Oldest person to take PM's chair since 1976
The Morning Standard|July 06, 2024
BRITAIN'S new prime minister Keir Starmer is an exhuman rights lawyer and public prosecutor who will have to focus his relentless work ethic and methodical mind on fixing the country.
Oldest person to take PM's chair since 1976

At 61, Starmer is the oldest person to take the role in almost half a century, but was only elected to parliament nine years ago.

The married father-of-two is unlike most modern politicians: he had a long and distinguished career before becoming an MP and his views are rooted in pragmatism rather than ideology.

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