Sir Keir Starmer has pitted Labour directly against Reform UK as he warned his party was in a battle for the "soul" of Britain. The Prime Minister used his leader's speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to take aim at Nigel Farage and the "politics of grievance".

LONDON — He is the U.K.'s most unpopular leader on record — more disliked even than Liz Truss, the woman famously outlasted by a lettuce. Little over a year after winning a historic landslide victory, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces what could be a make-or-break moment as he fights for his political future.

In a speech at an annual Labour conference, the British prime minister will contrast his political project with that of Nigel Farage, whose Reform party promises mass deportations.

With the populist Reform UK party running way ahead in polls, several Labour lawmakers fear they have lost the support of many Britons and worry they have little chance of winning them back before the next election due, at the latest, in 2029.

In the increasingly fractured landscape of British politics, the Liberal Democrats have spied an opportunity: to occupy the center ground by wooing moderate voters with a pitch that’s unashamedly anti-Nigel Farage and anti-Donald Trump.

Ed Miliband’s net zero targets are facing fresh scrutiny after Britain was found to be paying the highest electricity prices in the developed world.

Britain will consider tightening the rules over how migrants can settle permanently in the country by making applicants prove their value to society, interior minister Shabana Mahmood will say on Monday.

Elon Musk steps back into British politics after speaking at a rally led by controversial right-winger Tommy Robinson, as he continues criticizing Nigel Farage amid voter frustration.

Keir Starmer was battling for his future a week ago. After the retreat of his main Labour rival and his decision to take the gloves off against populist rival Nigel Farage, the UK prime minister’s shored up his standing.