Nigel Farage has placed Reform UK on a “general election war footing” after predicting Sir Keir Starmer’s days as Prime Minister are numbered.

The Reform UK leader, who is addressing supporters at the NEC in Birmingham, is urging Britons to come forward to stand across 632 seats at the next general election.

Mr Farage made the comments after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar put pressure on the Prime Minister to resign.

Despite Sir Keir currently retaining the support of his Cabinet colleagues, Mr Farage suggested it is only a matter of time before Sir Keir is forced to step down.

He said: “McSweeney, in the short term, has carried the can. As you might have heard when you arrived, the Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, has called on him to go.

“The Cabinet are coming out one by one, being loyal, because none of them want to appear to be the person that wields the knife.

“And he has to meet the backbench Labour Party at 6pm this evening, where I expect the conversation will be of a rather franker nature.

“He won’t be there for long. He’ll be gone and replaced by somebody undoubtedly far worse.”

Sharing his speech on social media, the Reform UK leader added: “I am putting Reform UK on a general election war footing.”

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