Sir Keir Starmer found his voice to deliver the most aggressive speech of his political career yet, calling out Nigel Farage as a “snake-oil merchant” talking down his own country.

Farage “doesn’t like Britain”, the Prime Minister suggested, as he called on the British people to “fight Reform” by “tackling all the problems they prey on”.

In his hour-long conference address, Starmer said concerns about immigration are legitimate , but that “there is a line” crossed by “thuggery” and “racism”.

“And it isn’t just Farage who crosses it,” he added. “There are also people who should know better, sowing fear and discord across our country. And then when we call it out, they pretend that we’re criticising reasonable concerns about immigration.”

In the packed-out hall in Liverpool, Labour del

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