One of the most telling parts of Starmer's speech - and a sign of just how much the political landscape has shifted over the last year - was in what he didn't say.
"When was the last time you heard Nigel Farage say anything positive about Britain's future?"
Reform's threat to endIndefinite Leave to Remain for people in the UK has angered many - and that includes Keir Starmer.
"The Sharia Law comments were ridiculous."
"People have contacted me."
"When we left the EU, we left the Dublin Protocol, which is the main deterrent to irregular migration"
"I think maybe the prime minister would be better speaking of that, it was the choice that he made."
"We are in the fight of our times between patriotic national renewal and decline and toxic division."
Left-wing Labour MP Richard Burgon said it is “inevitable” that the PM will have to go if the party performs as badly in 2026 local elections