Keir Starmer, the elected Prime Minister of Great Britain, entered British politics regarding nine years ago. In April 2020, he was chosen to replace the leader of the Labor Party at the time, Jeremy Corbyn, who resigned from his position following the dramatic defeat in the elections.
Starmer, the leader of the Labor Party, which is considered to be on the British left, has tended to refrain from presenting a clear platform. In the Israeli context, Starmer is married to a Jewess and defines himself as a Zionist, but in the past he expressed himself that he would re-examine the arms purchase agreements between the two countries. At a press conference he held regarding a month ago, he said that he supports the two-state solution and an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
At the beginning of the election campaign, Starmer referred to six key points: economic stability, reducing the waiting time for NHS services (public health services), establishing a new border guard (an attempt to stop the arrival of asylum seekers through the Manash Canal), establishing a state-owned energy company, and stopping the use in electricity produced from fossil fuels until 2030. The fifth and sixth point is “treatment of anti-social phenomena” and finally, recruitment of 6,500 new teachers through the imposition of taxes on private schools.
About a month ago, a stormy confrontation was held between him and outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, where it was possible to reveal some of his positions on the various issues. As soon as the confrontation began, outgoing Prime Minister Sunak claimed that his opponent would raise taxes by £2,000 if he won the election, a claim he repeated several times, which Starmer finally “credited” with the response “absolute bullshit”. Sunak also attacked Starmer for “not having a plan” and urged him to present his plan for the country with the words: “I have a plan for this country, maybe not everyone will like it, but I have one. What do you have?’
