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Keir Starmer was accused of racism on 10 January 2024, as he said that British Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]], who is of Indian descent, "doesn't get Britain". [[Nadhim Zahawi]], an Iraqi-British Member of Parliament, said of the remarks "I flinched when I heard the leader of His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition trot out the sort of line that I’ve had to deal with all my life. Not only is the Prime Minister as British as anyone else, those of us who come from immigrant families or who came here and made the UK our homes know exactly what makes Britain Great. And sadly it’s many of the things that Sir Keir seems to so dislike about our wonderful country."<ref name="dogwhistle">[https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1854155/Keir-Starmer-racism-PMQs-Zahawi Keir Starmer sparks ‘dog whistle’ race row at PMQs with claims PM ‘doesn’t get Britain’]</ref>

Keir Starmer was accused of racism on 10 January 2024, as he said that British Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]], who is of Indian descent, "doesn't get Britain". [[Nadhim Zahawi]], an Iraqi-British Member of Parliament, said of the remarks "I flinched when I heard the leader of His Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition trot out the sort of line that I’ve had to deal with all my life. Not only is the Prime Minister as British as anyone else, those of us who come from immigrant families or who came here and made the UK our homes know exactly what makes Britain Great. And sadly it’s many of the things that Sir Keir seems to so dislike about our wonderful country."<ref name="dogwhistle">[https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1854155/Keir-Starmer-racism-PMQs-Zahawi Keir Starmer sparks ‘dog whistle’ race row at PMQs with claims PM ‘doesn’t get Britain’]</ref>

=== Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2024-present) ===

=== Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2024-2026) ===

Keir Starmer led the Laboour Party to victory in the 2024 United Kingdom general election on 4 July that year, with his party winning 412 seats, the most by any party since [[Tony Blair]] led Labour to its historic 1997 election victory. The result marked the conclusion of 14 years of the Tories (or "Conservatives") in government, and 9 of them as the sole governing party. Despite the result being hailed as a "landslide", Labour actually won the election with one of the lowest shares of the popular vote on record, with around 34% of the vote, comparable to the 2005 performance of Tony Blair's New Labour. In this election, [[Nigel Farage]]'s [[Reform UK]] came third overall with 14.3% of the total vote, with the party returning 4 Members of Parliament overall coming second to Labour in many key constituencies. The result is generally agreed to have been a rejection of the inept Tory Party as opposed to a victory for Labour.

Keir Starmer led the Laboour Party to victory in the 2024 United Kingdom general election on 4 July that year, with his party winning 412 seats, the most by any party since [[Tony Blair]] led Labour to its historic 1997 election victory. The result marked the conclusion of 14 years of the Tories (or "Conservatives") in government, and 9 of them as the sole governing party. Despite the result being hailed as a "landslide", Labour actually won the election with one of the lowest shares of the popular vote on record, with around 34% of the vote, comparable to the 2005 performance of Tony Blair's New Labour. In this election, [[Nigel Farage]]'s [[Reform UK]] came third overall with 14.3% of the total vote, with the party returning 4 Members of Parliament overall coming second to Labour in many key constituencies. The result is generally agreed to have been a rejection of the inept Tory Party as opposed to a victory for Labour.