US EditionReform Leader Nigel Farage Is Not a Racist, Says Prime Minister
Nigel Farage accused Keir Starmer of endangering Reform UK supporters by labeling immigration policies racist amid rising political tensions and Reform polling gains.
- On October 1, 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addressed the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, confronting Reform UK and its leader Nigel Farage.
- Starmer insisted Reform's immigration policies, which include deporting some long-term migrants and banning non-citizens from benefits, are racist, while denying Farage and his supporters are racist.
- Farage responded by condemning Starmer’s language as shocking and accused him of inciting radical left violence against Reform supporters, asserting his party holds a positive vision for Britain's future.
- Starmer recognized long-standing economic frustrations rooted in the aftermath of the global financial crisis and Brexit, stressing that consistent economic growth is essential to restore public confidence and combat the rise of populism.
- The exchange highlights escalating political tensions, with Farage vowing that his party will deliver a memorable rebuke to Starmer in the upcoming May elections, amid warnings that inflammatory rhetoric poses safety risks to politicians and campaigners.
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The prime minister’s labelling of Reform as “racist” isn’t just desperate, it’s dangerous. That’s what Reform leader Nigel Farage said in a video message after Keir Starmer’s Labour Conference speech on Tuesday, September 30th, noting in particular that after the killing of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk, politicians should choose their words more carefully. Starmer said over the weekend that Reform’s migration policies—supported by mil…
Farage and Reform voters are not racist, says PM
Nigel Farage and his supporters are not racist, the prime minister has said, despite insisting that the Reform party’s immigration policy is.The comments come after Sir Keir Starmer and his colleagues stepped up their attacks on Mr Farage’s party, repeatedly branding Reform’s policy to remove the right to remain from some migrants legally living in Britain as “racist” and “immoral”.Following the embattled PM’s keynote speech at this year’s Labou…
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Reform leader Nigel Farage is not a racist, says Prime Minister
The comments come after Sir Keir Starmer said Reform migration policy was ‘racist’ and ‘immoral’.
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