Starmer Seeks Political Redemption by Taking on Farage

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks on the opening day of the UK Labour Party annual conference.
Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Will Standring, Ellen Milligan, and Alex Wickham

September 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM UTC

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September 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM UTC

Theresa May danced to ABBA. Rishi Sunak had his wife introduce him. Liz Truss spent the whole time scrapping budget measures announced only days before.

What will UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer do at his annual party conference speech to reverse his own political fortunes? Typically, there is a crowd-pleasing announcement and on Tuesday, and party members hope the big reveal will be generous handouts to parents.