Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has announced that taxpayers forced to wait over 30 minutes for HMRC customer service would receive a £30 tax credit.
Reform UK has announced plans to improve service standards at His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Britain’s tax-collecting authority, by reimbursing taxpayers facing long wait times on the phone with tax credits and tying senior tax officials’ pay to their performance. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has announced that taxpayers forced to wait over 30 minutes for HMRC customer service would receive a £30 (~$48) tax credit . DETAIL: Robert Jenrick, Reform’s Shadow Chancellor, announced the proposal on Wednesday. It follows a report from last year by the Public Accounts Committee, a parliamentary committee overseeing government expenditure, which criticized HMRC for cutting off nearly 44,000…Open
Can Reform UK’s Nigel Farage come to an amiable settlement with his former political ally? The post Rupert Lowe Is Holding Britain’s Right Hostage appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Rupert Lowe Is Holding Britain’s Right Hostage Can Reform UK’s Nigel Farage come to an amiable settlement with his former political ally? UK Special Coverage Photo by PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images Rupert Lowe, the Restore Britain leader who is much applauded among sections of the American right, has just offered to lay down his arms and end the civil war on the British right. Or so he would have us believe. In a 12-minute video directed to Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage, Lowe invited his ex-boss to come together, provided his former colleagues accepted a seemingly…Open
New British Prime Andy Burnham has U-turned on plans to increase the tax-free personal allowance after just one day in office.
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has shelved a proposal to raise the tax-free personal allowance, citing financial challenges, despite having previously suggested the idea and growing voter concerns over the cost of living . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has U-turned on proposals to increase the tax-free personal allowance, roughly equivalent to the Standard Deduction in the U.S., after assuming office. DETAIL: Prime Minister Burnham announced there would be no change to the tax-free personal allowance. The tax-free personal allowance is currently £12,570 (~$16,800), meaning earnings up to this amount are not subject to income tax unless you earn over £100,000 (~$134,000), at which point it…Open
Incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly planning significant tax increases, targeting Britain's already struggling middle class.
Incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly planning significant tax increases, raising concerns about economic impact on the country’s already struggling middle class. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to pursue a higher-tax agenda that could add the equivalent of an estimated $51 billion in new taxes, according to an analysis by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. Reform warns Burnham’s tax increases would come on top of the estimated $88 billion in tax rises introduced under outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, bringing the incumbent Labour Party’s total tax increases to approximately $139 billion. DETAIL: Reform says Burnham is targeting areas including…Open
Robert Jenrick, the Reform UK party's Shadow Chancellor, has criticized the British government for downgrading Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's security.
Reform UK officials are warning that the British government sought to cut Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s security as the investigation into the murder of the party’s immigration and justice spokeswoman, Ann Widdecombe, continues. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Robert Jenrick, the Reform UK party’s Shadow Chancellor (Treasury Secretary), has criticized the British government for downgrading Reform leader Nigel Farage’s security. DETAIL: On Monday, Robert Jenrick criticized the British government for not taking Nigel Farage’s security seriously. Jenrick described Farage’s lack of security as a “dereliction of duty” and a government security package previously offered to Farage as “downgraded.” Farage reportedly declined…Open
Answering questions about the Reform UK leader’s finances will take time and attention, but are unlikely to result in his ouster. The post Crypto Scandal Will Dent, but Not Destroy Farage appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Crypto Scandal Will Dent, but Not Destroy Farage Answering questions about the Reform UK leader’s finances will take time and attention, but are unlikely to result in his ouster. UK Special Coverage The Deep State is getting desperate, say Reform UK, and is doing everything it can to halt the advance of Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party, which has been leading the UK opinion polls for most of the last eighteen months. Having denounced him unjustly as a racist and libellously as a fascist, the liberal elite has had to resort to a litany of smears to knock that famous smile off his face. So goes the…Open
Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor for Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, has demanded harsher penalties for grooming gang rapists, introducing a bill mandating whole-life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, has demanded harsher penalties for grooming gang rapists, introducing a bill mandating whole-life sentences without the possibility of parole. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, announced he is introducing a private member’s bill in the House of Commons that aims to impose “whole-life” sentences on grooming gang rapists, without the possibility of parole. DETAIL: Jenrick made the announcement in a video statement , in which he also announced a petition in support of his bill, published to social media on Wednesday. He highlighted the case…Open
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party is proposing tax incentives for hiring British workers and levies on firms employing foreign labor.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is proposing tax incentives for hiring British workers and levies on firms employing foreign labor . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Robert Jenrick , the Reform UK party‘s Shadow Chancellor, announced a policy to prioritize British workers by reducing employer National Insurance (NI) contributions for domestic hires while imposing levies on businesses employing foreign workers. The plan also includes scrapping indefinite leave to remain (ILR) for low-wage migrants and introducing a graduated levy for each foreign worker employed. DETAIL: Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Jenrick argued that mass low-wage immigration and rising welfare dependency among Britons had created economic, social, and…Open
Fifteen men in Bradford, England, have been sentenced for the sexual abuse of a teenage girl over a four-year period. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A group of Muslim men in Bradford has been sentenced for the sexual abuse of a teenage girl, which took place between 2007 and 2011. The 15 men were convicted […]
Fifteen men in Bradford, England, have been sentenced for the sexual abuse of a teenage girl over a four-year period. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A group of Muslim men in Bradford has been sentenced for the sexual abuse of a teenage girl, which took place between 2007 and 2011. The 15 men were convicted of 88 counts of rape, with sentences ranging from eight to 17 years each. DETAIL: The victim, who was between 14 and 18 years old during the abuse, was identified by police in 2015 after multiple missing person reports. A full investigation was launched in 2016, leading to the charges and subsequent trials. Reporting restrictions on the gang were lifted only after all trials and sentence hearings concluded on Wednesday, allowing the…Open
Britain's Labour Party government is promoting new statistics showing net immigration fell in 2025, but gross immigration remains extremely high at over 800,000, and polling reveals most Britons believe it has increased.
Britain’s Labour Party government is promoting new statistics showing net immigration fell in 2025, but gross immigration remains extremely high at over 800,000, and polling reveals most Britons believe it has increased. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Labour Party government is touting a fall in long-term net immigration to 171,000 in provisional Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures for 2025, released on Thursday. However, this is partly a result of the number of British nationals leaving the country standing at almost 250,000 for the year, with gross immigration of non-European Union (EU) nationals remaining historically high at 627,000. DETAIL: Gross immigration for 2025 is estimated at 813,000. This is comprised of…Open