UK’s Starmer Has Farage to Thank for Labour’s New-Found Grit
The prime minister used his party conference speech to attack the Reform UK leader. Nigel Farage is still dictating the terms of their contest.
The conference audience cheers Labour leader Keir Starmer’s speech yesterday.
Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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It’s highly unusual for such a new party to be the political conversation at the annual conference of Keir Starmer’s Labour. But these are not normal times, and the 125-year-old ruling party is fighting to maintain its identity as the true representative of the working people.