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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Starmer to say Reform’s spending plans would cause a Truss-style meltdown

Liz Truss and Nigel Farage at a panel event.
Liz Truss and Nigel Farage at the rightwing CPAC conference in the US in 2024. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

Keir Starmer will launch an attack on Nigel Farage by accusing the Reform UK leader of promoting “fantasy” tax-and-spending plans that would unleash a Liz Truss-style economic crisis.

In a fightback against attempts by Farage to win over blue-collar voters with bold promises on taxes and benefits, the prime minister is to say Reform risks spooking the financial markets and driving up mortgage costs for millions of households.

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