Reform names Robert Jenrick
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Treasury spokesperson says disability benefits would also be limited under Reform, but Bank of England would stay independent
Robert Jenrick will promise to reform the OBR, rather than abolish it, in a move to reassure financial markets.
Robert Jenrick today insisted the two-child benefit cap 'has to go' - just a week after the Reform MP accidentally voted in favour of the policy. Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday, Reform UK's newly-announced economy spokesperson, Robert Jenrick, told reporters: "We will bring the two child benefit cap - so we can live within our means."
Robert Jenrick has hinted that Reform UK could retain the state pension triple lock after his party leader Nigel Farage cast doubt on it. Jenrick, who was unveiled as Farage’s pick for chancellor on Monday, said he had “always been a supporter of the triple lock” and that Reform would “protect pensioners”.
Reform would restore two-child benefit cap in full, Jenrick to pledge - The former Tory minister is to make his first speech as Reform’s Treasury spokesman.