UK’s Starmer Buys Himself Time by Punching Back at Farage

Keir Starmer was battling for his future a week ago. After the retreat of his main Labour rival and his decision to take the gloves off against populist rival Nigel Farage, the UK prime minister’s shored up his standing.

His party’s annual conference in Liverpool had threatened to be a pressure cooker of discontent with the embattled premier. Instead, a barnstorming speech left his internal rivals humbled and the party unified behind him — for now.