Overview

• Keir Starmer told Sky News he does not believe Nigel Farage or Reform UK voters are racist, reaffirming that his charge of racism was aimed at Reform’s immigration policy.
• Starmer’s criticism targeted plans reported for Reform to scrap indefinite leave to remain, bar non‑citizens from benefits, and require some applicants to renounce other citizenships, which he said would tear communities apart.
• He rejected Farage’s claim that the rhetoric puts Reform activists at risk and framed the next election as a choice between patriotic renewal and what he called toxic division.
• Pressed on Donald Trump’s assertion that London wants to adopt Sharia law, Starmer declined to call it racist and dismissed the claim as nonsense.
• Deputy PM David Lammy rowed back on suggesting Farage ‘flirted with Hitler Youth,’ as reporting indicated Starmer’s conference speech temporarily unified Labour even as political risks persist.