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Starmer Sets Choice for Voters in Conference Bid to Halt Reform UK’s Surge

The Labour leader seeks to blunt Reform UK’s poll lead by using his conference speech to draw a stark choice for voters.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will address the Labour party conference on Tuesday. (Picture: Jon Super/AP)
Andy Burnham sells the Big Issue with vendor Colin at HOME in Manchester. Image: Rebecca Lupton

Overview

  • Polling and recent MRP modeling place Reform UK ahead nationally, with a YouGov projection suggesting about 311 seats if an election were held today.
  • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood outlined tougher routes to permanent residence, including a 10‑year path to ILR with requirements on English proficiency, employment, volunteering, no benefits and clean records.
  • Starmer condemned Reform UK’s plan to strip or block indefinite leave to remain as racist and immoral, contrasting it with enforcement focused on illegal migration.
  • Nigel Farage countered that Starmer is not fit for office and claimed Reform’s lead is widening, portraying Labour as in panic over immigration policy.
  • Starmer trailed an NHS “online hospital” from 2027, which Labour says could deliver up to 8.5 million additional appointments in its first three years.