FILE - Keir Starmer, director of public prosecution, delivers a statement to the media on British lawmakers facing criminal charges relating to claims made on expenses, at the Crown Prosecution Service headquarters in central London, on Feb. 5, 2010. The Labour Party hopes that is just what Britain wants and needs after 14 turbulent years of Conservative rule. Starmer, the center-left party's 61-year-old leader, is the current favorite to win the country's July 4 election. (John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP, File)