Starmer to rethink human rights law to tackle ‘Farage boats’ Prime minister blames Brexit for surge in numbers of small boat crossings but defends UK’s membership of ECHR The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
Starmer to curb asylum seekers using human rights to avoid deportation Prime minister announces review of ECHR in a major U-turn The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Starmer to refine international law stance in bid to tackle mass migration The Prime Minister said ‘we need to look again at the interpretation’ of how UK courts apply various international laws. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
David Lammy backtracks on claim Nigel Farage 'flirted with Hitler Youth' Pressed on his earlier comments about Nigel Farage, David Lammy said: ‘I wasn't at school with Nigel Farage. I don't know what songs he sang at school’ Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Two Parties, One Path: Why Labour and Reform Are Converging on Policy Labour and Reform UK clash over immigration and crime, but their policies show striking convergence — raising questions about voter choice. International Business Times UK · Oct 1, 2025
Keir Starmer: We need to look again at human rights laws in face of mass migration The Prime Minister says says he won’t ‘tear down’ international laws but says a rethink is needed on how they are applied Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Wednesday briefing: The prime minister’s big conference speech promised renewal – can he deliver? In today’s newsletter: Subdued vibes on the floor, poor polls and teetering party politics stand in the way of Keir Starmer’s plan to take Britain to the promised land The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
European leaders gather to discuss security and Ukraine war following drone incidents European leaders are gathering in Copenhagen for two summits focused on security, defense and the war in Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
EPA's job is to protect America's air, water and land. Here's how a shutdown affects that effort The Environmental Protection Agency faces challenges during a government shutdown The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Reform leader Nigel Farage is not a racist, says Prime Minister The comments come after Sir Keir Starmer said Reform migration policy was ‘racist’ and ‘immoral’. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Starmer says Nigel Farage and his supporters are not racist – but Reform’s policy is The comments come after Sir Keir Starmer said Reform’s migration policy was ‘racist’ and ‘immoral’ The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Reform war on clean energy will ‘betray’ young people and ‘wreck everything’, Miliband to say Miliband will use his speech to attack Reform leaders who said they would ‘declare war’ on green energy projects The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025
Reform will ‘betray’ young people by waging war on clean energy, Miliband to say Miliband to announce more funding for solar panels on schools and hospitals. Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025
Starmer brings the steel – and draws up battle lines with Reform UK Prime minister answers his critics in conference speech but the real challenges still lie ahead The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025 ‘Decency or division’: Britain faces era-defining choice, Keir Starmer warns Prime minister lambasts Nigel Farage and the politics of Reform in combative Labour conference speech
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025 Losing Commons seat to Reform UK in by-election was ‘wake-up call’ Labour’s Karen Shore lost to Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by six votes.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025 Nottingham paper takes legal action over Reform council’s ban on reporters Publisher says stopping it from talking to Nottinghamshire council’s leader is breach of the right to free expression
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025 The Guardian view on Starmer’s conference speech: national renewal needs more than rules-bound growth Editorial: Labour’s leader framed his fight with Reform as decency against grievance. But without pledges on improving living standards, his rhetoric risks ringing hollow
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to lift two-child benefit limit in November Budget Chancellor fails to deny report she will make an announcement on the controversial policy in her Budget statement
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025 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 Rachel Reeves set to lift two-child benefit cap in Budget Labour chancellor under pressure to scrap policy, brought in as part of the Tory government’s ‘austerity’ plans
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025 Starmer finally finds his voice as he speaks from the heart PM sounded like a decent man making the case for decency – it’s just not clear if that’s what the British public demands of its politicians these days
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 Conversation · Sep 30, 2025 Labour conference: Starmer takes aim at political opponents but ties his own future to Reform At Labour’s 2025 conference, Starmer’s chosen political narrative has been to draw a line between himself and Nigel Farage, between Labour and Reform – a choice between “decency and decline”. Labour represents a progressive patriotism and national renewal – and Reform a backwards-facing “politics of grievance”.
The Conversation · Sep 30, 2025 Labour’s plan for migrants to ‘earn’ permanent residency turns belonging into an endless exam In her address to the Labour party conference, the new home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, confirmed plans to overhaul the rules for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). These include increasing the time someone must live in the UK to be eligible for ILR from five years to ten.