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Nigel Farage and Reform UK have dominated the summer political agenda with radical immigration proposals: leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), repealing the Human Rights Act, and suspending the Refugee Convention. But are these policies legally possible – and politically effective?

In this episode of Whitehall Sources, Calum Macdonald, Kirsty Buchanan and Jo Tanner break down:

• Farage’s immigration plan and whether he’s shaping or simply riding public opinion.
• Why Labour’s response has been so weak – and whether Keir Starmer risks being outflanked on immigration.
• The Tory dilemma: can Kemi Badenoch or others reclaim ground after years of failure?
• Rachel Reeves’ controversial proposal to slap National Insurance on landlords’ rental income – will it fix the £50bn black hole or just squeeze tenants?
• No.10 turmoil: Starmer’s shake-up of his top team, Treasury distrust, and growing Downing Street dysfunction.

We also hear why Kirsty Allsopp thinks Reeves is "running the economy like Baldrick," and why some insiders fear the government could collapse if the Autumn Budget goes wrong.

👉 What do you think: Is immigration now the "next Brexit"? Will Reeves’ landlord tax backfire? Should the UK ditch the ECHR?

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