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Starmer vows Labour will never surrender Britain to ‘enemy’ Farage in rousing party conference speech

Keir Starmer received a huge reception from the party faithful as he gave his most impassioned speech yet as leader

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Keir Starmer finally comes out fighting to become the leader Labour wants

NEWS ANALYSIS: Emboldened by the ‘enemy’ Reform, this was the prime minister like we have never seen him before, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t believe in Britain’, Starmer tells Labour conference

Prime minister says choice is between ‘decency or division, renewal or decline’, amid rise of Reform UK

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Telling Labour who the real enemy is has energised both Starmer and his party

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer has defied gloomy expectations for the party conference in Liverpool with a new energy not seen since he won the election in July last year, says political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Andy Burnham hits back at Labour critics over challenge to Starmer

Greater Manchester mayor says he wants conference dominated by leadership speculation to be a success

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

In Shabana Mahmood and Rachel Reeves, Labour finds reasons to keep the faith

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Labour’s conference began with a defiant speech from a re-energised chancellor and a tub-thumping call to arms from the home secretary that reminded both party and country of what is at stake

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Andy Burnham, the Schrödinger’s cat of the Labour party conference

Both there and not there, no minister dares mention his name but he’s etched on to everyone’s subconscious

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

I’ve seen despair at the Labour conference, but Starmer’s battle for Britain’s soul is one he can still win

The government’s fall in popularity has affected party morale, but there are signs that taking the fight to Farage can provide a much-needed spark, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

No more resets, reboots and reshuffles: brand experts on why Labour now needs a total overhaul

Labour is holding its 2025 conference against a backdrop of Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester, calling for “wholesale change”. Burnham is making a clear attempt to use the government’s record of scandal, u-turn and general identity crisis as fuel for his own leadership bid. But he is far from alone…

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2025

Burnham says he hopes Britain rejoins EU as he hits back at Reeves and Starmer on the economy

Greater Manchester mayor denied he would be ‘hopeless’ on the economy as he tried to play down speculation over his political ambitions

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025