Starmer: Nothing patriotic about 'fawning' Reform UK

SIR Keir Starmer said there was "nothing patriotic" about Reform UK's attitude towards Vladimir Putin as he launched Labour's local elections campaign with a promise to "bring change to Britain".

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The Prime Minister accused the party of "fawning over" the Russian president and mocked the size of its parliamentary ranks, saying its four MPs could "fit into the back of a cab".

In a sign of how focused Labour is on the threat from Reform at the polls on May 1, Sir Keir said the party "says it wants to run the country" but "can't even run itself" - a reference to the fallout between MP Rupert Lowe and leader Nigel Farage.

During a speech in Chesterfield on Thursday, he said: "They talk the language of workers' rights.

"They talk it alright online, sometimes on the doorstep.