Starmer woos Tory voters as he declares ‘fire of change still burns in Britain’

Keir Starmer made his speech with shirt-sleeves rolled up after removing his jacket when it was covered in glitter by a protester. Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

Keir Starmer has made a direct appeal for “despairing” Conservative voters to back Labour at the next election, telling them he would repair a Britain broken by 13 years of Tory governments.

In what could be the Labour leader’s final conference speech before the next election, he set out the case for national renewal and why his party should be given the chance to reverse the decline.