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== Starmer ministry ==
After Labour's landslide victory in the 2024 general election, Starmer accompanied her husband to [[Buckingham Palace]] for his appointment as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]] by King [[Charles III]]<!--Do not change; talk page discussion ongoing.-->. Afterwards, she accompanied him to [[10 Downing Street]], where he made his first speech as PM.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Sky News]]|last=Franks |first=Josephine |title=Meet Victoria Starmer, the new prime minister's wife |url=https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-keir-starmer-wife-lady-victoria-starmer-12981688 |access-date=6 July 2024 |date=6 July 2024 |archive-date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706000616/https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-keir-starmer-wife-lady-victoria-starmer-12981688 |url-status=live }}</ref> She will reportedly continue in her role at the NHS, and is expected to keep a relatively low profile.<ref name="meetvic">{{cite news |last=Thomson |first=Alice |title=Meet Victoria Starmer, Keir's wife and most trusted adviser |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/who-lady-victoria-keir-starmer-wife-job-children-5xqmp8539 |access-date=9 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=8 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609091202/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/who-lady-victoria-keir-starmer-wife-job-children-5xqmp8539 |url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' reported in September 2024 that Starmer had accepted two free tickets to attend an [[Eras Tour]] concert atby the[[Taylor Swift]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] earlier that year.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|title=Lady Starmer accepted free Taylor Swift tickets worth hundreds of pounds|first1=Daniel| first2=Mark|last1=Martin| last2=Ludlow| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/17/lady-starmer-accepted-free-taylor-swift-tickets-hundreds-uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918072734/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/17/lady-starmer-accepted-free-taylor-swift-tickets-hundreds-uk/| date=17 September 2024|archive-date=18 September 2024|access-date=18 September 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same month, her husband faced accusations of breaking parliamentary rules by not declaring £5,000 worth of clothes bought for her by Labour donor [[Waheed Alli, Baron Alli|Lord Alli]].<ref>{{cite newspaper|newspaper=[[The Times]] |first1=Steven|first2=Charlotte| last1=Swinford|last2=Alt| title=Victoria Starmer, PM’s wife, had £5,000 of clothes paid for by donor |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/victoria-starmer-keir-wife-clothes-2s35fbgwq|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922220917/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/victoria-starmer-keir-wife-clothes-2s35fbgwq|date=16 September 2024|archive-date=22 September 2024|access-date=23 September 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Nadeem|last=Badshah| newspaper=The Guardian|title=Keir Starmer alleged to have broken rules over party donor’s gifts to wife |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/14/keir-starmer-alleged-to-have-broken-parliamentary-rules-over-gifts-to-wife|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111224/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/14/keir-starmer-alleged-to-have-broken-parliamentary-rules-over-gifts-to-wife|date=14 September 2024|archive-date=21 September 2024|access-date=18 September 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The donations, which included a personal shopper and clothing alterations, were said to have occurred both before and after the general election.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|last1=Catt|first1=Helen|last2=Atkinson|first2=Emily|title=Starmer may have broken rules over donor's gifts to wife|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8djply3z18o|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922070914/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8djply3z18o|date=15 September 2024|archive-date=22 September 2024|access-date=15 September 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
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