Reform’s plan to cut EU citizens’ benefits would risk trade war with Europe, Labour claims – UK politics live

As Reform announces what it claims are £25bn in savings through cuts, Labour says ‘Farage’s fantasy numbers don’t add up’ A majority of potential Reform UK voters would back a one-off wealth tax on the very rich, polling suggests, with about three-quarters supporting windfall taxes on energy companies and banks, Peter Walker reports.In France the far-right National Rally, whose politics loosely align with Reform UK’s, has backed a wealth tax. But the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has consistently opposed the idea, saying it would lead to high earners leaving Britain, and the party itself was, in its early days, highly dependent on a relatively small number of wealthy donors. Continue reading…