Keir Starmer drew a furious reaction from Nigel Farage today after accusing him of not 'liking' or 'loving' Britain. Despite an election probably being years away, the panicked PM used his keynote speech at the Labour conference to talk up the threat posed by Reform and carve deep dividing lines.Arguing that the UK 'stands at a fork in the road' and can move towards 'decency or division', he told activists in Liverpool to 'fight' against the 'path of decline'.He tagged Mr Farage an 'enemy of national renewal' and suggested he would say anything for popularity - dismissing the idea that the country is 'broken'. 'When was the last time you heard Nigel Farage say anything positive about Britain? He can't. He doesn't like Britain,' he said. Sir Keir delivered vicious barbs at 'politicians who lie to this country, unleash chaos and walked away after Brexit'. He questioned whether Mr Farage 'wants the country to fail'. 'Do they love our country? Do they want to serve our country, all of it... ? Or do they want to stir the pot of division?'In an immediate on-camera response from London, Mr Farage said the attack from Sir Keir 'will incite and encourage the radical left'. Highlighting the murder of Charlie Kirk in the US, he said the 'disgraceful' language 'directly threatens the safety' of Reform campaigners. But deputy PM David Lammy quickly ramped up the tensions even further with an extraordinary jibe about Mr Farage 'flirting with the Hitler Youth'. Asked on the BBC after the speech if Mr Farage was racist, Mr Lammy said he was not going to 'play the man' before adding: 'I will leave it the public to come to their own judgments about someone who once flirted with the Hitler Youth when he was younger.' An incredulous Reform source said they had 'no words' to describe the Cabinet minister's intervention. Alongside his attack on the Reform leader the premier sounded a tough message that left-wingers must accept 'uncomfortable' policies in areas such as immigration to appeal to voters. He nodded to nationalist sentiment by praising flags - wrapping up his address by telling activists awkwardly: 'Fly those flags!' And the Labour leader acknowledged the looming spectre of more agonising tax hikes at the Budget in November, saying the government must not try to 'avoid reality'.In an apparent hint at a fresh bid to curb welfare spending, Sir Keir said: 'A Labour Party that cannot control spending is a Labour Party that cannot govern in our times.' The 54-minute speech was greeted with an ovation in the hall, suggesting the PM might have bought a bit of breathing space after a devastating month that has seen damaging resignations and dire polls.But his attempts to hammer Mr Farage might yet backfire after Labour figures voiced alarm at his decision to brand Reform's immigration policy 'racist' in an interview on Sunday - a term Sir Keir did not repeat in his speech. In other developments at the conference today:Sir Keir announced a new 'NHS Online' will deliver 'millions of appointments' digitally; The PM said Labour would drop the goal of half of young people going to university, and instead set a target of two-thirds either going to university or doing a 'gold-standard' apprenticeship; Sir Keir welcomed Donald Trump's peace blueprint for Gaza saying 'all sides' must now work to implement it, and stressing the UK now recognised a Palestinian state - but did not mention Tony Blair;There are reports that Rachel Reeves will scrap the two-child benefit cap at the Budget and replace it with a 'taper' system; Andy Burnham, whose leadership push seems to have collapsed humiliatingly, was spotted leaving the site minutes before Sir Keir was due to start speaking;The PM said the government's fiscal rules were 'not a game' in a reference to Mr Burnham's suggestion of ignoring the bond markets to borrow more;Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told activists he wants Angela Rayner to return to the frontline just weeks after she quit over her tax affairs;Sir Keir did not follow many of his Cabinet colleagues in paying tribute to his former deputy from the conference stage; Rachel Reeves has told businesses they will not bear the brunt of tax hikes looming at the Budget; Labour deputy leadership candidate Lucy Powell has warned the party cannot 'out-Reform Reform'; Keir Starmer is using his keynote speech to party conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform Sir Keir was joined on stage by his wife Victoria after delivering his address to activists today