Following a powerful electoral triumph, Keir Starmer, the chief of the Labour Occasion, is poised to succeed Rishi Sunak as the subsequent Prime Minister of the UK.
Together with this new function, Starmer and his spouse, Victoria, will relocate to the official residence of the UK prime minister, 10 Downing Road in London’s Metropolis of Westminster, from their present £1.75m townhouse in Kentish City, located inside Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency.
Who’s Victoria Starmer?
Whereas a lot consideration has been centered on Keir’s historic victory, much less is understood about his spouse, Victoria, who maintained a comparatively low profile through the election marketing campaign. The couple, each attorneys by coaching, married in 2007, a 12 months earlier than Starmer grew to become Director of Public Prosecutions.
Their first encounter was an unlikely one at work, as Starmer recounted to Piers Morgan in 2021. As a barrister making ready for a courtroom case, he demanded to talk to the lawyer who had drafted paperwork associated to the case, which turned out to be Victoria. After inquiring in regards to the accuracy of the paperwork, he overheard her saying, “Who the bleep does he assume he’s?” earlier than she hung up on him.
Starmer pursued her for months after that, they usually have been collectively ever since. “Vic is gorgeous, she is grounded, we share values and we chuckle collectively,” Starmer stated.
Victoria, whose dad and mom are Jewish, presently works in occupational well being throughout the NHS. “Half of the household are Jewish, they’re both right here or in Israel,” Starmer advised The Guardian final month, emphasizing that he and his spouse are “very eager” for his or her youngsters to grasp their heritage.
The brand new prime minister has additionally mentioned his youngsters’s considerations in regards to the upcoming transfer to Downing Road. “Deep down they’re fearful that this (their lives) might change, which is why we’ll fiercely shield their privateness,” he stated.
Together with this new function, Starmer and his spouse, Victoria, will relocate to the official residence of the UK prime minister, 10 Downing Road in London’s Metropolis of Westminster, from their present £1.75m townhouse in Kentish City, located inside Starmer’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency.
Who’s Victoria Starmer?
Whereas a lot consideration has been centered on Keir’s historic victory, much less is understood about his spouse, Victoria, who maintained a comparatively low profile through the election marketing campaign. The couple, each attorneys by coaching, married in 2007, a 12 months earlier than Starmer grew to become Director of Public Prosecutions.
Their first encounter was an unlikely one at work, as Starmer recounted to Piers Morgan in 2021. As a barrister making ready for a courtroom case, he demanded to talk to the lawyer who had drafted paperwork associated to the case, which turned out to be Victoria. After inquiring in regards to the accuracy of the paperwork, he overheard her saying, “Who the bleep does he assume he’s?” earlier than she hung up on him.
Starmer pursued her for months after that, they usually have been collectively ever since. “Vic is gorgeous, she is grounded, we share values and we chuckle collectively,” Starmer stated.
Victoria, whose dad and mom are Jewish, presently works in occupational well being throughout the NHS. “Half of the household are Jewish, they’re both right here or in Israel,” Starmer advised The Guardian final month, emphasizing that he and his spouse are “very eager” for his or her youngsters to grasp their heritage.
The brand new prime minister has additionally mentioned his youngsters’s considerations in regards to the upcoming transfer to Downing Road. “Deep down they’re fearful that this (their lives) might change, which is why we’ll fiercely shield their privateness,” he stated.
