The prime minister said he was ‘not in the best state’ to give the press conference after an alleged arson attack on his family home

Prime Minister claims he was unaware that remarks risked being interpreted as ‘echo’ of Enoch Powell

Keir Starmer made the jibe in a speech last month, seen as marking a tough new approach to combat the political threat posed by Reform.

The prime minister said he was ‘not in the best state’ to give the press conference after an alleged arson attack on his family home