Overview

• After labelling Reform UK's plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain as racist and saying Nigel Farage 'doesn't like Britain', Keir Starmer clarified that he does not consider Farage or Reform voters racist.
• Starmer linked Channel crossings to Brexit, calling them 'Farage boats', while analysis noted the pre-Brexit Dublin system enabled only limited returns and cannot be shown to have prevented today's scale of arrivals.
• Reform UK's policy chief Zia Yusuf accused Starmer of 'inciting violence' and said the prime minister would be responsible if anything happened to Farage, a charge Starmer rejected in broadcast interviews.
• Yusuf claimed Farage's parliamentary security was cut by 75% in recent weeks, a detail parliamentary authorities and the Home Office declined to confirm, citing security protocols.
• David Lammy withdrew a remark suggesting Farage 'flirted with the Hitler Youth', as independent checks highlighted overlap between Labour's tougher ILR plans and Reform's proposals, with a key distinction on applying changes to those already settled.