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Keir Starmer

  • 62 years old
  • English
  • Politician

Press clippings

Rosie Jones and Liz Carr among disabled celebrities urging Keir Starmer to scrap 'inhumane' benefit cuts

More than 100 of the UK's most high-profile disabled people, including Liz Carr, Rosie Jones, Ruth Madeley and Cherylee Houston, have called on the prime minister to abandon "inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits" in an open letter.

Frances Ryan, The Guardian, 27th May 2025

Is Bridget Jones' Darcy based on Keir Starmer?

Author Helen Fielding has discussed bringing her heroine to a Gen Z audience, and whether Bridget Jones' Darcy was based on Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Charlotte Gallagher, BBC, 31st January 2025

Munya Chawawa to satirise election in Radio 4 series

The three-part topical series Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll will launch on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 18th June.

British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2024

Fantasy Football League cancelled

Fantasy Football League, the Matt Lucas and Elis James fronted reboot of the 1990s TV format, has been cancelled by Sky.

British Comedy Guide, 25th April 2024

Fantasy Football League review

Keir Starmer's flexing of his footy fan credentials was a dour, defensive display that got the job done.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st March 2024

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