's about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/we-will-vote-down-a-blind-brexit-this-isn-t-about-frustrating-the/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Blind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blind/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/keir-starmer-4888_blind_we-will-vote-down-a-blind-brexit-this-is_882351.jpg) > [For many progressives, 2016 will go down as a year of electoral shocks and profound disappointment. In the U.S., France and many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/for-many-progressives-2016-will-go-down-as-a-year-of-electoral-shocks/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/keir-starmer-4888_confidence_for-many-progressives-2016-will-go-down_949907.jpg) > [From a victim's point of view, our justice system is hardly fit for purpose. No doubt individual failings by police and prosecutors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/from-a-victim-s-point-of-view-our-justice-system-is-hardly-fit-for/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/keir-starmer-4888_crime_from-a-victim-s-point-of-view-our-justic_2824430.jpg) > [The E.U. has data systems that enable police and border guards to work together in real time to intercept wanted persons; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/the-e-u-has-data-systems-that-enable-police-and-border-guards-to-work/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Data](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/data/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/keir-starmer-4888_data_the-e-u-has-data-systems-that-enable-pol_2440988.jpg) > [If you really probe, people are anxious about their job, anxious about their home, their children's future. Obviously it gets translated into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/if-you-really-probe-people-are-anxious-about-their-job-anxious-about/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Anxious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxious/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/keir-starmer-4888_children_if-you-really-probe-people-are-anxious-a_1009587.jpg) > [Britain outside the E.U. would be less able to respond with the speed and strength we need to tackle complex and growing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/britain-outside-the-e-u-would-be-less-able-to-respond-with-the-speed/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Britain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/britain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/keir-starmer-4888_britain_britain-outside-the-e-u-would-be-less-ab_405641.jpg) > [I spent five years prosecuting some of the most dangerous terrorists in this country, so it would be quite difficult for people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/i-spent-five-years-prosecuting-some-of-the-most-dangerous-terrorists/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/keir-starmer-4888_country_i-spent-five-years-prosecuting-some-of-t_1328298.jpg) > [The Chilcot report is damning. It exposes a litany of failures over a long period, including reliance on flawed intelligence assessments, lack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/the-chilcot-report-is-damning-it-exposes-a-litany-of-failures-over-a/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/keir-starmer-4888_culture_the-chilcot-report-is-damning-it-exposes_772511.jpg) > [For far too long, victims' rights have been discussed only in the context of sentencing. Sentencing is very important, but the debate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keir-starmer/for-far-too-long-victims-rights-have-been-discussed-only-in-the/) [Keir Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/) [Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/keir-starmer-4888_crime_for-far-too-long-victims-rights-have-bee_310614.jpg) ## Keir Starmer by topic [Europe (32)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/europe/keir-starmer/) [Brexit (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brexit/keir-starmer/) [Human rights (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-rights/keir-starmer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keir-starmer/#itemlist", "name": "Keir Starmer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the aftermath of the second world war, nations came together to say 'never again.' 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