BlackRock CEO: Keir Starmer Gives Hope to British Politics

Larry Fink said he was pleased to see the Labour Party shift to a ’moderate' position on the political spectrum under Sir Keir Starmer.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink attends a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 23, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

One of the world’s most influential financiers has backed the Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, suggesting he offers a “measurement of hope” in political leadership.

Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock—the world’s largest asset manager—said that he was pleased with the progression of the Labour Party.