Reform UK's Conference Week: £80bn in Cuts, Funding Scandals, and the Battle for Credibility

If Reform UK wins the next general election, £80 billion in annual public spending would be slashed within five years — the party's flagship pledge at its Birmingham conference this week. The cuts target welfare (£50bn), net zero programmes (£10bn), the civil service (£8bn), and foreign aid (£7.1bn), with further savings from immigration policy changes including abolishing indefinite leave to remain. For households, deputy leader Richard Tice...