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Nigel Farage

‘Appalling’ and ‘frightening’ Reform ‘ready to legalise discrimination’ by scrapping Equality Act

By John Pring on 19th February 2026 Category: Politics

‘Appalling’ and ‘frightening’ Reform ‘ready to legalise discrimination’ by scrapping Equality Act
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Disabled activists have accused Reform UK of readying itself to “legalise discrimination”, after its new equalities “shadow minister” said the party would repeal the Equality Act on its first day in government. The pledge came from Suella Braverman (pictured), the former […]

Farage finally confirms: A Reform UK government would slash spending on disability benefits

By John Pring on 11th September 2025 Category: Politics

Farage finally confirms: A Reform UK government would slash spending on disability benefits
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has finally confirmed that his party would cut support for many claimants of disability benefits if it won power at the next general election, with the cuts focusing on those he claims do not “genuinely deserve […]

Reform silence after Farage suggests again that he favours sweeping cuts to disability benefits

By John Pring on 1st May 2025 Category: Politics

Reform silence after Farage suggests again that he favours sweeping cuts to disability benefits
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The right-wing populist party Reform UK has given a rare glimpse of its disability policies, after its leader Nigel Farage suggested he was strongly in favour of cuts to disabled people’s benefits. The party’s supporters have attempted to make political capital […]

Election 2019: Brexit Party ignores disabled people in manifesto ‘contract’

By John Pring on 28th November 2019 Category: Politics

Election 2019: Brexit Party ignores disabled people in manifesto ‘contract’
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The Brexit party has almost completely ignored disability issues in its election manifesto, with not a single mention of disabled people. The party’s general election offer to voters, which it insists is a “contract” rather than a manifesto, provides almost no […]

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