Battle for country's soul is upon us, warns the PM

BRITAIN faces a “battle for the soul” of the country, Sir Keir Starmer has warned as he pledged a fightback against the threat of Reform UK at a major global summit in London.

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Sir Keir Starmer

In a rallying cry to progressives, the Prime Minister said centre left leaders must stop the “politics of predatory grievance” from “preying on the problems of working people”.

The intervention comes amid concerns within Labour that the Government has failed to be passionate enough in its attacks against Nigel Farage’s insurgent right-wing party.

Speaking alongside counterparts from Canada, Iceland and Australia at the Global Progress Action summit yesterday, Sir Keir criticised the “poisonous belief” that a “violent struggle” for the nation is coming.