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| Keir Starmer's tenure as Leader of the Opposition 4 April 2020 – 5 July 2024 | |
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| Election | 2020 |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
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Keir Starmer served as Leader of the Opposition from April 2020, following the resignation of Jeremy Corbyn after Labour's defeat at the 2019 general election and Starmer's election as Labour leader in the ensuing leadership election, until his party won a landslide victory at the general election in July 2024.
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Having become Leader of the Opposition amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Starmer said in his acceptance speech that he would refrain from "scoring party political points" and would work with the government "in the national interest".[1] He later became more critical of the government's response to the pandemic following the Partygate scandal.[2] Amid the historic number of ministers resigning from Boris Johnson's government in July 2022, Starmer proposed a vote of no confidence in the government, stating that Johnson could not be allowed to remain in office given the large-scale revolt by his own ministers.[3][4]
Starmer also criticised Johnson's government, as well as the governments of his successors Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, for issues such as the Chris Pincher scandal and subsequent government crisis, the economic crisis resulting from the 2022 mini-budget and subsequent government crisis, the cost of living crisis and the National Health Service strikes and other industrial disputes and strikes. After Starmer became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he was succeeded as Leader of the Opposition by Sunak.
- ^ "READ IN FULL: Sir Keir Starmer's victory speech after being named new Labour leader". Politics Home. 4 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Keir Starmer reveals how he 'set trap' for Boris Johnson over partygate scandal". Sky News. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Sommerlad, Joe (12 July 2020). "No confidence vote: What is Sir Keir Starmer's motion and could Boris Johnson be ousted early?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Diver, Tony (7 July 2022). "Keir Starmer's ultimatum: Go now, Boris, or I'll bring no confidence vote in Parliament". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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