Britain's right-wing Reform UK named ex-Conservative Robert Jenrick as finance policy chief on Tuesday, part of leader Nigel Farage's efforts to prepare his populist party for government in the event that it wins the next national election.

The Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, named Robert Jenrick as finance policy chief. Jenrick, a former Conservative, will lead the economic agenda if the Reform wins the next election. Farage plans to expand his leadership team with figures from outside politics to strengthen the party's position.

LONDON, Feb 17 () - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party named Robert Jenrick as its finance policy chief on Tuesday, as leader Nigel Farage made the first announcement of who ‌would be in his

Britain's right-wing Reform UK party said it would revamp the Bank of England and the country's budget arbiter as it seeks to balance promises of change to voters with reassurances to investors that it will not unleash economic turmoil if elected.