He is on the cusp of becoming our PM - and will be carrying the hopes of millions into No10. But many are still wondering what kind of a leader Keir Starmer will be. How can we expect him to conduct himself, make the biggest calls, organise his government and behave on the world stage? The bar has admittedly been set pretty low in recent years, with the leadership styles of the last three Prime Ministers ranging from bluster and overpromising by Boris Johnson to weakness and procrastination under Rishi Sunak .
Over the last few weeks of the campaign we have had glimpses of how different Prime Minister Starmer might be, and how he might be received by other world leaders. But those who have worked with the Labour leader are convinced that when the work finally starts he will win over even his doubters - and even help restore the public's faith in politics. One is Patrick Stevens, a former colleague of Mr Starmer at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), who remembers the way he treated all staff regardless of their jobs and quickly achieved impressive results during his seven years as Director of Public Prosecutions.
Patrick, who had been appointed head of the service’s International Division just before Mr Starmer took over the CPS in 2008, says he was “struck by how welcoming, collaborative and encouraging he was, how he really had no personal ego in the work, he was happy to surround himself with strong, good people and allow them to take the lead and the credit. “There.
