Starmer to say Britain 'at a fork in the road'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will address the Labour Party conference later Tuesday as he aims to inject some vigour into the country's vision. In a speech seen by his staff as

his clearest statement yet of his political creed,

he is set to lay out what he sees as the significant difference between Labour's vision for the UK and that of Reform UK. Sir Keir will argue that his leadership is a hard path but not one of renewal and decency, despite a version depicted as decline and division in response to Mayor Andy Burnham's open criticism. At the start of the conference, he has indicated that he belongs to Nigel Farage's Reform UK Party, which is attracting large numbers of former Labour voters and whose deportation policy Sir Keir branded "racist.

Following the death of his US ambassador, Peter Mandelson, and his deputy, Angela Rayner, triggering a big ministerial reshuffle, it will feel personal for the prime minister, whose decision has been criticized in recent days. Sir Keir has also seen the departure of a number of key aides from Downing Street as he continues to develop his communications plan, which seems to be struggling to cut through with swaths of the British public, as shown by dire opinion polls for the party. It's not just opinion polls; the prime minister will have to steer his government through a difficult budget in November, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing that taxes will have increased to cope with the worsening economic outlook. Sir Keir will appeal to those outside Labour, including those who have never voted for the party, and ask voters to question which party is better represented, whether it is Reform or Reform's.

It is a test. A fight for the soul of our nation, every bit as large as rebuilding Britain after the war, and we must all step up to the challenge, according to him, who warns that it will not be achieved without a price.

We need to be definite that our course, the path of renewal, is long, it's costly, and it doesn't mean or simple,he says.Decisions aren't always be beneficial for our party. However, at the end of this long road, a new nation, equitably wealthy, and a land of dignity and respect will emerge. In a nod to Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee's postwar government's plan of new towns, which caused the destruction caused by bombs as well as poverty, the devastation would also be discussed. At the weekend, the party said it would begin constructing three new towns in England before the decade's end. The prime minister would urge the world to unite around a common cause aimed at raising living conditions, increasing the economy from the ground and puttingmoney in the pockets of working people.

We can all see that our country has a choice, not a defining choice,

he says.

Britain stands at a fork in the road. We can choose decency or division, or we can choose division. Renewal or decline.

A country that is proud of its traditions, in charge of its destiny, or one that succumbs, against the grain of our history, to the politics of grievance.

Sir Keir is trying to establish a foundation for his party to continue to support him through what could be a long and difficult loss for the Reform UK in May's Welsh, Scottish, and English local elections. He knows that many in his party, from the cabinet down, are secretly considering whether this will be his last Labour Party conference as Prime Minister. Darren Jones, the Cabinet minister, has confirmed that the next eight to nine months will be difficult for Labour. Jones said ahead of the PM's address that although Labour was beginning to implement its reforms, it would take time, and that although Labor was on the right track to win before the election, next year's municipal elections would be

challenging. He compared Nigel Farage to the outspoken social media celebrity Andrew Tate, and compared him to the controversial social media star Andrew Tatis. I put them in the same categories very clearly, he said.

They're snake oil salesmen who are deceive people and take them on a dangerous path for them and our country.

And he chastised Andy Burnham for claiming that there was a culture of fear in the Labour Party.

I don't really understand why he said that. I just don''t know it in the slightest,

he explained.

Labour's message to the world has been strong: pay hundreds of billions for foreign nationals to live off the country permanently, or Labour will call you racist.

Reform's bill will guarantee that only British people have access to welfare and that migrants contribute to society.

Keir Starmer calls this a fork in the road, but he's already plunged Britain into a cul-de-sac of confusion,

Conservative Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake said in reaction to the preview of the speech.

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