37 h. ago Nigel Farage accused of ‘fantasy promises’ with expensive policy pledges

Reform UK leader unveils plans to reverse benefit cuts and bring in tax breaks without explaining how they would be fundedNigel Farage has been accused of leaving a multibillion-pound black hole at the heart of his party’s spending plans after unveiling a series of expensive policy pledges to be paid for by cutting nonexistent items of government spending.The Reform UK leader laid out a series of economic promises at a speech on Tuesday designed to take advantage of disquiet among Labour voters at the government’s policies on taxes and benefits. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Farage’s pledges to slash taxes don’t add up, top economists warn

Nigel Farage has pledged billions of pounds of tax cuts and painted Reform UK as the true ‘party of workers’

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55 h. ago Farage pledges tax breaks for married couples to encourage them to have bigger families... and help Britain reverse the 'existential crisis' of plummeting birth rates

In a major speech, the Reform UK leader will argue Britain faces an 'existential crisis' because of plummeting birth rates.

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57 h. ago Labour launches blistering attack on Nigel Farage ahead of major Reform UK leader speech

Labour's Ellie Reeves said Reform UK's election manifesto 'included billions of pounds worth of unfunded spending pledges' - as Nigel Farage prepares to announce new commitments

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3 d. ago Kemi's warning: Don't have lots of babies if you can't afford them... Tory leader throws down the gauntlet to Farage and Starmer as she insists two

The Tory leader said Mr Farage's pledge to scrap the cap was 'nonsense' because taxpayers should not have to pay for others having huge families they can't afford.

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7 d. ago Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill edges closer to passing. Here’s what it says, and what it means for you

The bill looks to slash taxes and increase spending on oil drilling, the military, and immigration, while also making cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs

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2 w. ago Reform will use ‘whatever levers’ to challenge asylum hotels, says Tice

It comes after Nigel Farage pledged to ‘resist’ asylum seekers being housed in Reform patches.

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage ally pledges costly legal battles after hollow migrant hotel vow

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf said his party would launch judicial reviews and injunctions when challenged whether Nigel Farage had made a pledge he cannot keep

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3 w. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns vows to sack county council’s diversity officers

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has doubled down on Farage’s pledge to sack diversity officers in Lincolnshire but the county council has revealed it does not employ any

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3 w. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns vows to sack council’s diversity officers

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has doubled down on Farage’s pledge to sack diversity officers in Lincolnshire but the county council has revealed it does not employ any

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3 w. ago Glasgow told to ignore 'Paris affect' and slash 5% tourist tax plans

A business group is applying pressure over plans for a 5 per cent tourist tax for Glasgow.

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3 w. ago Farage pledges to ban WFH and slash wasteful spending in new Reform

Farage promised radical changes including slashing spending on consultancy, reducing council 'overreach' into issues such as diversity initiatives, and imposing a 'change of culture' on staff.

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