Why do some people called Labour leader Keir Starmer ‘Keith’?
So, to the depths of Reddit and other internet nooks and crannies we travelled to find out why people are obsessed with calling Keir Starmer ‘Keith’Keir Hardie was a Scottish trade unionist who founded the Labour Party and served as its first leader from 1906 to 1908. Why should you care? Because many say that Keir Starmer is named Keith to distance himself from Hardie, believing that his policies are not left-wing enough to warrant being named after the socialist.
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