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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin,Bryony Gooch and Nicole Wootton-Cane

UK politics live: Starmer says next election will be ‘open fight’ between Labour and Reform

Sir Keir Starmer has said the next election will be an “open fight” between Labour and Reform UK following figures which show an easy route for Nigel Farage into Downing Street.

Speaking at a panel at the Global Progress Action Summit, the Prime Minister said: “We’re going to face a very different election next time to any of the elections we fought in the United Kingdom for a very, very long time.

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