Farage pledges cuts to "unnecessary spending" if Reform win in Northumberland
- The Clacton MP, Nigel Farage, visited Morpeth on Tuesday to support Reform candidates for the May 1 election.
- Reform is fielding candidates in all 69 wards, aiming to cut 'unnecessary spending' if they gain power.
- Farage, accompanied by an entourage and security, attacked Labour's NHS record and council spending.
- Farage stated the council pays £85,000 daily in debt interest and £18 million on agency staff since 2021.
- Farage committed to working with other parties if they agree to cut spending but admitted uncertainty about winning.
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Nigel Farage left stumped after being asked how he plans to pay for Reform’s policies
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been left stumped on the campaign trail ahead of local elections due to take place on May 1,, when asked how he intended to fund his party’s policies which would involve billions of pounds of additional spending. Populists like Farage are not used to scrutiny, and when it does occur they often fall apart. In a bid to appeal to voters, Farage has said his party would reverse Labour’s decision to means test winter…
Could Reform UK win Wales? Reform Cymru might
Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage (right) and Richard Tice announce their party’s economic policy during a press conference.Photo James Manning/PA Wire Jonathan Edwards Looking at the main strategic challenges facing established political parties is a relatively easy task. Faultlines left to fester do not dissipate and re-emerge as open sores in a context where Wales is heading for political stalemate. As a challenger new entrant party, decipheri…
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