Is Starmer Being FORCED to Sound like Farage?!

Keir Starmer has unveiled a hardline immigration white paper — describing current policy as a “failed lab experiment” and declaring it’s time to “take back control.” His language mirrors that of Nigel Farage more than any Labour leader in recent memory. Has Starmer been spooked by Reform UK’s rise in the polls? And is this rhetorical shift a political strategy to win back votes — or a deeper change in Labour’s values? Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis ask whether the Prime Minister is chasing Reform’s message, and what the real cost of this tougher stance on immigration could be — especially for sectors like the NHS and social care that rely on overseas workers. #uk #ukpolitics #reform #labour #starmer #keirstarmer #farage #nigelfarage #conservatives #kemibadenoch #immigration #immigrationpolicy #borders #bordersecurity #visas #ukvisa #polls #nhs #socialcare #policy #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on the Socials! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsagents.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial Twitter: https://x.com/TheNewsAgents