However, he rejected it because he claimed that he still lacked experience as leader of the Labour Party.
However, Jeremy Corbyn, who replaced Miliband, appointed Starmer as shadow home secretary.
In June 2016, Starmer joined a group of other shadow ministers to resign from his post after losing confidence in Corbyn’s leadership as Brexit (Britain’s exit from the European Union) developed.
However, Corbyn, who was re-elected as leader of the Labour Party at the end of 2016, appointed Starmer as shadow Brexit secretary.
In the 2019 UK General Election, the Labour Party suffered its worst defeat since 1935. At that time, Corbyn also resigned as party leader.
Starmer ran for office in January 2020 and has been Labour leader since 4 April 2020.
In February 2023, Starmer outlined five “national missions” as long-term goals related to the economy, crime, the National Health Service (NHS), education and the climate crisis that were proposed as the basis for the next Labour manifesto. (red)
