Keir Starmer accused Nigel Farage of trying to “poison our politics” as he launched another bitter attack on the Reform UK leader. The prime minister took aim at the Clacton MP over a “racist” online advert targeting Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage of "fantasy" economics after the Reform UK leader set out a number of policies earlier this week. In a speech later this morning, Sir Keir is expected to liken Farage to former PM Liz Truss and say that Reform's policies would lead to an increase in mortgage costs.

Keir Starmer is expected to hit back at what he described as Nigel Farage’s “fantasy economics,” in the latest sign that the Labour prime minister believes he must act to arrest Reform UK’s surge in opinion polls.