Sir Keir Starmer claimed that Nigel Farage “doesn’t like” Britain in his Labour conference speech. The Prime Minister launched the fresh attack on the Reform UK leader as he gave his address to the gathering in Liverpool.

Sir Keir also claimed the Brexiteer “doesn’t believe in Britain” and “wants you to doubt it as much as he does”. He said: “We can all see these snake oil merchants, on the right, on the left, but be in no doubt, conference, none of them have any interest in national renewal, because decline is good for their business.

“When was the last time you heard Nigel Farage say anything positive about Britain’s future?

“He can’t. He doesn’t like Britain, doesn’t believe in Britain, wants you to doubt it as much as he does.

“And so he resorts to grievance. They all do it. They want to turn this country, this proud, self-reliant country, into a competition of victims.”

Sir Keir also claimed the UK stands at a “fork in the road” as he took aim at the insurgent party.

He said: “We can all see our country faces a choice, a defining choice.

“Britain stands at a fork in the road.

“We can choose decency or we can choose division.”