"Faced with the surging popularity of Reform UK, Starmer said that Labour was in a fight for the soul of our country every bit as big as rebuilding Britain after the war. We can all see that the country faces a choice, a defining choice, Britain stands at a fork in the road, we can choose decency, we can choose division, renewal or decline, he said."
"Seeking to unite his fractured base, he argued that voters had reasonable concerns about illegal migration but that there was a moral line that Farage and others had crossed. He attacked snake oil merchants on the right and on the left who sought to convince the public there was a quick fix to Britain's problems, citing calls for unfunded tax cuts, a wealth tax that somehow solves every problem and the Brexit campaign's promises that leaving the EU would bring 350m more a week to the NHS."
"A person who argued that people who have lived here for generations should now be deported was an enemy of national renewal, Starmer said. If you incite racist violence and hatred, that is not expressing concern: it's criminal. This party this great party is proud of our flags, yet if they are painted alongside graffiti, telling a Chinese takeaway owner to go home', that's not pride; that's racism, he told activists to loud applause."
Keir Starmer framed the election as a struggle for the soul of the country against Nigel Farage's Reform UK. He acknowledged legitimate voter concerns about illegal migration while insisting a moral line has been crossed by those inciting racist violence. He criticised quick‑fix political promises from both right and left, citing unfunded tax cuts, a purported panacea wealth tax and Brexit claims about NHS funding. He argued Labour must shed a patronising image toward working people and counter populist appeals. He portrayed the choice as one between decency and renewal or division and decline.
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