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Nigel Farage says he’s coming for Labour voters, and he’s bringing a bold new benefits policy with him. The Reform UK leader is promising to lift the two-child benefit cap and offer bigger tax breaks for married couples, in a direct pitch to working-class families.
Speaking in central London, Farage claimed support for Labour is “collapsing” and challenged Sir Keir Starmer to a head-to-head debate in a northern working men’s club.
Kamal and Cleo were at the event to bring us the mood in the room and dissect what Farage’s game play means for both Labour and the Tories.
Plus, we’re joined in the studio by shadow chancellor Mel Stride who says Farage’s plans are “fantasy economics” that could put our economy at risk.
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