Starmer condemns Reform UK’s ‘racist rhetoric’ – UK politics live

Here is a 186-word summary of the key facts from the news article: The UK's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has condemned the "racist rhetoric" of the Reform UK party. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the country's discourse is being "poisoned and polluted" by rhetoric that pits communities against each other. The Equality and Human Rights Commission welcomed a court ruling defending its interim guidance on the implications of a Supreme Court ruling that the Equality Act refers to biological sex. The guidance was controversial but the court found it was lawful. The article also discusses Starmer's leadership and policy approach. His chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's "Blue Labour" instincts reportedly had no real mandate. Starmer is described as "completely incurious" about policy and politics, rather than being a "persuader-in-chief." He is said to lack a coherent "philosophical worldview" compared to previous Labour leaders like Tony Blair. Overall, the article covers debates around equality, trans rights, and the direction of the Labour Party under Starmer's leadership.