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Rebecca Speare-Cole (19 December 2019). "Sir Keir Starmer at centre of Wikipedia 'millionaire' row ahead of expected Labour leadership bid". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 December 2019. But Sir Keir - who this week insisted he came from working class roots - has already found himself at the centre of controversy after a reference to him being a "millionaire" was added and removed several times from his page.
Alex Matthews (19 December 2019). "WIKISNEAKS Sir Keir Starmer's Wikipedia page edited to remove reference to being a 'millionaire' ahead of Labour leadership bid". The Sun (United Kingdom). Retrieved 19 December 2019. SIR Keir Starmer's Wikipedia page has been edited to remove a reference to him being a "millionaire" ahead of his bid to be Labour leader. The text was taken off the site early on Tuesday morning and was reportedly tracked back to an internet address in North London.
Carly Read (19 December 2019). "Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Labour leadership contender Keir Starmer in Wikipedia WAR over how rich he is: Claim is added then removed three times in two days". Daily Mail. Retrieved 22 December 2019. Sir Keir Starmer is at the centre of a 'Wikipedia-war' today as the word 'millionaire' was repeatedly removed from his official page.
Alex Matthews (20 December 2019). "Labour's Keir Starmer embroiled in row after 'millionaire' reference on Wikipedia removed". Daily Express. Retrieved 22 December 2019. But he has already found himself embroiled in a scandal after a reference to him being a millionaire was added and removed from his Wikipedia page several times.

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Indefinite protections

Why in royalty's name is the page both indefinitely WP:SEMI and WP:PC?197.244.75.233 (talk) 08:14, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

PC was needed when the article was ec protected for a finite duration; it is not needed now. I removed the pc, leaving the indefinite semi in place. Ymblanter (talk) 08:22, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicate links to Rishi Sunak

We don't need three links to Rishi Sunak in the infobox. Only one is needed. 150.143.27.224 (talk) 10:34, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per MOS:REPEATLINK, infoboxes, tables etc are exempt from the overlink rule. This is because they are not intended to be read from end to end like a paragraph or section. Unknown Temptation (talk) 11:38, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's not true, REPEATLINK reads: Other mentions may be linked if helpful, such as in infoboxes. Clearly, linking Sunak three times in the infobox is not helpful. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 19:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Starmer later wrote amidst the ongoing riots across England and Northern Ireland following the stabbing"

The riots ended in early August, so are no longer ongoing. 51.7.13.182 (talk) 23:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Leaders of the Opposition (United Kingdom)

This page is missing this category. 51.7.13.182 (talk) 08:28, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Assisted dying bill

This is worth a mention here, being a notable bill related to something Starmer has supposed for a long time. 51.7.13.209 (talk) 20:46, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]