4 Times Nigel Farage Has Flip-Flopped Over Key Policies Amid Reform's Rise
Britain's Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, right, and abuse survivor Ellie-Ann Reynolds attend a news conference in London, England, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Nigel Farage may be trying to make his party more palpable to voters, but it seems Reform’s core policies are still a little unclear.
The Reform leader announced the party’s economic plans today in a press conference, but failed to commit to promises he once stood by.
He dodged questions about the rollout of a proportional representation voting system and refused to commit to the triple lock for pensioners.
He’s also U-turned at least four times in 2025 over exactly what policies Reform UK would actually implement if they were to be elected...
1. Tax cuts? What tax cuts?
Remember when Reform UK promised to bring in sweeping tax cuts at the last general election just 16 months ago?
Farage effectively threw those manifesto pledges – in a document called Our Contract With You – in the bin on Monday, announcing that such plans were “only ever aspirations” and claiming “substantial tax cuts” are “not realistic”.
Speaking at a press conference, the party leader said: “We want to cut taxes. Of course, we do. But we understand – substantial tax........





















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