2016
Sir Keir Starmer mentioned it was ‘completely clear’ that he was supporting Jeremy Corbyn. (ITV’s Peston present, October 30)
2017
He instructed voters on the election that he ‘completely’ wished Jeremy Corbyn to be PM – and that he would somewhat have him than Theresa Could. (ITV Information, April 25)
2019
Sir Keir mentioned Mr Corbyn would make a ‘nice prime minister’. (BBC Breakfast, February 26).
He mentioned he ‘obtained on very properly’ with Mr Corbyn and ‘admired’ him, praising his ‘good management’. (Politico, September 23) Sir Keir mentioned he was ‘100 per cent behind Jeremy Corbyn’. (The Andrew Marr Present, October 20)
2020
He mentioned he was ‘superb mates’ with the now ex-Labour chief. (Sky Information, February 16)
Sir Keir mentioned he and Mr Corbyn had ‘labored very successfully collectively’ and denied they’d had variations. (The Andrew Neil Present, March 4)
On successful the management, he paid ‘tribute’ to Mr Corbyn, ‘who energised our motion’. (Twitter, April 4)
2022
Keir Starmer was nonetheless adamant a Corbyn authorities would have been a very good factor.
PRESENTER: ‘Within the 2019 Basic Election, did you need to see a Corbyn-led authorities with each fibre of your being?’
STARMER: ‘I wished a Labour authorities, after all I did’ (Sky Information, July 21).
2023
Sir Keir repeatedly refused to apologise for advocating for Jeremy Corbyn to be PM.
PRESENTER: ‘You aren’t answering my query… Let me put it one other manner, do you remorse advocating for Jeremy Corbyn, provided that he took these views, must be prime minister? Do you remorse that now?’
STARMER: ‘I believe we misplaced our manner, and that is why I made it my business to change the Labour Party‘ (Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, October 11).
Sir Keir defended his determination to serve in Mr Corbyn’s shadow cupboard.
QUESTION: ‘You retain telling us your occasion has modified basically, had an entire overhaul. Voters would possibly prefer to know at what level beneath Jeremy Corbyn’s management did you realise your occasion was on the improper monitor, and do you remorse staying in his shadow cupboard till the bitter finish?
STARMER: ‘Simply on the journey of the Labour Get together… I did think about that when, as a rustic, we have been grappling with Brexit, that I had a responsibility to be an effective person on the front bench for my party and for the official Opposition… This was an enormous difficulty for our nation.’ (Q&A in Buckinghamshire, December 12)
