Keir Starmer: Strangers in A Strange Land.

Keir Starmer, from day one when he became Prime Minister, said he was going to get a grip on illegal migration and illegal immigrants. Critical of Rishi Sunak's 'Rwanda Scheme,' which aimed to fly illegals to Rwanda to be resettled. Sir Keir said this scheme was a waste of time and money. He said that upon his succession to Sunak, he would scrap the plan. This he did when he was elected last July.

Since then, in Starmer's own words, a record number of illegal people have been sent back. Raids have taken place all over the country to arrest those working in the black economy, mostly foreigners. And those who illegally exploit them and pay them a pittance. Sir Keir has set up Border Command to bring together agencies. To counter migrants and the criminal gangs who charge huge sums to bring them here. Sir Keir, by his own words, and in some surveys, says these actions have had a huge effect on illegal foreigners and the criminal gangs.

Reform UK is an anti-immigration and migration party which trounced both the Tories and Labour at this year's local elections, mayoral elections, and by-elections. Talks of "Stopping the boats" by Rishi Sunak and even Labour, despite all their alleged actions on stopping migrants, have not washed with the public. Reform UK and its charismatic leader, Nigel Farage, love him or hate him, have struck a chord with many voters. Yes, primarily on foreigners, but on other issues too. People, especially the poorest, are fed up with both Labour and the Tories. Hence, Reform UK doing well in last year's general election and the recent elections.

Labour and the Conservatives were and probably still are the two main parties of the UK. However, to quote Bob Dylan, "The Times They Are A- Changing". Reform UK has shaken up the political environment.

Reform UK could go on to win the 2029 general election or just fade away. If either Kemi Badenoch or Sir Keir Starmer win back the favour of the great British public on illegal people residing or coming here, they will out reform Reform.

So with all that in mind, Sir Keir has been speaking about this subject. In a speech, Sir Keir said the UK is in danger of becoming an "island of strangers". In other words, with so many different nationalities, cultures, faiths, etc, here in the UK we are becoming ghettoised. Where different people live in their little enclaves. Never interacting with each other or very rarely. Where Native Brits feel like strangers in their own country.

I could take you to certain parts of Britain, like Birmingham, and you would not think it was the UK. My first partner was a British Pakistani girl, and when she used to take me to these areas, I felt I was in Baghdad. That's not disrespect, but the shock of seeing an area of England so un-English.

Is this speech from Sir Keir a gimmick? A genuine reaction to the rise and rise of Reform UK? Is it that Sir Keir knows he has to do more to curb illegal immigration? To clamp down on those already here? To send more back?

Some have accused Sir Keir of turning into Enoch Powell. Powell was a man made famous by his "Rivers of Blood" speech. I won't bore you with the details of this controversial man, save to say his speech has won him supporters and haters both then and now. If you wish to research his speech and thoughts, it's all in the public domain.

I don't think Starmer is a latter-day Powell, however, like Powell, the prime minister's words have caused a storm. A Prominent British Muslim female Labour MP, Zara Sultana, has denounced his words. In contrast, Reform UK's leader and MP, Nigel Farage, welcomed Starmer's stance. Farage himself was labelled another Powell, ironically.

The government, in a white paper, has drawn up ways it wants to clamp down on migrants and immigrants. One of the biggest things it wants to do is bring down the number of people coming here by the end of the parliamentary run in 2029.

Is it doable? Perhaps, but saying something and doing something, as Sunak found out in "stopping the boats", are two different things.