Nigel Farage unveils new Reform UK front bench
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At a made-for-TV event in Westminster’s Church House — where Tony Blair addressed Labour MPs after his 1997 landslide — Farage promised an economic “super department” modelled on German rebuilding after World War 2, led by his deputy Richard Tice.
Reform's chief said: “No I’m not. I was told Brexit would break up the United Kingdom. I see no evidence of that. Plaid have risen in the polls in Wales as Labour sinks to catastrophe in what was really one of their traditional heartlands, particularly in the South, in the valleys.
Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top team
Nigel Farage is holding a rally in Romford on Monday as Reform UK seeks to win control of councils in east London at the May borough elections. His party’s campaign for the local elections in the capital will focus on crime, housing and immigration.