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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Tice defends suspension of Reform UK activist over Farage criticism

Richard Tice MP gestures while speaking, seated at a table with a microphone and glass
Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, speaks during a press conference about apprenticeships in north London on Thursday. Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock

Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised Nigel Farage, saying internal disagreements should be kept “behind closed doors”.

Richard Tice, who is also the party’s business spokesperson, made the comments as he unveiled a new policy of subsidising more apprenticeships, paid for by cutting student loans for foreign nationals and those studying what he termed “Mickey Mouse” degrees.

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