Tory defectors to Reform could be hauled in front of ‘Boriswave’ migration probe
Reform leader Nigel Farage and home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf signalled that their former Tory colleagues could be made to speak at the inquiry. Source link
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Zia Yusuf, the ‘British Muslim patriot’ Nigel Farage trusts with the border – POLITICO
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Irish border will feature in EU–UK ‘reset’ if Reform wins power, MP says
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Fact check: No reliable data exist to compare incomes of homes with heat pumps
A 2024 evaluation asked heat pump grant recipients about their incomes. Source link
Donald Trump's Iran war is making Britain poorer, warns Nigel Farage's Reform UK amid oil cost turmoil
Petrol prices, mortgage rates and oil home heating costs are rising as the UK economy is rocked by the fall-out from the Middle East conflict Source link
Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected as more Tories announce move
Here is a list of politicians who have recently defected to Reform UK Source link
Jenrick Slammed By Ex-Tory Colleague For Reform Defection
Richard Holden accused ex-Conservative Robert Jenrick of “jumping into bed with the first people who would have him” in a scathing BBC Question Time takedown. Jenrick was kicked out of the Conservative shadow cabinet in January after leader Kemi Badenoch unearthed his plans to defect. Hours later, Reform leader Nigel Farage announced that his party had acquired yet another ex-Conservative. Jenrick was announced as Reform’s “shadow chancellor” – or Treasury spokesperson – this week. On BBC Question Time, the Newark MP tried to justify his decision by slating the Conservatives. Despite serving as the cabinet-attending immigration minister under Rishi Sunak, health minister under Liz Truss and housing secretary under Boris Johnson, Jenrick said: “I want to have a good government running this country for once, which we haven’t had for along time.” “Obviously, that is a government you were a part of,” host Fiona Bruce pointed out. “Yeah and I resigned from that government,” he insisted. “In the last parliament, I was the only person to resign on a matter of principle.” Jenrick resigned from …
Farage deploys Jenrick to calm Britain’s bankers – POLITICO
It’s an effort to reassure investors and businesses that Reform can be trusted with the British economy. It was only last month that his party leader, Nigel Farage, told the World Economic Forum in Davos he doesn’t like banks, would scrap interest payments lenders receive through the BoE’s quantitative easing program, and refused to rule out appointing his own governor to the central bank. Earlier this year Farage stated that he was giving “serious thought” to scrapping the OBR, which provides independent analysis of government spending plans. In November, Farage and his deputy Richard Tice U-turned on a plan to dish out £90 billion in tax cuts, which was initially pledged in the party’s 2024 election manifesto. Jenrick will vow Wednesday that Reform UK will be focused on “restoring stability” and “eliminating wasteful spending.” Although Jenrick will claim that the BoE would keep its independence under a Farage government, he will add that the Bank would be stripped of “ancillary responsibilities,” such as considering the impact of climate change, and will follow his leader in …
What Nigel Farage’s new team tells us about his bid to run Britain – POLITICO
Likewise, Jenrick said taxes are “clearly too high” and promised to “build an economy that serves alarm clock Britain” — people who get up early for work — but was thin on the detail of any specific tax cuts. Fundamental questions about the shape of policy or the economy under Reform have yet to be answered. Four groups are due to finish work in May on regulation, growth capital, pensions and savings, and tax. Farage and Tice have toyed with the idea of scrapping the “triple lock” (which guarantees large increases in the state pension) but have not reached a conclusion. Braverman said 50 percent of young people should enter manual trades, while Tice has suggested a complete overhaul of pensions for public sector workers; these policies are yet to be fleshed out. At the same time, Farage’s appointees have their hands full — especially Tice, whose theoretical super-department would cover business, trade, energy and housing policy. He is also still in charge of Reform’s cost-cutting efforts in local councils. Some basic questions about personnel …
Farage Gives Jenrick Plum Job As Reform’s ‘Shadow Chancellor’
Nigel Farage has declared Robert Jenrick will be his de-facto “shadow chancellor” within Reform UK. As Reform has promised major tax cuts, the MP for Newark will have to field intense scrutiny over just how their sums might add up without causing major upset to the markets. Jenrick only defected to the party last month, having served as the official justice secretary for the Tories under Kemi Badenoch. During the same press conference, Farage announced MP for Boston and Skegness, Richard Tice, had been appointed as the “shadow business, trade and energy secretary” along with the title of future “deputy prime minister”. He vowed to crack down on “net stupid zero”. Farage also gave Zia Yusuf – who is not an MP – the Home Office brief, meaning he is in charge of Reform’s plans to crack down on immigration with mass deportations. Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman, who defected just three weeks ago from the Conservatives, was appointed as Reform’s shadow education and skills secretary. She pledged to ban all social and gender …