Nigel Farage backtracks on Reform UK’s promise to cut £90bn of taxes
Party leader says proposal had been an ‘aspiration’ and accuses Tories and Labour of ‘wrecking the public finances’UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has rowed back from his party’s election promise to cut £90bn of taxes, accusing Labour and the Tories of “wrecking the...
<p>Party leader says proposal had been an ‘aspiration’ and accuses Tories and Labour of ‘wrecking the public finances’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/03/nigel-farage-reform-speech-labour-conservatives-politics-live-latest-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Nigel Farage has rowed back from his party’s election promise to cut £90bn of taxes, accusing Labour and the Tories of “wrecking the public finances” and saying Reform UK would need to get public spending under control first.</p><p>The Reform leader rejected suggestions he had been forced to break manifesto promises in order to gain economic credibility, suggesting the proposal had only ever been an “aspiration”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/03/nigel-farage-backtracks-reform-uk-promise-cut-90bn-taxes">Continue reading...</a>
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