6 h. ago Former North Ayrshire Tory Todd Ferguson signs up for Nigel Farage and Reform

Todd Ferguson has become the third Tory to join Reform.

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7 h. ago MPs spar over response to Cambridgeshire train attack – UK politics live

Lib Dem spokesperson says Reform ‘trying to exploit incident for political gain’ and shadow home secretary’s remarks are ‘beneath contempt’Farage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.He says Britain has been living under an illusion.I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Reform's substantial tax cuts ‘not realistic’ admits Nigel Farage

The Reform UK leader used a speech in London on Monday to promise sweeping deregulation, arguing that the UK had ‘squandered’ Brexit

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9 h. ago Farage accused of betraying pensioners after triple lock hint in speech Tories say was rambling and incoherent – UK politics live

Reform leader refuses to commit to keeping mechanism that guarantees how pensions are increasedFarage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.He says Britain has been living under an illusion.I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Afghan migrant jailed for threatening to kill Nigel Farage films himself making gun gestures from inside prison cell

Fayaz Khan, who goes by the nickname Mada Pasa, was jailed for five years last month over his threats he made to kill the Reform leader in a 'sinister and menacing' video posted on TikTok .

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10 h. ago Farage accused of betraying pensioners but praised for ‘fiscal discipline’ after triple lock hint – politics live

Reform leader refuses to commit to keeping mechanism that guarantees how pensions are increasedFarage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.He says Britain has been living under an illusion.I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Nigel Farage suggests young people on minimum wage earn too much

Reform UK leader also predicted a general election within the next two years, as a consequence of Rachel Reeves’ ‘austerity Budget’

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11 h. ago Nigel Farage 'to betray pensioners' with response to state pension triple lock

Nigel Farage and Reform were branded 'vultures' who would betray pensioners and bring in a new era of austerity after a major speech in the City of London when previous tax plans were axed

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11 h. ago Nigel Farage warns Britain is on the verge of financial collapse with 'extraordinary' debt mountain... as he admits Labour chaos will delay tax cuts hopes

In a crucial speech in the City of London, Nigel Farage is bidding to burnish his credentials as a serious option to run the country.

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12 h. ago Nigel Farage warns Britain MUST tackle 'extraordinary' debt mountain and lure back wealthy

In a crucial speech in the City of London, Nigel Farage is bidding to burnish his credentials as a serious option to run the country.

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12 h. ago Farage claims Brexit opportunities have been ‘squandered’ and says he wants as many rich people as possible in the UK – politics live

Reform UK leader says he expects Labour to be forced into an austerity budget before the next electionFarage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.He says Britain has been living under an illusion.I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago 'Please don't hit us again': Cinema chain boss pleads with Chancellor ahead of Budget tax blizzard

Tim Richards, of Vue, warned of a 'difficult operating environment' as firms face grapple with high energy costs, the increase in the minimum wage and the Chancellor's national insurance tax raid.

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14 h. ago Labour says Farage would revive austerity as he prepares to set out economic vision in speech – UK politics live

Reform UK leader expected to promise deregulation and spending cuts as Labour and Conservatives attack policiesThe Tories claim Reform UK are “leftwing” partly on the basis of Nigel Farage’s welfare policies. In particular, in their briefing overnight (see 9.34am), the Tories backed this up by saying that they would cut welfare spending by £23bn, when Reform’s plans (so far) only add up to £9bn, and that Farage would abolish the two-child benefit cap (but only for British parents working full-time, Politico reports).The “leftwing” description is even harder to sustain in the light of this report for Politico by Dan Bloom about Reform’s economic plans.Let’s be clear, we’ve said we don’t guarantee it. Everything’s up for review, because nothing’s affordable if we keep spending more than we’re earning. And we’ve said that consistently if we the country go bust, which is the direction of travel we’re heading, one way or the other, nothing’s affordable.You’re not asking about the much, m...

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27 h. ago City bosses warn on pay as UK minimum wage closes in on graduate salaries

Chief executives voice fears about impact on recruitment ahead of expected rise in Budget

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28 h. ago Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech

Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledgeNigel Farage will promise a bonfire of business regulation as he spells out his party’s economic policies in more detail than ever in an attempt to bolster its reputation for fiscal credibility.The Reform leader will give a speech in London putting deregulation at the heart of his economic agenda, while also dropping a commitment made at the last election to deliver £90bn of tax cuts. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Head of UK’s largest union says she doesn’t know if Starmer will remain Labour leader after May

Prime minister facing disastrous elections in Scotland, Wales and England next year as his party trails Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls

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48 h. ago Timeline of Kemi Badenoch’s leadership of the Conservative Party

Sunday marks a year since Mrs Badenoch became Tory leader.

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62 h. ago Reform councillor defects to Tories after party’s policies left him ‘uncomfortable’

Dartford representative James Buchan says ‘devastating’ immigration plans had created a lot of fear and anxietyA Reform UK councillor has defected to the Conservatives saying he became “uncomfortable” in Nigel Farage’s party.James Buchan, who sits in the south-east London borough of Dartford, said he struggled with the idea of facing his relatives while a member of a party whose anti-immigration policies spread fear. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Andrew to be 'chucked under bus' as senior staff and officials 'speak out'

Royal author Andrew Lownie has suggested that more people are coming forward with claims against Prince Andrew, because the momentum is now firmly against him

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63 h. ago Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain would ‘trash UK’s reputation’ and be blocked in court, lawyers say

Exclusive: Farage’s plan to retrospectively scrap indefinite leave to remain for thousands of people would be blocked by the courts, lawyers say

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