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Keir Starmer Donates His Biography to Downing Street Library

8/21/2026

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer donated his biography, *Keir Starmer: The Biography*, to the Downing Street library.
The Downing Street library, founded in 1931 by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, contains over 400 books.
Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves contributed *Alice in Westminster: The political life of Alice Bacon*.
In a 2024 interview, Starmer said he could not name a favourite novel and chose a Desert Island Discs atlas.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer donated his biography, *Keir Starmer: The Biography*, to the Downing Street library.
The Downing Street library, founded in 1931 by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, contains over 400 books.
Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves contributed *Alice in Westminster: The political life of Alice Bacon*.
In a 2024 interview, Starmer said he could not name a favourite novel and chose a Desert Island Discs atlas.