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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch and David Hughes

Starmer criticises Reform and Tory ‘scaremongering’ as MPs return to Westminster

The prime minister said he was ‘rolling up my sleeves to deliver change’ - (Alberto Pezzall/PA)

Sir Keir Starmer has criticised “scaremongering” from Reform and the Tories as he promises his government will make people “feel better off and more secure” as MPs return to Westminster.

The prime minister has said he is “rolling up my sleeves to deliver change” as he seeks to fight back after a summer which has seen protests over the use of hotels to host asylum seekers and a surge in small boat crossings, causing Labour’s poll ratings to tumble.

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