Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Maddox and Kate Devlin

Britain will be a ‘third-world country’ if Reform doesn’t win next election, claims Farage

  • Nigel Farage has predicted that a Reform UK government would face strikes, protests and riots as it attempts to implement radical policy changes.
  • Speaking on an American podcast, Mr Farage compared a potential Reform administration to those of Margaret Thatcher , Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump – claiming that Britain will become “a third-world country” if his party does not win.
  • Reform UK's proposals include mass deportations, a five-year asylum ban, bringing in Trump's ICE adviser Tom Homan and £100bn in spending cuts.
  • A recent More in Common poll indicates that support for Reform UK has dropped 12 points over the past year to 21 per cent.
  • Historian Lord Hennessy and civil liberties group Liberty warned that a Reform government could dismantle constitutional conventions and judicial independence.

IN FULL

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.