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Sir Keir Starmer in conversation with Steve Richards

Sat 23 Jun 2018
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Sir Keir Starmer in conversation with Steve Richards

Labour’s Brexit Secretary, Keir Starmer, has been the central figure in developing Labour’s approach to withdrawal. In a brilliant addition to the Saturday line up discover the latest on Labour’s policy on Europe and wider issues. Why has Labour opposed the ‘Norway option’? Could Labour support a second referendum? How does Keir Starmer agree on the approach with Jeremy Corbyn? And where does he stand on other key issues?


Keir Starmer was elected as Labour MP for Holborn & St Pancras in May 2015. In October 2016 Keir was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet, taking up the role as Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU. Prior to becoming an MP, Keir was a human rights lawyer, co-founding Doughty Street Chambers in 1990 and conducting cases in a wide range of international courts, including the European Court of Human Rights.

Steve Richards is an award-winning political commentator and broadcaster. He has written columns for the GuardianIndependentNew StatesmanSpectator and Times. He presents Radio 4’s A Week in Westminster and is a panellist on BBC 1’s Sunday Politics. His one-man show Rock ‘n’ Roll Politics is a regular event at Kings Place and the Edinburgh Festival. He has presented BBC series on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron. His latest series for the BBC, Reflections on Leadership, took the form of six ad-libbed talks on modern Prime Ministers and is available on the BBC iPlayer. His latest book The Rise of the Outsiders is published by Atlantic in June 2017.

Date:Sat 23 Jun 2018
Start time:12.30pm (Doors: 12pm)
Venue:Hall Two

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