Meanings
plural Starmtroopers
- UKhumorousgovernmentA particularly loyal supporter of prime minister Keir Starmer; especially a politician or candidate selected by Starmer's office.
“The Starmtrooper stuff was completely insane,” said one former Labour adviser who was close to the selection process. “These are a clever, impressive group of people. But with that comes independent thought.”
2025 July 3, Kiran Stacey, “The Starmtrooper rebellion: welfare bill showed Labour’s new MPs have minds of their own”, in The Guardian1 more example
The question is whether Driscoll can gather enough support to disrupt the seemingly unstoppable march of the Starm-troopers. Team Starmer’s purge of anyone suspected of Corbynite sympathies has been strikingly successful.
2024 April 20, Katy Balls, “Confessions of a defecting Starmtrooper”, in The Spectator
Origin
Humorous blend of Starmer + stormtrooper
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