Nigel Farage and Richard Tice have launched Reform’s “Our Contact With You”. Nigel explained that it’s not called a manifesto, as that word means “lies” – no party commits to their manifesto. He conceded that Reform won’t govern the country this time round, though this contract is the first step toward 2029 election. Here are the “core pledges” of Reform:
The contract estimates that the annualised cost over 5 years of their pledges is £141 billion, though the “potential savings” will be £150 billion. It’s Low on taxes, immigration and The running theme: Britain is broken and it needs reform…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”