‘Family Man’ Keir Starmer Pledges to Maintain His Work Schedule Till 6 PM To Spend Quality Time With Wife, Kids

London: Keir Starmer, who is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his Labour Party won a landslide majority, has pledged to maintain his habit of not working after 6 PM on a Friday. He said he will do this to spend time with his wife Victoria, who works as an occupational therapist in the National Health Service, and their two teenage children, who he does not name in public.
As his Labour Party crossed the halfway mark of 650 constituencies to clinch the minimum 326 required for a majority in Parliament, Starmer stepped up to make his victory speech in London just hours away from formally becoming the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“We did it, you campaigned for it, you fought for it, you voted for it and now it has arrived, change begins now,” declared Starmer to a cheering crowd, promising that the work begins right away.
Keir Starmer A Full Family Man
Earlier during his election campaign, he said he would maintain his habit of not working after 6 PM on Fridays to spend time with his wife Victoria and two children.
Know All About Keir Starmer, The New UK PM
Starmer was born on September 2, 1962 and was raised in a cramped, pebble-dashed semi-detached house on the outskirts of London by a seriously ill mother and an emotionally distant father. Notably, Starmer had three siblings, one of whom had learning difficulties.
An amazing musician, Kier Starmer had violin lessons at school with Norman Cook, the former Housemartins bassist who became DJ Fatboy Slim.
After he completed his legal studies at the universities of Leeds and Oxford, Starmer turned his attention to leftist causes, defending trade unions, anti-McDonald’s activists, and death row inmates abroad.
Kir Starmer: From Lawyer to UK PM
Kier Starmer from 2008 to 2013 oversaw the prosecution of MPs for abusing their expenses, journalists for phone-hacking, and young rioters involved in unrest across England.
Significantly, Kier Starmer was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, but rarely uses the prefix “Sir”, and in 2015 was elected as a member of parliament, representing a seat in left-leaning north London.
Earlier, Keir Starmer won his own seat of Holborn and St. Pancras in London with 18,884 votes and was mobbed by his supporters who could see he was on course to being named Prime Minister.
“The change begins right here. Because this is your democracy, your community and your future. You have voted. It is now time for us to deliver,” said Starmer, in his acceptance speech.