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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Nigel Farage accused of ‘fantasy promises’ with expensive policy pledges

Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage promised to end the two-child benefit cap and reverse cuts to the winter fuel allowance. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

Nigel Farage has been accused of leaving a multibillion-pound black hole at the heart of his party’s spending plans after unveiling a series of expensive policy pledges to be paid for by cutting nonexistent items of government spending.

The Reform UK leader laid out a series of economic promises at a speech on Tuesday designed to take advantage of disquiet among Labour voters at the government’s policies on taxes and benefits.

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