Lets be be honest, they are collectively shitting themselves over Reform. Its taking seats from both Labour and the Tories, with Labour having to look over its shoulder at both the Greens and also the Muslim indy's.
But the numbers have to come down significantly within a year. Suspect the public might buy this Labour spiel for a while but if the courts start kicking it into touch, then its just an open goal for Reform and will split the Left even more.
She is probably the only Labour cabinet member who can pull off this kind of stunt, because she can play the Muslim card which means your average Soc.lib has a pavolvian reaction to trying to criticise her. Suspec the weather will now keep the numbers down but if the legislation is not in place by say March of next year then Labour are potentially even more screwed.
But whatever you might think of Farage, (and I see him as a kind of pinko-liberal), he has single-handedly forced the Government into this. Amazing impact on British politics. Probably the single most influential politician since say Lady T. And on the back of leading a party with less MP's than a 5-a-side football team. Remarkable.