Analysis: Buoyant Starmer hits right notes on Northern Ireland, border and Brexit

In an appearance at the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, the Labour leader showed his willingness to try and play the same role as Tony Blair did the last time his party was in government

Starmer said Boris Johnson must scrap a proposal to grant an amnesty to British troops and paramilitaries for all Troubles-related killings. Picture: Getty

Keir Starmer, the British Labour leader, is a person of considerable interest to the Irish government because of his party’s rapid rise in the opinion polls.

The next British general election is not scheduled to be held until May 2024, but Starmer is increasingly being tipped as Britain’s next prime minister.

A recent opinion poll carried out by The Times of London put Starmer’s Labour party on 45 per cent of the vote, compared to ...