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In a striking moment, neither Labour nor the Tories can find it within themselves to fundamentally criticise Nigel Farage’s flagship repatriation plan. Under Reform UK’s proposal – outlined on Tuesday – upwards of 600,000 illegal migrants would be deported from the UK, on up to five flights per day. While Labour called the plan unworkable (not entirely sure why), a spokesperson for Sir Keir Starmer refused to criticise Farage’s language or the Reform leader’s forecast that Britain is “not far away from major civil disorder”.

Indeed, one major criticism of the plan is the need to cut deals with the likes of the Taliban, yet the PM’s spokesperson said the government was “not going to take anything off the table” on that front either. Next came the toxic Tories, those of ‘Boriswave’ infamy. All the official opposition could do is accuse Reform of “reheating and recycling” Tory plans. In other words, both parties will not criticise the ethics of the idea.

In this sense Farage has already won a major victory. Terrorising the other parties into action, Reform is still topping the latest opinion polls, including one by Find Out Now where the insurgent party is 15 points ahead.

Farage needs to ignore the mealy-mouthed crap about human rights. The vast majority of illegal migrants are safe as houses, especially since the corrupt regimes most come from couldn’t organise a p***-up in a brewery, let alone locate and torture would-be emigrants.

Genuine asylum seekers can come through proper channels and do. Farage is not saying this avenue should be closed to those in genuine need. But what we are seeing today is not that, especially since these folks are already in a safe welfare-rich first-world country called France!

If sane countries in Europe and Asia – the likes of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Poland, Singapore and Taiwan – can properly control their borders and point-blank refuse illegal immigration, then why can’t Britain? In Singapore, for instance, the penalties for illegal immigration are so severe, few would dare violate the rules.

Farage knows of course the cultural weight against him is immense. We all saw first-hand the Establishment attempts to stymie Brexit. Therefore, even withdrawing from all the legislation Reform proposes may not eliminate common law challenges.

Lest we forget, Hungary and Poland are signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and have no problem booting out illegal immigrants. Japan meanwhile is signed up to the 1951 Refugee Convention, but its definition of a refugee is so strict this agreement does not open the door to mass migration.

Still, it is testimony to how much Farage has moved the dial that his main political rivals criticise the workability or authenticity rather than the morality of his plan.

A victory for Reform UK, but as time marches on – and Reform’s lead solidifies – expect the forces against Farage to pull every trick in the book against the man who would be PM.