Keir Starmer elected UK opposition leader

LONDON — Keir Starmer has been elected the new leader of the U.Okay. opposition Labour Social gathering.

The shadow Brexit secretary gained the contest to switch Jeremy Corbyn within the first spherical with 56.2 % of the vote. Rebecca Long-Bailey, who entered the race as the pro-Corbyn candidate, got here in second place with 27.6 % ahead of Lisa Nandy with 16.2 %.

His victory marks a shift in tone for Labour, which was pulled markedly to the left beneath Corbyn. Starmer is predicted to tack again towards the center ground.

In the meantime, Shadow Schooling Secretary Angela Rayner was elected deputy Labour chief with 52.6 % of the vote.

In a press release, Starmer stated it was the "privilege of my life" to be elected chief, and famous that the beginning of his tenure will be defined by the coronavirus.

Starmer was elected to the Home of Commons as MP for Holborn and St Pancras in 2015. He was promoted to the frontbench however resigned in protest over Corbyn's management in 2016. He was later was handed the shadow Brexit spokesman job after Corbyn gained a second leadership election.

He was credited with persuading Corbyn to melt Labour's stance on Brexit ahead of the 2019 basic election, with the get together ultimately promising a referendum on any Brexit deal, with continued EU membership as an choice.

Earlier than getting into parliament, he had a successful legal profession as a human rights barrister and later because the director of public prosecutions and head of the crown prosecution service, throughout which he labored intently with serving residence secretaries.

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