Read our Privacy noticeSir Keir Starmer has said he believes Labour can “pull this round” as the party goes into its annual conference with the prospect of being overtaken by Reform UK at the next election. The UK faces a “fork in the road” at the next election, between Labour and Reform, Sir Keir suggested – while the Tories are “dead”, he claimed. As he arrived in Liverpool for the conference, Sir Keir said it would be an opportunity to show Labour’s alternative to the “toxic divide and decline” offered by Reform. In a message aimed at rallying a divided Labour against Reform, Sir Keir told the Guardian: “History will not forgive us if we do not use every ounce of our energy to fight Reform. Ahead of the Labour conference, backbench MPs and unions renewed calls to end the two-child benefit cap.
