Keir Starmer enjoys ‘glitter-bomb bounce’ in polls as Tories fear only an economic upturn can save them

Labour leader's personal popularity jumps after party conference speech in Liverpool was interrupted by protester

Keir Starmer appears to have enjoyed a glitter-bomb bounce" from the Labour conference, a new Observer poll suggests, amid Tory concerns that only an economic upturn can reverse their party's fortunes.

The Labour leader was covered in glitter by a protester at the start of his Labour conference speech in Liverpool last week. He responded by taking off his jacket, rolling up his sleeves and telling delegates he favoured power, not protest".