Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned-state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look set to propel him to Britain’s highest political office. The 61-year-old, named after Labour’s founding father Keir Hardie, is the centre-left opposition party’s most working-class leader in decades. “My dad was a toolmaker, my mum was a nurse,” Starmer tells voters often, countering depictions by opponents that he is the epitome of a smug, liberal, London elite. 2024 UK Election: Full Coverage With his grey quiff and black-rimmed glasses, Starmer remains an enigma in the eyes of many voters, who...