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Keir Starmer

Historical and international

Photo: Prime Minister's Office, OGL 3 · Wikimedia Commons

Position estimated from: UK premiership 2024-present: center-left Labour, public energy company, proscription of activist groups.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
47near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
29toward progressive
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
36near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
41near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
66toward intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
52near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
57near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
41near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
32toward progressive
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
15toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
35near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
61near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
66toward intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
21toward secular state

These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.

Key positions

StatementPositionBasis
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.Strongly agreesfrom their record
During a pandemic, governments should be able to close businesses and places of worship.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Healthcare should be provided to everyone by the government and paid for through taxes.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective.Strongly disagreesestimated
Raising the minimum wage significantly would do more harm than good.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.Strongly disagreesestimated
Differences in social status help maintain an orderly society.Strongly disagreesestimated

Closest ideologies

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Similar and contrasting figures

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.