And, pressed on the plans on Monday morning, Dame Angela denied Labour was seeking to copy Reform and said the government was showing those that “aspire to come to this country illegally” they will be caught.
On the same day, FindOutNow put Reform top with 29 per cent, 11 points ahead of the Tories on 18 per cent in third and four ahead of Labour on 25 per cent.
It comes after Techne UK’s weekly tracker for The Independent put Labour and Reform equal top with 25 per cent and the Tories two points behind on 23 per cent.
The Conservative Party is also facing growing pressure to collaborate with Reform after two former cabinet ministers - Sir Brandon Lewis and Esther McVey – told the Telegraph that Kemi Badenoch and Mr Farage’s parties would not be able to defeat Labour unless they agreed to co-operate.
Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said the government is simply “enforcing the rules” by publishing videos of immigration raids targeting illegal workers.
