Reform UK Accused Of Declaring War On Workers

Reform UK have been accused of “declaring war on British workers” over plans to scrap new employment rights if they win the next general election.

Deputy leader Richard Tice will unveil the policy in a major speech on Tuesday setting out the party’s right-wing approach to growing the economy and tackling the cost of living.

Tice, who is Reform’s business, trade and energy spokesman, will promise to bring in a Great Repeal Bill to scrap new employment rights rules introduced by Labour.

It would also get rid of the government’s pledge to achieve Net Zero by 2050 and improved rights for renters.

Tice will say those policies are “all well intentioned but kill jobs, hinder growth, investment and prosperity”.

“This will all help lower inflation and bring down bills for consumers,” he will say.

But Labour chair Anna Turley said: “Reform have formally declared war on British workers. Nigel Farage and his cronies want to rip up hard-won workers’ rights on parental leave, sick pay, and would cut up to a million clean energy jobs in the process.

“Reform have revealed whose side they’re on – and it’s not working people. And it’s families up and down the country who’d be left paying a very heavy price.

“While Reform shout from the sidelines, this Labour government is delivering the biggest uplift in workers’ rights in a generation, reducing the cost of energy bills for working families and delivering the stability businesses need to unlock economic growth across the UK.”