Politics
Reform UK closes Birmingham conference with tax and spending pledges amid donations row
September 6, 2026 at 07:27 AM
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5 reports · over 100 hours
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(opens the publisher’s site)Reform UK has wrapped its Birmingham conference with tax-cut and spending-reduction pledges while facing police scrutiny over an undercover donations investigation.
- Reform economic spokesman Robert Jenrick pledged to raise the tax-free personal allowance to £15,000 within 100 days of a Reform government, a move he said would save most taxpayers £500 a year.
- Reform promised £80bn of five-year public spending cuts, including £50bn from welfare, £10bn from net zero programmes, £8bn from the civil service and £7.1bn from capping foreign aid.
- Nigel Farage threatened to overhaul the House of Lords and judicial appointments and declare a "national emergency" if institutions blocked Reform's first-100-day pledges, including stopping small boat crossings.
- Labour and the Liberal Democrats reported Reform to the Metropolitan Police after undercover filming showed two senior aides suggesting ways around electoral law for foreign donations; Farage said the party took no illegal money.