Following a powerful electoral triumph, Keir Starmer, the chief of the Labour Occasion, is poised to succeed Rishi Sunak as the following 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 targeted 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 legal professionals 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 getting 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 mother and father are Jewish, at present works in occupational well being throughout the NHS. “Half of the household are Jewish, they’re both right here or in Israel,” Starmer informed The Guardian final month, emphasizing that he and his spouse are “very eager” for his or her kids to know their heritage.
The brand new prime minister has additionally mentioned his kids’s issues in regards to the upcoming transfer to Downing Road. “Deep down they’re anxious that this (their lives) might change, which is why we are going to 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 targeted 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 legal professionals 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 getting 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 mother and father are Jewish, at present works in occupational well being throughout the NHS. “Half of the household are Jewish, they’re both right here or in Israel,” Starmer informed The Guardian final month, emphasizing that he and his spouse are “very eager” for his or her kids to know their heritage.
The brand new prime minister has additionally mentioned his kids’s issues in regards to the upcoming transfer to Downing Road. “Deep down they’re anxious that this (their lives) might change, which is why we are going to fiercely shield their privateness,” he stated.
