Overview

• Keir Starmer says he can “pull this round,” casting the contest as a choice between Reform’s “toxic divide” and Labour’s “patriotic national renewal.”
• Fresh projections suggest Reform would be the largest party if an election were held now, with YouGov’s MRP model putting it on 311 seats and a More in Common model suggesting a majority, while an Ipsos poll records Starmer at a net approval of -66.
• A Survation poll of Labour members for LabourList finds 53% want a new leader before the next election, compared with 31% who want Starmer to stay.
• Andy Burnham has set out a rival platform and says MPs urged him to run, though party rules mean he would need a Commons seat and 80 MP nominations to trigger a contest.
• Ministers trail a policy reset at conference, including a pledge to start building three new towns, a £1.5bn loan guarantee for Jaguar Land Rover after a cyberattack, plans to seek a youth mobility scheme with the EU, and signals of tougher settlement rules in immigration policy, with debate expected over the two‑child benefit cap.