‘Nothing works’: Nigel Farage’s last-ditch plea to encourage Reform voters

Sophie Thompson

4 July 2024 at 7:05 am

Nigel Farage has this morning (4 July) sent out a last-minute video message to followers encouraging them to vote for Reform UK in this year’s general election.

Explaining why he’d come out of retirement to back the party, he said: “Britain is broken and Britain needs Reform.

“Nothing works anymore...the health service, travelling anywhere, trying to get your kids or grandkids to get a house.”

Reform UK’s proposed policies include ending non-essential migration, banning transgender ideology, and increasing the income tax threshold.

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