Who is Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria? As her neighbour, this is what I know...

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Plus, you can [secure 6 month's access for just £1](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD1xcmRjeHpycG1rbm4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyMy0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBnQd2Zz9mIMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~).   LIFESTYLE & CURRENT AFFAIRS [Who is Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria? As her neighbour, this is what I know...](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9rZWlyLXN0YXJtZXItd2lmZS12aWN0b3JpYS1hbGV4YW5kZXItYjI1NjUyMzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9dTgyM2hwcm42Z21wJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The Starmers are my neighbours in Kentish Town, writes [Eleanor Mills](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2VsZWFub3ItbWlsbHM_bGlkPXJwM3U2M3Y0dnl2MSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDIzLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ0GdB3ZnP2YgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), where Victoria is governor at the local school and with her chic ‘working mum’ vibe is very much part of the local scene. Around these parts, we know ‘Lady Vic’ (as the Labour leader calls her) is very much her own woman and might not even move into No 10 [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9rZWlyLXN0YXJtZXItd2lmZS12aWN0b3JpYS1hbGV4YW5kZXItYjI1NjUyMzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9aHVjcjQydXgwaWtwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Who is Keir Starmer’s wife Victoria? As her neighbour, this is what I know...](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy9rZWlyLXN0YXJtZXItd2lmZS12aWN0b3JpYS1hbGV4YW5kZXItYjI1NjUyMzIuaHRtbD9saWQ9cG1iZDgwaHM1bjRuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Keir Starmer and Victoria in the Royal Box at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships   [A Ukrainian author turned soldier has a stark warning for the West: ‘Be prepared for war with Russia’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLW9sZWtzYW5kci1teWtoZWQtYjI1NjQ3MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9dXU5eWs3bjUyc2duJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Tom Watling](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3RvbS13YXRsaW5nP2xpZD1jbmxudXdwZ3lqZTUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAyMy0wNi0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgpmdBnQd2Zz9mIMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) speaks to Oleksandr Mykhed about his new book describing the reality of Russia’s invasion of his homeland [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLW9sZWtzYW5kci1teWtoZWQtYjI1NjQ3MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9NzcwdGdvMXVwdmRyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [A Ukrainian author turned soldier has a stark warning for the West: ‘Be prepared for war with Russia’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLW9sZWtzYW5kci1teWtoZWQtYjI1NjQ3MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9aGw4cXB5Z3BxNnAyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the Russian invasion of Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv   CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT [Is the House of Beckham a house of cards that nearly came crashing down?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9kYXZpZC12aWN0b3JpYS1iZWNraGFtLW5ldy1ib29rLWhvdXNlLW1hcnJpYWdlLWIyNTYzOTA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTh1a21ycWRoajhidiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDIzLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ0GdB3ZnP2YgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) With their gushing social media posts and Netflix documentary, Posh and Becks have spent the past year telling us their marriage is rock solid. As a new biography tests that theory, [Rachel Richardson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3JhY2hlbC1yaWNoYXJkc29uLTA_bGlkPWE2MTA4N3F1OWJjYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDIzLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ0GdB3ZnP2YgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) looks at what their relationship is really built on... [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9kYXZpZC12aWN0b3JpYS1iZWNraGFtLW5ldy1ib29rLWhvdXNlLW1hcnJpYWdlLWIyNTYzOTA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXBjb29yenc4a3EwYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDIzLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ0GdB3ZnP2YgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Is the House of Beckham a house of cards that nearly came crashing down?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9kYXZpZC12aWN0b3JpYS1iZWNraGFtLW5ldy1ib29rLWhvdXNlLW1hcnJpYWdlLWIyNTYzOTA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXEyeXJ2bXRlNnpkNyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDIzLTA2LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmZ0GdB3ZnP2YgxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) The Beckham brand could be in danger if the couple were to split...   COMMENT & ANALYSIS [I’m not sure what Just Stop Oil think they’re achieving any more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2pzby1qdXN0LXN0b3Atb2lsLXN0b25laGVuZ2Utc3RhbnN0ZWQtc3dpZnQtYjI1NjU4NDAuaHRtbD9saWQ9bGpwcGFldXZ3b3lmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [I’m not sure what Just Stop Oil think they’re achieving any more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoWlUZP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2pzby1qdXN0LXN0b3Atb2lsLXN0b25laGVuZ2Utc3RhbnN0ZWQtc3dpZnQtYjI1NjU4NDAuaHRtbD9saWQ9cGkzaWJmazkwNXhzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMjMtMDYtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZnQZ0Hdmc_ZiDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) By vandalising Stonehenge with orange paint – and scandalising their support base – the eco protesters have finally lost the room. 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