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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Nigel Farage backtracks on Reform UK’s promise to cut £90bn of taxes

Farage speaking at a Reform UK-branded podium during the press conference
Farage ruled out any immediate major tax cuts should Reform make it to power, saying that he would introduce ‘relatively modest’ savings at first. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

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”.

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