LIVERPOOL: A pep-talk from Australian leader Anthony Albanese kick-started UK Labour’s annual conference on Sunday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer struggling to convince nervous members that he can lead the “fight of our lives” against the insurgent hard-right. Although the ex-lawyer led Labour back to power in July last year after 14 years in opposition, scandals, policy missteps, and plummeting poll ratings have already raised doubts about his future.

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As our party conference gets under way this weekend in Liverpool, we must start to work out how we can inspire the country, says Labour MP Clive Lewis