Overview

• Sky News quoted Labour grandee Harriet Harman saying it was a mistake for the prime minister to call Reform UK’s migration plan a “racist policy,” arguing the distinction was too nuanced for voters.
• A More in Common survey reported by GB News found Reform opening a 10‑point lead over Labour, up from three points a week earlier, though it is a single poll in a volatile period.
• Keir Starmer used his conference speech to brand Nigel Farage an “enemy” and defend multicultural Britain after telling the BBC that Reform’s proposal on indefinite leave to remain was racist.
• The Daily Mail reported, citing unnamed sources, that ministers discussed a strategy modelled on Emmanuel Macron’s contests with Marine Le Pen to deter voters from backing Farage, a plan described as high risk.
• Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy backtracked after alleging Farage had “flirted” with the Hitler Youth, admitting he had no evidence, as commentators noted Reform’s growing influence on the national agenda.