The Labour party leader, Keir Starmer, and his wife, Victoria. He has said he intends to finish work by 6pm on Fridays if he becomes prime minister.The Labour party leader, Keir Starmer, and his wife, Victoria. He has said he intends to finish work by 6pm on Fridays if he becomes prime minister., bordering on hysterical” is how Keir Starmer responded to the Conservatives’ claim that his decision to spend Friday nights with his family is a threat to national security.
Being prime minister takes its toll. Tony Blair visibly aged during his years in office. Gordon Brown’s temper had frayed alarmingly by the time he left No 10. “Everyone knows that family is what keeps you going,” said Ed Davey, leader of the Lib Dems, who wakes up at 6am every morning to help his disabled son wash and get ready for the day. “My relationship with my children means everything to me.”
But in a 2012 interview with the Observer, Dorries talked about when she realised that “being an MP didn’t mean I had to sacrifice every moment to others”. Tom Debenham, founder and managing director of People Insight, who has advised top people in organisations including Oxford University, McDonald’s and NHS Supply Chain, said the outrage was outdated.