Farage criticizes Starmer for his deal with Macron on immigration: “Humble to brexite Britain”

A political dispute between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the UK improvement Leader Nigel Farag about a fresh migration agreement concluded with French president Emmanuel Macron is brewing in Britain. At the heart of the controversy is the "one for one" plan, according to which the United Kingdom would send illegal migrants to France, accepting asylum seekers with a household in the Islands instead.

Farage described this agreement as “a humiliation for brexite Britain”, accusing Starmer of submission to Brussels and Paris.

"Today we behaved like a associate of the European Union – in terms of technology, defence and this alleged migration agreement," Farage said, "Macron must return to Paris laughing, saying that the British have de facto joined the European Union again."

Prime Minister Starmer rejects these allegations, arguing that his actions are an effort to solve real problems and abandon the chaos he claims to represent Farage.

"We fix the mess we have inherited, and we work with another countries to take the essential steps to halt illegal Channel crossings."

Farage identifies circumstantial threats to open migration policy.

"A fewer weeks ago 3 Iranian terrorists were arrested who planned to blow up Israel's embassy in London, it is claimed that they have penetrated Britain via the English Channel."

It adds that the strategy allowing work and free wellness care for illegal arrivals poses a hazard to national security.

Starmer, in turn, accuses Farage of utilizing migration for political play and stresses that the government is working on "new and innovative solutions" to halt evidence advanced illegal border crossings – nearly 20,000 people in the first half of 2025. Although the agreement is not yet final, both parties have declared their willingness to proceed negotiations, in line with the common precedence of stopping crossings by tiny boats.

Recent polls show a clear increase in support of the UK improvement under Nigel Farage. According to More In Common, if elections were held today, the UK improvement could number on 290 mandates, which would mean moving the Labour Party, which would fall to 126 seats in the home of Commons. This is simply a extremist change compared to the erstwhile majority of Labourers. YouGov's data indicate that 32 percent of the British consider Keira Starmer to be a better candidate for Prime Minister, while Farage supports 26 percent of those polled in this role. Importantly, as many as 53 percent of the surveyors say that it is not certain what the current Prime Minister truly advocates.

Starmer's image ratings stay unfavorable. YouGov reports that about 28 percent of those surveyed declare sympathy to him, with 62 percent negative. For Farage, these proportions are 30 percent affirmative and 61 percent negative respectively, giving him a somewhat better balance, although the difference is not significant.

The general support for the organization besides speaks in favour of the UK Reform, which according to the MRP polls, YouGov, Opinium and Survation remains at around 24–26 percent. The Labour organization balances between 18 and 24 percent, and Conservatives and Liberal Democrats score even lower.