Keir Starmer is right to keep his wife Victoria out of the spotlight
The IndependentPoliticians’ families ought to be off-limits. He said she was “very plain speaking and very down to earth … She’s the person that gives me the straight advice every time.” So far, so vanilla, but I gather that the Starmers have given some thought to how their lives will work if they do move into Downing Street. Tony Blair, the first prime minister to have young children in Downing Street since the 19th century, was filmed at the door of No 10 with his children because, as Cherie Blair said, they “wanted to be part of” their father’s achievement. open image in gallery Gordon Brown, his wife Sarah and his two sons leave Downing Street after he announced his resignation as prime minister That still leaves, though, the question of what Victoria’s role will be. There does have to be a public-facing role, even if it is just holding Keir’s hand at big events – his appointment as prime minister, G7 summits, party conferences, that sort of thing.
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