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

Labour chancellor under pressure to scrap policy, brought in as part of the Tory government’s ‘austerity’ plans

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

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

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”.

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.

Letters: The party must not offer a watered-down version of Reform’s policies, but instead tell the truth about immigrants, writes Guy Fassler. Plus letters from Doug Maughan, Sunil Bhopal and Dr Roger Hancock

Prime Minister Keir Starmer gas accused hard-right politician Nigel Farage of crossing “a moral line” with his anti-immigtration stance

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Labour members to keep faith as he defended a multicultural Britain during a speech to his party's annual conference that sought to allay questions over his leadership.

The Reform UK leader said Labour’s rhetoric ‘threatens the safety’ of his party’s activists.

The Reform UK leader said Labour’s rhetoric ‘threatens the safety’ of his party’s activists