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’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.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”. Continue reading...