Can Starmer’s Immigration Pivot Stop the Farage Surge? | Political Frenemies #14

This week on the podcast, Lib Dem activist Mathew Hulbert and former Tory adviser Chris Newton debate whether Keir Starmer’s new stance on immigration is a genuine policy shift or a calculated response to Nigel Farage’s rising poll numbers and Reform UK’s growing pressure. As Labour pivots rightward on border control, is Starmer successfully neutralising the Farage factor — or risking alienation of progressive voters in the process? They unpack the political strategy, Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ phrase, and what this means for the parties.